Ideas Questions

I consult to companies. I specialize in problem resolution, project management, research and occasionally, if there's a call for it, development. Recently, I was contacted by a development manager...

Ideas Customers Legal Consulting NDA

asked May 7 '11 at 07:39

Traveling Tech Guy
155 points

I am still paying on my college loans, have a child going to a private university on partial scholarship in the fall, not great credit, low disposable income, a happy marriage, very rewarding...

Ideas Pitch Entrepreneurs

asked May 7 '11 at 12:51

Teachermom
11 points

I have a good job and a good salary that supports my family, but I find myself constantly dreaming of owning my own business. It's a sort of obsession that I can't stop. It's been going on for...

Getting Started Ideas Entrepreneurs

asked Apr 29 '11 at 10:50

Bradimier
11 points

There are many great products and projects going on everywhere. Even if they aren't great - it doesn't matter. People are realizing their ideas and doing what they love. So, where are people...

Getting Started Ideas Side Projects

asked Apr 18 '11 at 03:42

B?????
118 points

I’m entered into a business plan competition at my university and I could use a little inspiration to get my brain juices flowing. If the business plan works out I might even implement it in real...

Ideas Business Plan Business

asked Apr 19 '11 at 14:43

Djs13
30 points

I have an idea for a company I want to start (based around a product initally). How can I find out if a similar product already exists?

Ideas

asked Apr 19 '11 at 23:09

Zubair
138 points

We mainly use PayPal as our payment processor on our website. Of late we're seeing that PayPal is having issues with corporate credit cards. Moreover, going forward, PayPal won't accept payments...

Ideas Payments

asked Apr 21 '11 at 05:17

Ankur Jain
566 points

I know that a particular product will be useful to a whole group of people. However, I am uncertain if once the product is made, the people will purchase the product. Prior to making the product,...

Ideas

asked Apr 21 '11 at 06:16

Picakhu
106 points

Having just been recently laid off, I would like to give some attention to an idea that's been incubating in my mind for a while for an information-based product. This is similar to the model of...

Ideas Planning Recommendations Market Research

asked Apr 22 '11 at 13:40

Ashes999
128 points

I have developed my product completely, and have built a business for the product to be able to take to market. The product is unlike anything else on the market as of now and in my opinion would...

Ideas Contract Pitch Data Protection

asked Apr 23 '11 at 06:07

User9915
16 points

I know that seems like a "how do I cope with my spoil of riches?" type question and I apologize in advance for being the type of amateur class that for all I know has a popular tumblr blog...

Co-Founder Ideas Development Recommendations Social Media

asked Apr 23 '11 at 14:41

Ray Kinsella Not Really
6 points

I always hear that a good idea is to solve people's pain. Here I have one: Pain: When I really want to talk to some one. His/her phone is always busy/no answer/please leave message ... etc. So I...

Ideas Website Internet Mobile

asked Apr 14 '11 at 10:02

Ethan
11 points

I'm considering applying my site, currently early in development, to YCombinator. Do I risk having my idea stolen by going through with the application process? They're asking very specific...

Ideas Incubators Application Intellectual Property

asked Mar 31 '11 at 03:40

Edit This
88 points

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...

Ideas Visa Legal

asked Mar 31 '11 at 07:46

User9070
21 points

My current startup has stabilized and is running pretty much on cruise-control... What is interesting, however, is that as I was looking to provide an additional service to my potential customers,...

Ideas Business Plan

asked Apr 5 '11 at 06:38

Igorek
886 points

I've been working on a startup plan, and, per the advice I've seen many times, haven't kept it a secret, but rather have talked to a lot of people about it, and gotten some good ideas and...

Ideas

asked Apr 8 '11 at 03:18

Michael C. O'connor
153 points

Ok, so everyone thinks they have the next big great idea. Let's just assume for the sake of this question that I really DO have a good/great idea. Some background and basic. I'm obviously not...

Getting Started Funding Ideas

asked Mar 24 '11 at 03:47

Phil Sandler
138 points

For your experience do investors bet on the jockey (founder-s) more than on the horse (idea), when it comes to startups? Also what is general considered attractive investment opportunity when it...

Ideas Decision Founders Investors

asked Mar 17 '11 at 11:00

Mat Banik
325 points

I am looking to develop a mobile application that allows users to sell and purchase a digital asset using a micropayment credit system. We also may require using internal functionality of the...

Ideas Application Iphone

asked Mar 22 '11 at 02:03

Mconnors
15 points

There are two alternatives to startup path: A great idea (to solve a gigantic consumer problem) with enormous scalability, sustainability for long-term but in a different field/industry in which...

Ideas Skill

asked Mar 22 '11 at 17:32

Financewhiz
36 points