Questions

It's been 3 months since we launched our startup and it's has very little traction. What are some ways we can market it without using any money, just our time. Some things we have on the...

Marketing SEO Bloggers

asked Feb 4 '14 at 21:50

Bethany Myers
21 points

In order to test interest in a product, I've been told that it's useful to use AdWords. What's the best way to maximize the usefulness of AdWords. How do I measure whether or not an idea is useful?...

Marketing Adwords Products Management Ideas

asked Oct 10 '09 at 13:10

Van Nguyen
482 points

I just got an offer from a friend for a startup in an industry we don't know much about. He likes the idea and has a good track record (in other industries). I am still unsure about the validity of...

Salary

asked Jan 6 '12 at 10:36

Frank
21 points

I am in the midst of writing a follow-up article to one I have written to address some myths about startups and operations executives. In 15 years I have been through 9 startups (co-founder in 2...

Strategy COO Operations Scaling

asked Oct 30 '12 at 12:48

Apollo Sinkevicius
3,323 points

I am building a startup. Right now I am thinking of having a company that is an umbrella around the different attempts I make. Which would you suggest? Should I incorporate or do an LLC? What are...

LLC Incorporation

asked May 11 '11 at 09:44

Chromedude
202 points

I'm bootstrapping a micro-startup hosting service with very, very little capital. All of my customers will have recurring billing with a possible trial period. Initially I integrated with...

Payments Credit Cards Micro Startup

asked Feb 18 '11 at 05:54

James
139 points

So I'm incorporating my start-up. For now, life is simple (single owner, little to no expenses or income). But if the product gains sufficient traction within the next year or two, I expect to...

Incorporation

asked Jan 6 '12 at 11:17

Ejain
163 points

I started a small web development company with my friend. When we talked about the services we were going to offer we obviously also had to talk about how much to charge for these services. What...

Pricing Business Services Web Dev

asked Jun 11 '12 at 22:40

Mike
140 points

I am currently part of a small team of people (<6) who are working on building a mobile application for release on a few of the popular mobile stores. We were deciding on ways of advertising and...

Advertising Spam Email Marketing

asked Dec 8 '11 at 00:37

A Sandwhich
121 points

I am just starting to engage with attorneys for my startup, and am wondering if working with a large, Silicon Valley firm adds credibility to the venture? Firms like Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati,...

Legal

asked Nov 12 '09 at 07:08

Joe
298 points

I am considering entering the smart phone app market by creating an ad-supported app. Where I can find statistics showing the average income per ad impression? (not per click). Does anybody have...

Adwords Apps Android

asked Feb 7 '11 at 01:04

David
1,567 points

I want to do training in computer security: it's been my life for 30 years after all. But I want to keep my day job as a college professor as well. My university (like most universities) allows me...

Marketing Time Management

asked Mar 28 '11 at 15:11

Fixee
155 points

Whats the best way to promote your website if still in beta? I have a sign-up page for anyone who wants to create their own social trivia game, but the platform hasn't launched yet. Where can I get...

Marketing Social

asked Jun 2 '11 at 08:27

Maryam
21 points

I plan to start a web project which will be an advertising company. Providing a service where a publisher and advertiser can connect with each other and start the ads posting agreement. Something...

Getting Started Company

asked Jul 15 '11 at 19:33

Simplyme
186 points

Last week I had an idea for a new startup to help businesses with their recruitment process. So far my research into the idea has gone a little like this: Thought about idea, did not know whether...

Ideas

asked Feb 23 '10 at 08:47

William Lannen
195 points

Context: We are a small 3-developer company that sells Windows desktop software for small businesses on our website. We believe that we need both: "Marketing" - i.e. one-to-many interactions,...

Marketing Sales Hiring

asked Mar 5 '10 at 04:00

Polemarch
301 points

I own a bootstrapped startup that now has a big enough customer base where I can actually hire a developer to help me push it to the next level. Since we don't have all the bells and whistles that...

Recruiting Equity

asked Nov 12 '09 at 08:08

User1466
21 points

I have a job board website listing local jobs in my country. There are two kind of customers: the job seekers and the employer. I have some ideas but I want your advice about monetizing the...

Business Model Monetization Jobs Web App

asked Feb 7 '11 at 06:46

Waseem Abu Senjer
28 points

I intend to eventually run a contest as a promo. Specifically, I'd like to do a random drawing of a pool of registered users that meet certain criteria. What legal and tax related concerns do I...

Contests Legal Advertising

asked Oct 20 '09 at 08:34

Rob Allen
631 points

I've been researching for over a year now as an aspiring entrepreneur, but I am still fuzzy on how equity gets distributed at every stage of company growth. Is a set amount of "shares" created...

Funding Equity Founders

asked Oct 23 '09 at 11:08

Joe
277 points