Questions

I have a friend who runs a business that decorates special events. He deals a lot with customers who's budget is much less than his normal prices, but he normally just gives them huge discounts...

Pricing Ideas Discounts

asked Nov 19 '12 at 10:59

Glycan
113 points

I have recently joined a newly established Android & iOS App Development Company. This StartUp was formed for creating apps for app stores but were unable to get the kind of revenue they were...

Marketing Business Development

asked Jan 24 '13 at 23:26

Muhammad Ejaz Malik
11 points

I have a small sales team that gets a commission for each new client they sign on for a B2B SaaS app.Should I cap their commissions at some point? What are some strategies on how to structure sales...

Sales Strategy Commission

asked Apr 18 '14 at 21:40

Patricia Brock
12 points

We have a unique problem we're trying to solve: we need to write 15K pages of content on a specific niche and don't have enough of a budget to hire writers on sites like ODesk and TextBroker.The...

Outsourcing Content Writing Content Marketing

asked Jul 5 '14 at 14:42

Thomas Hunt
14 points

What are intellectual property warranties and when should they be used? I found this site: "IP Warranty, Indemnity, or both? " however, it is still not clear to me exactly what they are and how...

Intellectual Property

asked Mar 9 '10 at 00:28

Nbeecroft
515 points

I'm getting a phone for my new business and I'm debating to either get a 888 number or a local one. My main concern is high phone bills on a 888 number, when I will get support and other...

Phone

asked May 2 '10 at 00:30

Stefanos Tses
981 points

For a few years, I have been producing an application which complements a number of "IDE-style" tools in my domain. My application is useless without one of these tools. I have made a handful of...

Competition

asked Nov 17 '13 at 04:53

Sylver
146 points

Can you please give me pointer on what I should consider before starting an online business.

asked Jul 5 '14 at 14:52

Vijender
11 points

When subscription based services charge you a monthly fee, when do they charge it? First of the month? Same date next month? 30 days from original pay? For example if I pay for a subscription on...

Pricing Payments

asked Oct 28 '09 at 08:40

Vindexus
126 points

Is a prototype considered a business that can be owned and protected? instead of having nothing to offer(an idea) I'd have a business to offer so I can hire people

Copyright

asked Feb 19 '10 at 21:38

Raed
101 points

I'm constructing an online start-up and I'm not completely sure of the best possible online advertisement pricing model. Should I use the Cost Per Thousand Impressions model, the Cost Per Click...

Advertising

asked Oct 17 '11 at 10:48

Matt
20 points

I have a full time job and career but I also have a side business developing desktop and web apps. There is very little overlap between my career and my side business. I have been using my personal...

Marketing Branding

asked Dec 17 '12 at 17:04

Mike T
174 points

When considering whether to start a small business (eg a deli-type, quick food restaurant), how can comparisons across different franchise options (eg Subway, Penn Station, Jimmy John's, etc) be...

Small Business

asked Oct 23 '13 at 22:10

Warren
329 points

I have a software product and one enterprise client accounts for over 70% of my revenues right now. Is that a huge negative for investors? How can I mitigate that risk?Our goal is to use the money...

Risk Monetization Enterprise Investors

asked Mar 17 '14 at 16:48

David Harman
20 points

What is the fastest way to build a large email list of potential customers that you can pitch your product to?PS. I don't mean mass emailing people, but contacting them one by one manually and...

Marketing Sales Email Email Marketing

asked Apr 19 '14 at 14:56

Russel Corley
12 points

What's so special about the valley, besides being around other startup folks, that entrepenuers feel they must be located there? Now before you go off quoting Paul Graham or Marc Andreessen please...

Location Silicon Valley

asked Nov 25 '09 at 15:59

Joe A
1,196 points

I have a complete CRM for a high growing industry and having 2 customers, one of them being a huge company. I also come with a background of almost 15 years in IT and a hard core ERP/CRM/Enterprise...

Valuation

asked Nov 7 '10 at 18:20

Taknev
11 points

I've just applied to Y Combinator and was wondering what kind of questions I might be asked and where/how I should research to know the answers.

Pitch Investors

asked Oct 17 '11 at 11:11

Dan
11 points

If you've read the book Jab Jab Jab Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk, what are the key things you have learnt?I'm looking for actionable things that you would use in the real world.

Marketing Books Social Media

asked Mar 17 '14 at 18:18

John Bolden
15 points

I have been running my custom software and web development services as a one-man-show for 5 years now (I started working as a software developer right after graduation and after 3 years on the job,...

Hiring

asked Nov 10 '09 at 02:06

Lcyoong
13 points