Getting Started Questions

I’m at the pre start-up phase of my business and I have a question regarding how I should classify the company? I am designing a specialty line of clothing that will be produced by a contract...

Getting Started

asked Oct 25 '11 at 03:54

Carmen
16 points

I believe this will work here in India since there are more and more people willing to earn extra sitting right at their home. This gives a scope for future in dropshipping business. As am being in...

Getting Started India Ideas Business Plan Fundraising

asked Oct 5 '11 at 20:07

Karthic
1 point

We have a very unique platform - connecting people by analyzing their wishes, worries, desires & dreams. People are not used to it, but when we speak then people get it. People spend 3 seconds...

Getting Started Marketing Website Micro Startup

asked Oct 5 '11 at 22:44

Debasish
46 points

I have ideas about iPhone apps but I am not sure if I code those ideas myself or hire someone to do it for me. I am not an expert programmer but I can learn. The only issue I have with learning is...

Getting Started

asked Oct 8 '11 at 06:16

Annon
6 points

I just want to have my own website where I sell products that I manufacture using CAD software. I'm trying to look three ahead because that's supposedly how long it takes for a business to start...

Getting Started Finance Startup Costs Website Online

asked Oct 8 '11 at 16:55

Wolfpack'08
99 points

I'm reading through Do More Faster and there is a chapter in there that talks about an 83b election and how it is ESSENTIAL that you do it when you create your startup. It seems to save you a ton...

Getting Started Tax

asked Oct 9 '11 at 00:57

Edgar Miranda
230 points

My portal is starting to show some traction. We've been online 4.5 months after 1 year of developing it. We already have close to 50k twitter followers, 1,000 visitors a day between PPC + Organic,...

Getting Started

asked Oct 11 '11 at 05:46

Daniel Michan
66 points

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...

Getting Started

asked Oct 12 '11 at 02:33

User614
21 points

I am a new entrepreneur and I am approved for a $60,000 goverment grant. I am starting an online electronics shop in Indiana, and I am trying to figure out (along with many other things) what the...

Getting Started Business Structure

asked Oct 12 '11 at 11:37

Brandon B.
1 point

When starting a small software business what would be ideal and why? I mean in the context of technologies 1- Stick with only one technology ( ex: only Java ) 2- Go for several technologies (...

Getting Started Software Decision Small Business

asked Oct 13 '11 at 13:40

D Shan
68 points

So this is my situation: I've got an idea and I don't have much programming skills - I'm 16 and about to start uni for the first time in a couple of months and I'm in for Software Engineering....

Getting Started Funding Business Process

asked Oct 14 '11 at 17:18

Tushar747
11 points

We developed a social networking platform that connects people with other similar people by analyzing their dreams - everyone is saying its cool but its hard to convince people to signup - any...

Getting Started Web Website

asked Sep 30 '11 at 04:32

Debasish
46 points

I am a developer and I have a few ideas for web apps to build which can create revenue. I work full time and can only work on a project in my spare time. Because I am alone, I figured it would take...

Getting Started Micro Startup

asked Sep 30 '11 at 06:28

Tony Henrich
283 points

This is a very basic question. I have a startup website which has a business model. The website is basically a non-profit organization focused at a certain group of people and has a cause (not...

Getting Started Website Investors

asked Oct 4 '11 at 05:33

Chimpanzee
102 points

I wonder what do you recommend are the best strategies for growth and promotion of your online start-up in the early stages after launch? How do you get your name out there and how do you...

Getting Started Customers Social Media Web Services Growth

asked Sep 21 '11 at 02:08

Peter K.
194 points

Following up on the recent question about diluting the stock in this board, I would like to find out more about what do you recommend is a standard number of shares to issue for a new star-up. To...

Getting Started Web Services Shares

asked Sep 23 '11 at 16:00

Peter K.
194 points

I have started a small startup online business. I need to drive traffic to the site and create new users - a classic "inbound marketing" problem. I have seen that people have asked similar...

Getting Started Inbound Marketing Traffic Micro Startup Registration

asked Sep 23 '11 at 19:33

Slightly Dillusioned Startup Guy
48 points

Specifically for web/software, how do you know whether it is better to invest time developing the product alone or in a small team versus shelling out hard earned money to get it developed quickly...

Getting Started Development

asked Sep 24 '11 at 17:19

Hagope
106 points

How do I approach this situation? I m a non-technical guy, but I want to set up a very basic search engine which would search for data from a MYSQL database of data collected by us.The data is...

Getting Started Co-Founder Technical Non Technical Search Engines

asked Sep 26 '11 at 18:30

User13528
16 points

Background... met my partner about 2 months ago off a list-serv in my general geographic location. My partner - about age 28, has a wife, no kids, but seems to get busy as heck at times and...

Getting Started Bootstrapped

asked Sep 27 '11 at 08:17

Weedoo
11 points