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Is advertising on cars effective?

Are there any studies that show the effectiveness (or the opposite) of ads placed on cars (wraps, magnets, stickers)?

asked Apr 10 '12 at 07:49
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User194076
157 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.54K Views
Are Android users less likely than iPhone users to spend money on apps?

I've been told that Android users are less prone to download paid apps compared with iPhone/iOS users. Is this true? I haven't yet researched this matter or found any useful statistics but since...

asked Jul 4 '12 at 05:03
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Torben Gundtofte Bruun
350 points

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3 Answers
4.65K Views
How to fire a co-founder that owns 30% of shares?

Co-founder performance in the startup has dropped. He clearly has other priorities in his professional life, like other startups, and he doesn't want to give up his 30% shares. The only written...

asked Oct 16 '12 at 05:35
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South
176 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.63K Views
We have a suit & tie kind of culture: how do we attract designers to hire?

We're an enterprise services company and while there are no rules, everyone just automatically prefers to be dressed "old school".This has created a problem for us to attract designers in the bay...

asked Mar 2 '14 at 17:32
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Michael Nall
30 points

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3 Answers
3.57K Views
Calculating loaded labor cost for ROI?

I'm curious if any of you calculate 'loaded' labor costs for use in ROI calculations, and what multiplier you use vs the salary. The 'loaded labor' cost attempts to reflect the true cost of a...

asked Apr 27 '10 at 01:28
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Corry
111 points

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2 Answers
2.93K Views
Where to start business. I am planning to move countries - can my business when started relocate easily?

I currently live in South Africa, but I am an Australian citizen. I am planning to relocate to the UK for 2 years and then Ireland indefinitely. I am building an online business to market a product...

asked Dec 29 '10 at 19:20
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User6226
11 points

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7 Answers
2.69K Views
Hiring a development company

Imagine that I want to launch my web site or other product in six months. It's too much work for one person - perhaps it will need four to eight people. Let's also imagine that I have a good but...

asked Feb 17 '11 at 20:43
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James Barton
11 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.61K Views
How Can I Estimate How Many Software Sales My Competitors are Getting?

I'm in a field with several hundred competitors, a few big, some medium, but most are small ISVs. Are there any tools out there that will help estimate how my competitors are doing in terms of...

asked May 16 '11 at 10:07
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Lkessler
1,471 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
3.65K Views
How have you gone about creating your convertible note?

My startup company has put together a group of friends and family investors who will be investing in the form of a convertible note. I've done quite a bit of research on convertible notes, but am...

asked Aug 15 '11 at 01:29
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Nick Branstator
11 points

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3 Answers
2.87K Views
Business model to sell an innovative and complex enterprise SaaS application

Our Startup company developed a web application for Data Analysis in Marketing. It's a B2B product that is innovative and complex. Although the app is very simple to use, the elaboration of the...

asked Mar 2 '12 at 06:39
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João Daniel
111 points

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2 Answers
5.48K Views
What's a good job title for the CTO's right hand person?

I'm currently the de facto right hand person of the CTO of a small company. Our tasks include: Working on important projects and towards important deadlines (we're the most technical/experienced...

asked Dec 11 '13 at 03:35
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Futlib
111 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.37K Views
Quality assurance / testing communities?

I've been developing a test plan / test case management tool and am nearing the point where I will release version 1.0. Can anyone point me to any online communities of software testing / quality...

asked Jan 1 '10 at 03:28
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Consult Utah
325 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.38K Views
escape-velocity (escape from the work paradox)

I can't concentrate on a startup, other than 2-3 hours a day because I have to work to make a living. In practice, an idea will take me 3 years to implement at this pace which makes it meaningless...

asked Jan 25 '11 at 03:01
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Ron M.
4,224 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.93K Views
Being liable as a sole proprietorship VS director at a corporation

I am considering starting presales of a product. Since money may be coming in I wanted a business bank account so if I am ever sued for any reason I'll only lose what I put in the business and not...

asked Apr 11 '11 at 20:18
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Stu R
66 points

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2 Answers
2.43K Views
spread ad budget across many countries or few?

Assume we have a limited advertisement budget that we are currently spreading it across 30 countries. Is it valid to think that by putting it all on a single country (e.g Italy) there is an...

asked May 10 '11 at 21:23
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Cherouvim
219 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.56K Views
LLC, 3 members, 1 wants out

I am a member of an LLC along with two others. We each own 33% of the company and have invested very little. One of the three members has expressed interest in cashing out, severing all ties to...

asked Jan 11 '12 at 17:16
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Rachel557
11 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.66K Views
How to avoid idea "contamination" when soliciting advice on a product

We've got a software product going into alpha release and want to invite some super users to test and give feedback. I wonder if there's any sort of steps we should be taking to prevent the issue...

asked Apr 26 '12 at 06:19
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Yarin
147 points

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1 Answers
2.31K Views
What to consider when approaching a developer about a SaaS partnership opportunity?

First question and this is on behalf of a friend of mine. I'm a student developer, so I was hoping someone around here could provide some tangible insight. My friend is not new to starting a...

asked Dec 3 '12 at 05:20
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Tom Geoco
111 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.92K Views
Tech startup equity split question

First about my background: I have been programming and consulting for 15 years, with expertise in C#, Asp.net, t-sql, Pl/sql, JavaScript, and to a lesser degree Java, Python, NodeJs etc... I would...

asked Oct 31 '13 at 22:25
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Beer Drinker
13 points

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2 Answers
2.67K Views
How to prevent users from signing up with disposable email addresses? Should I even care?

There is a small percentage of users on my site that signup for the free trial using disposable email addressed like Mailinator, etc. How can I prevent them from doing so? Are there any negative...

asked Mar 2 '14 at 20:35
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Larry Gatto
50 points