Questions

I just started reading The Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Law and it is very good. Are there any other books you would recommend?

Resources Books

asked Oct 10 '09 at 16:22

Stapler Scissor
96 points

I spend a lot of time thinking about potential start up ideas. I come up with a couple every now and then, but when I go searching online there is always quite a few competitors. I don't think I've...

Ideas Competition

asked Oct 24 '12 at 06:24

Brian D.
173 points

Let me preface by providing a specific definition of the two types of companies I am interested in. Consultants: Software companies that generally provide their services on an hourly basis to...

Software Consulting Profitability Software Licensing

asked Apr 17 '12 at 19:18

Maxim Gershkovich
234 points

I created a few applications. One of them is very good and users like it. However, I can not increase the number of installations to more than 50 per day. It is very small. The program is unique,...

Marketing Advertising Apps Android

asked Mar 26 '12 at 14:20

Astraport
186 points

There are some excellent posts on how to select a co-founder and what qualities you should look for. I firmly believe in 'try it out', and have been for about 5 months. In that time I've also come...

Co-Founder Team Partnerships Communication

asked Mar 29 '11 at 10:51

Rsg
313 points

I'm building a directory of startup quotes so that when us starters need some quick wisdom or a pick me up, we can browse though awesome quotes about a chosen startup topic. I'm almost done...

Quote

asked Jan 20 '11 at 08:16

Andy Cook
2,309 points

What is the single most useful accounting book for the bootstrapped entrepreneur? It is my single largest flaw in my business education, I imagine a lot of people are in the same boat.

Books Accounting

asked Jan 18 '11 at 11:34

Steve French
621 points

The scenario We just got our very first medium/large size client. They are opening a new company which operates around a web application that will be entirely developed and maintained by us. We...

Pricing Software Contract

asked Nov 25 '10 at 03:16

Marco
173 points

Does a company, starting a business, need to have a real more-than-one-man team to be called a startup? Maybe this question is more about words than startups, but, nevertheless, I think the answer...

Business Model

asked Sep 29 '10 at 03:11

Rem
352 points

In the development of our application, we've relied heavily on a handful of beta testers. Their input has been very, very valuable and has no doubt made our application much, much better than it...

Beta Compensation

asked May 26 '10 at 05:44

Ryan
71 points

A few months ago I posted a question about using a personal blog as my company blog and now I just want to know what the opinion of all of you is regarding blogging for our startup/business. I...

Marketing Blog Bloggers

asked Mar 19 '10 at 13:19

Ricardo
4,815 points

Some companies opt for a free version in hopes of converting to paid. Others offer a free trial. I can see merit in both, but I'm curious what your thoughts are around which is preferred and why....

Marketing Trial Statistics Freemium

asked Dec 3 '09 at 16:47

Justyn
892 points

Every web site owner wants more traffic. There's an overwhelming amount of information out there about Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Some is legitimate, some outdated, much is based on rumor...

Marketing Resources Advertising Google SEO

asked Dec 1 '09 at 10:05

Keith De Long
5,091 points

I don't want to have the hassle of dealing with credit card or direct payments directly on my website, the volume and amount of transactions don't justify the effort. I've set up Paypal on the...

Recommendations Payments

asked Nov 12 '09 at 00:10

Rich Seller
181 points

Is StartUpToDo.com worth it? Any members on this site? The landing page is has really sold me, except that I have my doubts about whether following a recipe is the right way to go for starting a...

Software Recommendations

asked Nov 4 '09 at 13:42

Dog On
308 points

I've currently got a startup and a full-time job. I'm looking to transition to part-time freelancing so I can focus more on my startup. However, I'm walking into this completely blind, and I need...

Pricing Contract Consulting Independent Contractor

asked Oct 17 '09 at 22:39

Micah
880 points

Google Analytics (and similar) gives you a ton of numbers on every conceivable axis. For me, I get lost in the options, filters, and numbers. How do I turn this pile of data into actionable...

Analytics Metrics Website Google Reports

asked Oct 17 '09 at 12:26

Jason
16,231 points

Tons of web startups are at the stage of "built it, have visitors, but need more." Compare this to similar sites created when the word "webmaster" was the buzzword of the year, that get 100-200k+...

Marketing Traffic

asked Oct 16 '09 at 03:54

Mark Bao
604 points

I've seen and heard in many websites, magazines and talking to people the same thing over and over again... A lot of people seem to agree that "solo" entrepreneurs don't have a chance to succeed....

Solo Entrepreneur Founder

asked Oct 10 '09 at 11:28

Ricardo
4,815 points

We've all heard tips & tricks for establishing great work cultures, but executing on it isn't easy. If you could only give one tip, what would be the thing that would rally the entire team...

Culture Employees

asked Oct 10 '09 at 10:59

Craig Daniel
223 points