Questions

I am asking this question on behalf of a friend, who until recently was bootstrapping a startup (a social web app) with her husband. He was the developer and she supported the business in other...

Co-Founder

asked Jun 15 '11 at 06:07

Greg
171 points

I am looking to start a business, however I have no capitol of my own, no prospects of friends or colleagues to help with financing and no idea how to find investors. My plan is to focus on my...

Business Plan

asked Jun 10 '11 at 00:26

Sonny Ordell
197 points

Im a technical founder thats on the look out for a business minded co-founder. I am interested in the business side (I want to build a real business around my product) but I recognise that this is...

Co-Founder

asked May 23 '11 at 14:30

Tinny
404 points

I've recently been looking into getting funding for my startup (we're building a web-based social platform). I've looked into www.kickstarter.com and it looks pretty cool however it is only open to...

Funding Technology Web Website

asked May 20 '11 at 22:04

Pacerier
317 points

I have a site that I launched yesterday. I've thought of things like DIGGing, Reddit, etc., but I'm not seeing much of a change in my website traffic. I've gotten a few (literally) users to go...

Advertising

asked May 18 '11 at 05:01

Steve Corey
41 points

What is share dilution? How can I, as a past employee of a company where I exercised my share options, know if my shares are subject to dilution? How can I protect myself in future from share...

Funding Equity Investors Shares

asked Apr 23 '11 at 01:24

Nissan Dookeran
177 points

What is the difference between Series A, Series B and Series C investment for a startup? How does this affect salary and/or equity expectations if I am looking to join a startup in a...

Funding Equity Investment Compensation

asked Apr 23 '11 at 00:23

Nissan Dookeran
177 points

I'm trying to understand how much info about projections I need to put on the pitch deck. I'm assuming investors don't want all the detail... just the high level numbers (revenue, profit, growth)....

Pitch Investors Deck

asked Apr 6 '11 at 11:23

Nick
1,171 points

My current startup has stabilized and is running pretty much on cruise-control... What is interesting, however, is that as I was looking to provide an additional service to my potential customers,...

Ideas Business Plan

asked Apr 5 '11 at 06:38

Igorek
886 points

I was approached over a year ago by a "start up" offering me 10% in the company. I thought about it for a few days and said, "Sure, why not?". I was sucked into the dream of being a part of...

Partner Development Compensation

asked Apr 3 '11 at 10:22

404
43 points

We are planning to support live chat / support from our websites to increase sales/conversions. Has anyone tried it? Does it worth the effort and human resources that need to be allocated for this?

Marketing Conversion Chat

asked Mar 21 '11 at 18:23

The Dictator
2,305 points

I am running a small business of 10++ people, and am looking to expand the head count to 20++ this year. The business is profitable now, so I am thinking about how to create a profit sharing plan...

Profit Sharing

asked Mar 5 '11 at 20:11

Graviton
871 points

Testimonials seem to be a great idea (social proof, etc), but I'm not sure they have any meaningful impact on sales. And they could actually be causing problems for our existing customers. For...

Marketing Sales Internet Referrals Testimonials

asked Mar 4 '11 at 13:58

Steven
1 point

I know there are a lot of sites out there offering UPC code leases, but the price seems astronomical per product. I have about 16 products that I want to get UPC codes for, but I can't justify...

Products Identity

asked Mar 4 '11 at 05:03

Polyhedron
145 points

I have a team of people scattered across time zones and the world. Most of these people have never been face-to-face with even one of their colleagues. Most have never heard anyone else's voice. We...

Motivation Management Team

asked Feb 27 '11 at 08:08

Kenneth Vogt
2,917 points

I have a software product (price around 700 USD). Some customers use PayPal, which is very low-touch and easy for us. Others want to do the whole procedure: RFQ / price quote / PO / invoice / wire...

Payments Credit Cards

asked Feb 17 '11 at 01:04

Philippe
297 points

I have a new idea that's dead simple and I don't think it's been done before. what precautions should I take to prevent a copycat from emerging and getting popular? I know getting all the press...

Ideas

asked Jan 19 '11 at 09:28

Jason Glib
96 points

Lately, I've been considering different ideas for new sites, but the first and biggest question is how to make money with a site. When I can't think of an obvious way to make money with a site, I...

Web Advertising

asked Jan 13 '11 at 01:52

Mark Rogers
149 points

I am looking for a low cost, low volume, and very simple to setup/use ecommerce solution for a friend to sell home made goods (e.g. photo boards and knitted scarfs). There is likely to be little...

Ecommerce

asked Jan 3 '11 at 00:53

Mrwooster
143 points

For those of you who have successful businesses, how did you come up with your business idea? I'm trying to think of a business idea but none of the ideas I've come up with so far (currently about...

Strategy Ideas Business Model Business

asked Nov 23 '10 at 01:23

Jason Swett
555 points