Micro Startup Questions

Is there a best practice roadmap based on proof of concepts methods when you release a webapplication / startup as a 1-man "company" ? There are several options I have been looking at for getting...

Marketing Entrepreneurs Product Release Micro Startup

asked Feb 24 '12 at 00:05

Rubytastic
139 points

I'm woking on a startup where we will put coupon codes on our website and in return we will get 3% of the net revenue of that sale. My question is how could I get vendors on this website? I don't...

Website Vendors Micro Startup

asked Jan 10 '12 at 11:49

Ben Thomson
140 points

I'm opening a small start-up consulting business and would prefer to be paid in equity. It's unusual, I know, but it's my preference. What is the simplest way to structure an equity-pay...

Equity Payments Consulting Micro Startup

asked Nov 17 '11 at 04:01

Justin
11 points

Well, I have an idea, which I think it is very cool, and also have potential to package as a service. But it is only the idea, I need a product or service to make a living or earning cash flow,...

Software Micro Startup Software Licensing

asked Nov 22 '11 at 11:50

Ted Wong
171 points

I'm kind of in the dilemma of choosing between continuing with my startup or accepting a very well paid and intellectually motivating job offering from a multinational company who just opened a...

Jobs Micro Startup

asked Nov 5 '11 at 15:43

Anon789789
11 points

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'm interested in understanding the state of what I'll call "desktop micro ISVs" in the U.S. in 2011. By this I mean one-person computer software companies, creating desktop computer software, and...

Software Business Micro Startup

asked Oct 13 '11 at 12:48

Chelonian
146 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 past March I co-founded a (for-profit) NV corporation, which created a Facebook App in the C2C social gifting space. This software, however, can be used in multiple industries, and I wanted to...

Funding Non Profit Facebook Apps Micro Startup

asked Oct 5 '11 at 07:21

Robert J Valli
6 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

I have a web-based service that requires a paid subscription. In fact I have the following subscription levels: 3-day trial 1 month 1 year In my personal opinion, the main value of the service...

Software Trial Saas Micro Startup

asked Sep 19 '11 at 03:39

Usabilitest
1,698 points

I was recently a member of a small startup. I made the mistake of waiting too long before discussing equity/payment. Once we did discuss everything there were many disagreements and I eventually...

Equity Micro Startup

asked Sep 1 '11 at 04:48

George Muresan
8 points

We have our presentation at startup weekend later today. Is it a recommended strategy to purchase follower lists on our Twitter and Facebook fan page sites to show interest? Or would that be...

Facebook Twitter Micro Startup

asked Aug 14 '11 at 08:30

Adarsh
1 point

I am looking to start a service business that has very low barriers to entry and I am concerned with competition. Has anyone had a similar problem or concern? If so, what have you done to overcome...

Getting Started Competition Micro Startup

asked Aug 16 '11 at 09:41

Grandejessica
6 points

I want to open a small company (potentially just Freelance) in germany and am unclear about some of the laws. What i need to know about are billing and tax laws, like how much am i required to pay...

Legal Micro Startup Germany

asked Jul 27 '11 at 04:22

Xyious
133 points

Is it better to pay more up front for a custom coded website, or go with open source CMS, which is a much more economical alternative. Specifically for this bootstrapped micro startup, there is one...

Bootstrapped Website Micro Startup

asked May 11 '11 at 03:15

Sam
509 points

We want to start selling ad space on our niche website, however are unsure at what factors make up the ad price. We will start offering ad space once we are getting 3k-5k visitors per month. Based...

Pricing Advertising Micro Startup

asked May 6 '11 at 02:54

Sam
509 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

I am wondering that if I want to publish a website or selling a software product, is it mandatory to register a company? Since website and software can easily sold cross countries boundaries, is...

Micro Startup

asked Sep 29 '10 at 23:49

Byang
130 points

I've gotten a page up and running. It's some what appealing but not the best in the world. I am wondering how I can start spreading the word, fire, using Facebook. I've gotten the site up, I've...

Inbound Marketing Social Media Micro Startup

asked Sep 20 '10 at 04:38

Bhargav Patel
784 points