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Are there any startup showcase websites?

The web is full of gallery websites for CSS design. e.g: http://www.css-showcase.com http://www.cssmania.com http://www.awwwards.com Is there such a thing for startups?

asked May 7 '11 at 21:22
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Cherouvim
219 points

6 Votes
5 Answers
3.07K Views
Best way to conduct market analysis?

If your team has lots of competing talents, and lots of interesting ideas, what's your advice on the best way to go about conducting an analysis to see which is the most viable?

asked Oct 27 '09 at 22:52
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Gabriel Hurley
785 points

6 Votes
1 Answers
89.9K Views
How To Transfer Money Between Personal & LLC Bank Accounts

I'm starting a very small business out of my home in Texas. I've formed the LLC and opened a bank account for it. How should I handle putting my own money into the business account so I can avoid...

asked Jan 1 '12 at 05:02
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Grilldos
31 points

6 Votes
5 Answers
2.99K Views
Should I drop my co-founder?

So I started building this company back in January, completely on my own. I knew there would be a lot of work to be done, so just recently I told a PHP buddy about the site. He got really excited...

asked Apr 7 '11 at 23:54
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Edit This
88 points

6 Votes
3 Answers
2.71K Views
How to research about an application before doing it?

I am planning to make an application to digitalize and organize documents a company, or forum, etc may have. The first thing that came to my mind was about how i should look around for possible...

asked Aug 20 '10 at 16:18
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Prix
133 points

8 Votes
6 Answers
4.36K Views
How to approach SEO for a new website?

We have just launched (yesterday actually!) a website for our startup - providing mobile and Facebook app development services. Sales will totally drive from leads generated from the website....

asked Jul 21 '12 at 17:21
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Ali
179 points

8 Votes
5 Answers
3.03K Views
How to hire competent programmers

I have a new startup and need some additional Java programmers. The problem is: the majority of applicants have just gotten completely stuck and given up when presented with an extremely simple...

asked Sep 17 '13 at 19:38
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Jeremy List
46 points

8 Votes
3 Answers
5.38K Views
Get beta testers

I'm working on a website that I'll need beta tested soon. It's a startup. Where should I go to get a good pool of testers? It would also be great to have a good pool of hackers who can show...

asked Jan 5 '11 at 05:21
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Kirk Strobeck
80 points

8 Votes
11 Answers
4.39K Views
Should we add "About -> The Team" when our company is only 5 people?

It's widespread among (mostly web development) non-huge companies to add a page about the team members of their company, like SE's Team page here, where they have separate page for their team, or...

asked May 7 '13 at 10:04
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Tamer Shlash
144 points

8 Votes
8 Answers
18.5K Views
What exactly are the risks of using pirated software?

Adobe CS5, for instance. Is the risk solely that the publisher could sue, or is the property that I create with the pirated software also in jeopardy? And as a corollary, what if I use someone...

asked Mar 28 '11 at 04:30
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Amit
146 points

8 Votes
7 Answers
4.22K Views
How important is it to have a physical office?

My start-up is made up mostly of home-based workers so having a physical office wasn't really a priority for us. In fact, it's one of the things that made us really competitive in our market (low...

asked Feb 24 '12 at 19:06
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March Robert Philip Serrano
152 points

8 Votes
5 Answers
6.69K Views
Music to use in screencasts

We are regularly making some screencasts to demonstrate new functionality to our clients. It would be good to have some nice, engaging background music playing throughout the show. Are there any...

asked Feb 24 '11 at 20:36
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Art
350 points

10 Votes
11 Answers
16.8K Views
How is it possible to make a profit off of iPhone apps?

Question: How is it possible to make a profit off of iPhone apps? I ran the math and I don't see how it's possible. What am I missing? What is a successful strategy? Background: Yesterday I...

asked Feb 7 '12 at 04:58
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User1106811
66 points

5 Votes
5 Answers
3.42K Views
Software for making pitch/marketing videos

I am about the create a pitch/marketing video, so I would be keen to find out about any software that helps you create various animations, overlays, etc. Possibly bundled with some sound effects.

asked Nov 9 '09 at 07:50
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Miro
146 points

5 Votes
1 Answers
2.23K Views
When can I start using CrowdSource Funding?

Now that the JOBS Act has been passed and signed when can I start raising capital through CrowdSource Funding?

asked May 9 '12 at 09:22
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User17876
26 points

5 Votes
6 Answers
3.11K Views
How To Outsource Market Research?

What is a good way to outsource internet based competitor and or market research? I am interested in both quantitative and qualitative information and was thinking I might need a different resource...

asked Dec 1 '09 at 05:22
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Adam
446 points

5 Votes
1 Answers
2.45K Views
What does employment at will actually mean for an employee?

I've recently (5 months ago) signed and employment-at-will contract with a largish company. I start in 2 months. Given different scenarios, I want to figure out not only what this legally means,...

asked Jun 29 '11 at 01:18
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John Smith
26 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
6.09K Views
Asking for equity vs stock options as employee

As an employee at an early stage start up company , what are the benefit of stock option vs equity? It seems to me like equity is far preferable , but is there any advantage to stock option over...

asked Sep 12 '11 at 23:26
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Abba Abba
28 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
2.26K Views
Do you *mark* your products' installers?

Do you use any unique markers in your products' installers in order to track if some pirated version of your app starts circulating on the warez sites? What I mean is: do you put some customer...

asked Jan 21 '10 at 21:09
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Krasimir Evtimov
150 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
2.84K Views
Does using Fulfilment by Amazon in a different country makes you liable to charge local sales tax in the country?

My business is in Canada. I sell goods online that I ship by mail. I would like to use a fulfilment center in the UK to lower the cost of shopping for my european sales. Do I become liable for...

asked Jan 1 '12 at 19:29
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Alexandre H. Tremblay
186 points