Products Questions

I'm working on an eCommerce project from past few months. Now I want to buy the products from a supplier. I don't have an idea about from where to find suppliers. Is there any source which provides...

Products Contract Ecommerce Supply Chain

asked Jun 10 '14 at 07:36

Sky Buzz
36 points

My company has 3 full-time people including one salesmen who makes a fair number of phone calls. Currently we all use our cell phones and I am trying to figure out a good small office solution. The...

Products Recommendations Phone

asked Dec 16 '09 at 08:53

Jason Cianchette
511 points

There are lots of sites around the internet that offer cheap labour from an offshore location. What do you think about using this type of site to speed up your local business? Is it a good idea?...

Hiring Products Ideas Development Offshore

asked May 5 '11 at 02:46

Sfrj
205 points

I know there are a lot of sites out there offering UPC code leases, but the price seems astronomical per product. I have about 16 products that I want to get UPC codes for, but I can't justify...

Products Identity

asked Mar 4 '11 at 05:03

Polyhedron
145 points

Assuming you have a SaaS company that is already generating over $1M per year in gross revenue, how much of that should you allocate towards R&B and product development?In the early stages,...

Products Development Saas Revenue

asked Jun 12 '14 at 18:41

Nellie Lee
12 points

I'm a third party seller on Amazon with my own unique products. As such, there are no reviews for my products when I launch them.What are some ways to get the first 10-15 positive reviews? I have a...

Products Selling Review Retail Amazon

asked Aug 4 '14 at 21:56

Richard Hollis
16 points

I've built an MVP and have about 35 beta sign ups. It's not much but my landing page conversion rate is fairly high so far, so that's a good sign. I've sent out about 10 invitations to sign up....

Products Beta Startups

asked Aug 26 '14 at 14:44

Mnort9
201 points

Background: My product extracts data from pdf files. Free users get 8 free jobs. Paying users get 40 jobs. Each job is a data extraction from a pdf file. Problem: User engagement terminates after...

Products Business Model Support

asked Sep 19 '14 at 08:49

user7823742
21 points

If I come up with an improvement to an existing product, how do I protect myself when sharing it, and get some of the revenues the idea generates? There are many times when I look at an existing...

Products Ideas Technology Patent

asked Oct 14 '09 at 16:10

Ron Ga
2,181 points

I have a blog that I want to monetize by offering relevant products for purchase to the readers. I've tried affiliate programs but the merchants keep most of the profits -- I'd like to cut out both...

Products Ecommerce Selling Dropshipping Inventory

asked May 25 '14 at 16:58

Richard Perez
7 points

During the first few weeks of launching, should you give your product away for free to get people to use it and possibly spread the word about it?Is that a good marketing tactic? It's a strategy...

Marketing Products Free Early Adopters Startups

asked May 20 '14 at 13:21

Cynthia Wilson
12 points

Large companies do it with lengthy contracts or brand recognition. What strategies can startups use to lock users in. Not in terms of a shady practice like not letting them export data, but in...

Strategy Products Competition Startups Competitors

asked Apr 27 '14 at 13:29

John Boucher
16 points

I'm starting a business similar to Zazzle, but geared more towards B2B products. The sales process is unfamiliar territory for me.What should I do if companies ask for samples? Should I charge for...

Sales Products B2B Selling

asked Apr 4 '14 at 13:56

Jorge Bolton
14 points

Let's say I created a software that automates the creation of Joomla CMS templates (this is just an example, I'm not into that). I manage to buy the domain name joomlatemplate.com. Great. But what...

Products Trademark Name

asked May 2 '11 at 22:59

User9982
206 points

What are some pros or cons to pick consulting over building a product and vice versa? From reading Patio11's posts on HN, it looks like generating money is quickest with consulting, but long term...

Products Consulting

asked Feb 11 '14 at 23:02

Dominick Thomas
56 points

This is for my university research task. What do you think will be the most successful software product (not service) in the Indian software industry? And how will that product be customised to...

Marketing Software Products Development Business

asked Nov 19 '13 at 19:00

Magakriv
4 points

My friend and I are working on a product - "Data centric configuration" approach to build business applications. The product is ready and we have a pilot customer as well. From our analysis we...

Products Customer Feedback

asked Nov 5 '13 at 16:05

User2551407
6 points

I'm an advisor to a startup that is developing a product for a specific industrial use, with a limited customer base (think of a machine for a companies in a niche industry). The capital costs...

Products Development Customers

asked Oct 6 '13 at 07:50

City Entrepreneur
42 points

I am currently in the process of forming a software startup. My first product is essentially finished. All that's holding me back at the moment is that I can't seem to find a suitable company name....

Getting Started Products Company Name

asked Aug 3 '13 at 03:11

Ben
136 points

I am thinking on developing a product which involves development of some hardware and device driver on top of which we will write our application. That hardware company is asking for profit sharing...

Products

asked Jul 19 '13 at 00:08

Ameya Phadke
56 points