Launch Questions


10 Votes
4 Answers
3.85K Views
How to request a review from bloggers?

We do have a product without demo, we only give out evaluation copies to potential clients and people who'd like to do a review the product. It's a long story why we don't have a demo, suffice to...

asked Jan 20 '10 at 07:54
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The Dictator
2,305 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
3.68K Views
Launching Enterprise Software

The enterprise software business is unique. What steps would you take for launching your enterprise software once it is ready? Thanks. Edit: Lets use targeting the manufacturing industry...

asked Dec 23 '09 at 05:23
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Big Tuna
349 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
3.64K Views
How to convert Beta Users to Sales

We've just finished a quite successful beta, most of the beta users were happy. Now we are ready to release the product and this is an enterprise product so we are not directly going to sell to...

asked Dec 8 '09 at 08:05
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The Dictator
2,305 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
3.41K Views
Is launching just before Christmas/New-Year a good idea?

We've had our app in beta for the past few months and we recently launched a major update which gets us to the point where I'm happy calling it a version 1. There's still a million and one things...

asked Dec 9 '09 at 10:41
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Rlivsey
206 points

8 Votes
8 Answers
3.62K Views
Best Place to Get Good Constructive Feedback on New Site

Where is the best place to get some good constructive feedback for a site we just launched? Is that a place like this one or a different medium? Any input would be appreciated. Thank You!

asked Nov 20 '09 at 23:46
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Colttrickle
41 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.76K Views
Release or wait for data to be available?

We are planning to launch a web site for real estate ads. Actually, it's a web site where real estate agents can post properties(houses, flat, land) to sell or to rent. Then other people can look...

asked Nov 21 '09 at 00:58
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Pattchen
16 points

19 Votes
9 Answers
4.71K Views
Do I launch website now or wait for my application to be v1.0?

I'm in the process of developing a desktop application and I expect the first version to be finished by mid-march 2010. I have purchased the domain name and I'm very happy with the one I've got. My...

asked Nov 23 '09 at 11:27
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Smart Company Software
1,190 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.85K Views
First Product Launch - help!

I'm hoping to launch my first product of my first start-up in the month or so (New Year time-frame). Any advice as to how to avoid problems and get it out there quickly, easily and effectively?...

asked Nov 27 '09 at 19:15
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Alistair Collins
181 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.29K Views
Found product with the same name but from another country before launch

We've invested time and money into advertising our product which we will be launching next month. We just discovered another product with the same name just launched in a European country. Their...

asked Dec 1 '09 at 04:07
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Big Tuna
349 points

5 Votes
2 Answers
2.84K Views
How do you run a good alpha/beta program?

What are good tips to run an alpha/beta consumer program for a web app? I want to engage the early users, test out a number of things and generate buzz. What are any tips or resources you can think...

asked Nov 7 '09 at 05:40
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Jer Levine
173 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
4K Views
My startup built on ASP.NET/SQL Server 2008 stack. What are my hosting options? Costs?

I'm in the final stages of development on my startup. The site is built in ASP.NET using SQL Server 2008. It is a consumer-focused website that I intend to concept-test next month and gather...

asked Nov 8 '09 at 07:42
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Joe A
1,196 points

11 Votes
13 Answers
3.97K Views
When is the good time to quit the dayjob and start full time on startup?

I am recently passed out college graduate. Currently working in a mnc for full time job and also with couple of friends working a web based product during extra hours. We are expecting to complete...

asked Nov 10 '09 at 05:00
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Prabodh
83 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
4.21K Views
Website launch strategy with

My partner and I would like to lunch a new marketplace for products that, for obvious reasons, we can't disclose at this point. We don't have any patent or proprietary IP to raise the entrance...

asked Nov 13 '09 at 19:11
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Gera
91 points

11 Votes
2 Answers
4.02K Views
Solving the Chicken and Egg Problem

My partner and I are in the development phase of a website which essentially is a new marketplace for a sector that we believe is lacking one. However most of our resources are going for design...

asked Nov 14 '09 at 19:44
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Gera
91 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.71K Views
Blog exposure - before or after beta?

We're getting close to launching a new product, and I'm trying to decide the right timing for press. We plan to run an invite only beta for a week or two, followed by a larger beta group before...

asked Oct 26 '09 at 13:45
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Justyn
892 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
2.41K Views
How to deal with employee leaving for big competitor right before launch?

An employee of ours has given notice and leaving for our largest competitor just days before we're about to launch our main product. Since we are a small team, she is critical to finishing it for...

asked Feb 20 '14 at 23:50
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Wendell Scott
11 points

5 Votes
10 Answers
4.4K Views
Should I get an MBA first, or just go ahead and launch our software to the global market?

Basically we created a small company a few years ago, and part of our venture is that we created this software which is really easy to use, but it currently exists only in our local language. There...

asked Oct 10 '09 at 07:24
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User14
26 points