Questions

I'm working on a startup that is providing web-based application. We have over 600 paying customers, which is 5% market share in that particular niche. It takes 2 persons to drive this business,...

Growth Exit Strategy

asked Jan 27 '10 at 21:08

Tambet
215 points

I'm planning a new software company that will license software to businesses. A lot of R&D will be needed to create the software and indeed, our codebase will be our biggest asset....

Legal Patent Intellectual Property

asked May 14 '11 at 22:48

Paperjam
394 points

There are lots of sites around the internet that offer cheap labour from an offshore location. What do you think about using this type of site to speed up your local business? Is it a good idea?...

Hiring Products Ideas Development Offshore

asked May 5 '11 at 02:46

Sfrj
205 points

I did work for more than 6 startups. I never saw it. But I heard from a friend that is working for a network appliance startup, that his CEO, wants to keep the whole infrastructure in-house,...

Outsourcing Infrastructure

asked Jul 13 '11 at 20:32

Vp.
151 points

Just today I started to get interested in this field and I've started with Getting Real. I kept seeing answers here that recommend it and it also seems trustworthy. However, one thing I don't get...

Getting Started Software Books

asked Jan 28 '13 at 00:48

Ken
143 points

There are thousands of books out there that tell us about all kinds of successful and inspiring companies, and why they are successful. But what about promising companies that failed in the first...

Books

asked Jun 20 '11 at 11:49

Heavy Wave
111 points

I am looking for good/cheap legal advice for a web application my friend is building. We will need to write a Term Of Service. Do we really need a lawyer for that? Are there templates out...

Legal Legal Documents

asked Oct 19 '11 at 17:23

Jean Nicolas Boulay Desjardins
162 points

Went to see (and enjoyed) the movie Avatar. I've been thinking about how the conventional wisdom says capitalists are evil, greedy, self serving, and a danger to the common good. The very real cost...

Success Morality

asked Dec 28 '09 at 06:42

Keith De Long
5,091 points

There are some extra steps a customer needs to learn in order to use my product. How can I achieve this? Do I make a voice over video for each function? Make a wiki? What are some of your...

Customer Support Documentation

asked Nov 25 '11 at 15:53

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

In Camels and Rubber Duckies, Joel Spolsky discusses what he believes to be a poor pricing decision: Bad Idea #2: How Much Money Do You Have? Pricing. This is the kind used by software startups...

Pricing

asked Oct 15 '09 at 15:39

Alex Papadimoulis
5,901 points

My team and I are facing the classic chicken/egg dilemma and need help resolving this issue. We built a highly scalable, dynamic career site 100% dedicated to the IT industry and are ready to...

Marketing Launch Website

asked Dec 27 '10 at 19:46

Donald
136 points

We are a startup and trying to register for the Apple Developer Program. Apple requires a DUNS number for it, and the Apple Developer website says that we can get one for FREE from D and B. We...

Legal Apps Apple

asked Jul 10 '12 at 02:12

Royal1122
252 points

Most affiliate solutions are not designed to work with freemium or free trial business models. Have you seen an affiliate app that can: Make it simple to manage affiliate relationships Can...

Sales Web Saas Affiliate Apps

asked Mar 15 '10 at 02:19

Chris Savage
209 points

How do I figure out what to charge for freelance technology-related work? Every time I've asked online, I've been told not to ask.

Pricing

asked Nov 18 '10 at 05:19

Moshe
409 points

How can i become friends people who have already created something as since i havent even started and why will they want to be my friend when i havent acheived anything. You go to any business...

Networking

asked Oct 16 '09 at 02:40

Syed
445 points

This question gets asked repeatedly every day on this site in many different facets, but essentially boils down to this: I made a product. How do I get customers?

Marketing Sales

asked Feb 21 '12 at 06:44

Michael Pryor
2,250 points

Here are my three - You do not require an invitation to make profits. ~ Dhirubhai Ambani Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one's monopoly. ~ Dhirubhai Ambani Every street is paved...

Inspiration

asked Dec 12 '09 at 06:36

Arpit Tambi
1,050 points

I am getting lots of contacts (Law/Accounting/etc). And trying to find a good tool to keep all the phones/emails/notes together. Ideally, not just text, but something smarter. So it can show me...

Recommendations Tools Business Organization

asked Jan 22 '10 at 23:08

Murkin
184 points

I have a Masters degree in Computer Science. I always thought that when I was small I was more innovative and more risk taking than I am today. From childhood, I have a dream of doing my own...

Business Education

asked Jan 4 '12 at 03:14

Gagandeep Singh
136 points

I'm a software developer with over a decade of experience writing code. I've recently had an idea for a tech startup and am in the process of creating a prototype website and a pitch deck for the...

Getting Started Ideas Venture Capital

asked Dec 9 '12 at 04:56

Scott
136 points