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4 Votes
3 Answers
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Breaking the Chicken Egg dependency (taxi's vs travelers)

I have read through the Q&Z for chicken egg issue, on this site. And have come up with a solution. I hope to receive some business advice on my solution. A Taxi Booking, webportal/mobile app...

asked Dec 10 '12 at 14:51
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Siddharth
137 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.54K Views
Prioritizing: more features for a web version or mobile app first?

We are in a pretty early stage. We have a beta of our web app ready, some user testing finished, and we're just about to do a launch. At this point we have two options: Add more features to the...

asked Jan 17 '13 at 08:23
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Stpn
123 points

4 Votes
7 Answers
7.85K Views
What is a good, widely used business 101 textbook?

What is a good Business 101 textbook that I, a technical founder, can use to give myself a crash course in business. I'm not looking for "Business for Dummies" or "Start Your Business in 24 Days"...

asked Dec 14 '10 at 03:52
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Daniel Bingham
148 points

4 Votes
5 Answers
4.1K Views
Most important skill a businessman should have

What is the most important skill one should have when starting up or running a business? is it financial handling?

asked Apr 24 '11 at 13:27
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Pathum Mudannayake
178 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
3.17K Views
Need an idea for a logo

I am in the process of starting a company and need some help with coming up with some ideas for a logo. The actual work will be outsourced to crowdspring, 99designs.com, or maybe even...

asked Nov 3 '10 at 07:42
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Whoiskb
183 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.17K Views
Living on no income

I'm sure this has been asked before, but my searchfu failed me, so I'll ask... How do people bootstrap (which I assume is the most common early-funding model) and manage to pay the rent and feed...

asked Apr 24 '11 at 14:33
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Fixee
155 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
3.16K Views
How can I price my SaaS app better?

This is what my current monthly pricing is: $29 for up to 50 users $149 for up to 150 users $299 for up to 300 users Pricing on request above 300 users A few things to note: This has to be a...

asked Apr 25 '13 at 01:24
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Dmurtagh
157 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
3.44K Views
Doing a startup on H1-B

I have been itching to do a startup since a long time but this visa (H1-B) is getting forever to sort out (6+ years already) One idea to work around the H1B issue is as follows - I transfer my...

asked Mar 31 '11 at 07:46
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User9070
21 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
3.11K Views
What are the key qualities you look for in a candidate for startups?

I know that it is very difficult to gauge a candidate's attitude / work ethics from the start. What are the most important things you look for a candidate that will be fit for a startup software...

asked Jul 27 '11 at 14:29
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Joset
161 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.99K Views
Universal NDA agreements

I'll be starting a "startup" that will require me to see existing code, propritary data, etc. I'm sure that most of my potential clients will not already have an NDA for me to sign so I want to be...

asked Aug 27 '11 at 02:21
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Dustin Davis
272 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
2.61K Views
What should be my career path in the corporate if I wanted to become an entrepreneur in the future?

I am currently working in a multinational company and leaning towards a leadership role in the short term. However, I am realizing that the corporate ladder is not for me and wanted to created...

asked Oct 12 '11 at 02:33
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User614
21 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.85K Views
Starting a technology consulting company and working as a subcontractors

I have a decade experience in software developement and specially web related applications. As a geek, I have a nice contacts but I do not see any of my contact turning into a perspective client....

asked Jul 25 '12 at 22:14
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Dhananjay
33 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
3.96K Views
wordpress or blogger

I am planning to start a blog that publishes information about our company and developments in the area of education and technology. Any pointers on which is better and more feature rich, Wordpress...

asked Dec 31 '09 at 22:46
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Kabir
96 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.33K Views
Engagement vs. virality in web app

A web app of mine is the early stage of development. It has less than 100 users in total. On a daily basis there are new users coming in but relatively less returning users. My question is about...

asked Apr 12 '10 at 13:49
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G Rex
683 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
4.13K Views
How effective are crowdsourcing sites like Techmoola.com and Kickstarter.com to raise seed money for tech companies?

I recently started a medical tech company in Chicago and want to know what would be some common dos and don’ts when approaching crowdsourcing and group funding? Although I read more and more in the...

asked Nov 30 '11 at 07:33
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Tom
21 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.14K Views
LLC questions for a one-man software shop

I have a few applications that I am about to release on the App Store. I have not yet received any revenue from these apps. I'm also not planning on making a lot of money from them. I'm considering...

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asked Jun 20 '12 at 03:47
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Ron Garrity
123 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.23K Views
Promoting startup on Google+

I'm just getting started with promoting my startup in Google+, and am looking for suggestions on the best way to do this. I can post to Google+ as (1) the "page" for the startup or as (2) my email...

asked Aug 5 '12 at 12:55
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Kekito
1,936 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
5.18K Views
How to get license rights for copyrighted images/themes?

How do I go about licensing material for use on t-shirts? For example, pac-man on a shirt. What is a typical licensing arrangement fee structure? If the company you are looking to license an image...

asked Dec 2 '09 at 08:31
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Ryan
40 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
4.66K Views
Business selling MP3 downloads - License necessary?

A few friends and I are looking at starting a sideline business selling mp3 versions of various creative commons works (can't get into too many more details). We've done the legwork on the legal...

asked Feb 4 '10 at 01:41
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Tommy Maddox
156 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.27K Views
Running a startup in parallel with a job in the United Kingdom?

I am a Software Developer who recently graduated from University. I just secured a job with a big company with a nice salary. However I don't really see myself being content with that as I have...

asked Aug 24 '12 at 20:07
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Loosebruce
121 points