Questions

I have heard some people use the term, for example in this video but I cannot find a precise definition of the concept online. What is soft ROI?

ROI Definitions

asked Feb 24 '12 at 06:22

Randomblue
154 points

I have a business website where I have the marketing and support pages for a Mac app that I've developed. I also bought the domain name for the app which has the format myappname.com. Should I move...

SEO

asked May 5 '12 at 13:45

Mike T
174 points

Investors invest for one thing and one thing only, return on their investment. How can a nonprofit startup that is trying to give back to the community raise any funds? All existing funding...

Funding Non Profit Fundraising

asked Feb 6 '14 at 20:19

Sondra
11 points

I live in Houston, but many of the attorneys that deal with software startups (the type of business I'm involved in) are in Austin. Is it wise to find an attorney in another city to handle business...

Legal Geography

asked Sep 10 '10 at 08:46

Javid Jamae
347 points

I own a computer repair business where all work is done remotely over the internet (serving throughout the US). I started this business on a shoestring budget and I'm trying to do my best at...

Marketing Business

asked Jul 16 '11 at 00:47

James
133 points

We offer a free, cloud based B2B application - it offers the same and more functionality than most if not all of the paid equivalent applications out there at no cost. We offer awesome support...

Customers Saas Customer Feedback Freemium Free

asked Feb 20 '13 at 01:58

Bhttoan
735 points

I have a couple of apps on the Windows Phone Store with a decent number of downloads. I was thinking about converting them to iOS or Android, but then I started looking into the Chrome Web Store. I...

Monetization Apps Web App

asked Jul 30 '13 at 07:46

Martin
111 points

The business concept in broad terms was to help customer find the cheapest or other best offer from comparable offers by automatically going to those websites, filling out complex forms and then...

Web Business Plan

asked Oct 26 '09 at 22:17

Konrads
111 points

I’m given a task to expand our Product Engineering services to US, UK & EMEA markets and identify new customers/startups who would like to build new products/software. We do have proven track...

Software Products

asked Jul 2 '10 at 03:11

Pavan M
31 points

We're at a point where we need to hire at 1-2 employees, and I'm not sure how much cash to have on hand. We're a SaaS product, with growing traction and on target to be cash-flow neutral next year....

Hiring Finance Entrepreneurs Employees Payroll

asked Jul 8 '11 at 23:13

Nicko
840 points

Unlike Google Adwords or any online ad buys in general, how do people track effectiveness of a magazine ad? Are there some strategies you can use to figure out which print ad is working the best...

Offline Marketing Print Media

asked Feb 6 '14 at 22:05

Geraldine Wilson
21 points

What are some tips to garner attention for your project on crowdfunding platforms like Indiegogo and Kickstarter?From browsing the most funded campaigns, the common elements seem to be: Great promo...

Funding Fundraising Crowdfunding Kickstarter Indiegogo

asked May 28 '14 at 20:29

Toby Hardage
12 points

I wonder what do you recommend are the best strategies for growth and promotion of your online start-up in the early stages after launch? How do you get your name out there and how do you...

Getting Started Customers Social Media Web Services Growth

asked Sep 21 '11 at 02:08

Peter K.
194 points

It seems that either revenue or traction are the biggest factors in being able to easily get venture capital. Should one pursue trying to raise money without either of those factors? At the moment...

Funding Venture Capital Pitch Investors MVP

asked May 28 '14 at 21:41

Cheryl Febus
14 points

Outside of the big incubators like YCombinator and 500Startups, there are tons of smaller ones that only invest small amounts ($10K-ish) and take around 5% equity in your early stage startup.Are...

Funding Equity Incubators

asked Apr 17 '15 at 13:11

Robert Dotson
12 points

My technical advisors...the guys that want to write code for me...want to drop about 80K on hardware assets. Ouch! Of course a lease comes to mind. Less ouch! Yet, I am aware of the cloud which is...

Lease Cloudcrowd

asked Apr 28 '10 at 04:21

Mudduckk
73 points

I believe one of the hardest and most important things that will help a company to be successful is what name you put to that company. The name should be easy to remember and retain on customer's...

Marketing Naming

asked Apr 16 '11 at 07:30

Ramzi Nassar
13 points

So, I know this is a question probably for my accountant, but I want to do a little research myself. What is the most tax efficient way to extract earnings as an owner..? I have a small startup...

UK Tax

asked May 11 '11 at 19:17

Dave Sumter
136 points

i'm a newbie in the business world, and i'd like to submit a couple of questions to you. First, i live in Italy. Suppose i want to fire up a website, and part of its services are under payment....

Legal Tax

asked Jul 3 '11 at 08:25

Michele
11 points

I am in talks with one company (to be hired as a web developer) and looks like a contract is going to be signed soon. There are talks about non-compete clause that does not allow me to work in the...

Contract UK Non Compete

asked Apr 18 '12 at 09:39

Gediminas
113 points