Questions

I'm considering a startup that starts with a minimum viable product. Despite what I've read, the lean startup feels contra-effective. My question to the community is, what exactly defines a 'lean...

Lean

asked May 7 '13 at 17:54

Kriem
136 points

What should be the strategy for a website not dependent on google? How to be successful website without depending on google? It can be tips or tricks. Although, google is the best medium for...

Strategy Website Google

asked Dec 7 '11 at 03:36

Web2jeet
96 points

This is the issue of privacy -- and is concerned with keeping everything "open" to an interviewee beforehand. If you're being "watched" during the interview (through a camera) by other people in a...

Interviews Privacy

asked Aug 3 '11 at 19:53

Greengit
134 points

Are there anyone using stackexchange like Q&A for their product? How great has it been in building a community of helpers and engaging the user in how to use your software? I plan on making a...

Community Tech Support

asked Dec 7 '11 at 18:10

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

and if not is there a possibility of having revenue from a site like this one?

Business Model Revenue

asked Nov 7 '09 at 17:06

Arman Arami
399 points

Forgive me if this is a duplicated to any other questions (which I dont think it is), but lately all I hear about is how XYZ web startup has managed to secure another 20 million in seed funding,...

Equity

asked Jan 26 '11 at 01:31

Maq
197 points

I work in the B2B market. Many of our clients are owned and managed by the entrepreneur or owner. These are not high-tech companies. They make things, they manufacture, they develop, they produce...

Social Media Entrepreneurs Leadership Market Social

asked Mar 25 '11 at 07:50

Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

I'm currently building/running a 'digital marketing agency' from home with my partner. We provide websites (business card sites, CMS-driven sites, e-commerce etc), hosting, email services right...

Pricing Competition

asked Jun 3 '12 at 03:26

Anonymous
557 points

Typically, what percentage of the company is sold during each round of funding: angel investment or seed round, and A, B, and C venture capital rounds. The goal, I suppose, is the hold enough back...

Venture Capital Investment Seed Funding

asked Nov 17 '10 at 16:09

John Berryman
388 points

There's a brand new startup which has a lead developer. The other co-founders who are not technically savvy are thinking of bringing in 3 to 5 developer interns during the summer because the...

Interns

asked Feb 12 '13 at 23:32

Thierry Lam
136 points

I joined a startup 6 months after its founding as a junior engineer (I was right out of college at the time). I've been with the startup for almost 6 years now, and I've progressed to the point of...

Equity Compensation Stock Options

asked Mar 13 '11 at 08:39

Seth
134 points

Microsoft's BizSpark is a program to help startups use Microsoft's software. There are issues with this program: They don't explain clearly what the requirements are to be approved If you get...

Tips Microsoft Bizspark

asked Feb 6 '10 at 10:02

Abdu
384 points

There are alot of resources online about best books for entrepreneurs, is it good to quit college and learn that at home and then do a startup after learning it?

Strategy Entrepreneurs Education Entrepreneurship

asked Sep 26 '11 at 05:42

Drew X
77 points

I am following up on How do I pitch to a potential partner? I found the project manager who in the department of the company i wish to work with but however she forward me to 5 managers in smaller...

Pitch Large Companies

asked Nov 12 '10 at 17:04

Frank B.
111 points

I've been asked by a client to create a White-label service similar to an existing product I have. The service will have the client's logo on it. The customers they bring to the service wouldn't be...

Software Business Model Revenue

asked Nov 24 '10 at 07:00

Soitgoes
23 points

Background: I have been asked by a company to put together a proposal to build a highly specialised piece of software. The company is a new player in the financial sector who needs to have this...

Pricing Legal

asked May 24 '11 at 01:23

Patrick
123 points

Well... I work as a developer in a medium company that has a pretty big website (~1.5 mil visitors/month, i can't give you the domain, but I assure that it's the only website on that niche) in my...

Problem

asked Feb 20 '12 at 00:54

Michael Roonie
23 points

I have been working on a startup idea for the past few years. The prototype is out there and I have a few hundred people using it. My adsense revenue is about as much as I spend on costs. At this...

Funding

asked Aug 10 '12 at 14:48

Nbv4
123 points

The other day, I asked Why do developers/techies avoid salespeople, and found some great insight. To sum up the answers on the question, it's a matter of introversion and arrogance. So how does...

Marketing Sales

asked Dec 11 '10 at 08:06

Alex Papadimoulis
5,901 points

This is a video of the google goggles app which does a good job of explaining what the current state of the art in visual search can do. its also being applied to searching patents, product...

Marketing Products Ideas Market Research

asked Dec 17 '10 at 09:45

Ben
522 points