Research Questions

How does one determine the "market size" for a business opportunity. Lets presume I'm selling mugs. How do I figure out what the market size for mugs is?

Pitch Research Market Analysis Market Research

asked Jun 4 '14 at 15:55

Dolores Jensen
6 points

If business owners filled out a form on my website indicating they would like to talk to someone about factoring and they have given me the permission to relay this information to interested...

Finance Research

asked Feb 25 '10 at 03:49

Dog On
308 points

Sometimes, including on this forum, I read advice to use Adwords for market research. Looks simple: find a few terms that describe your product idea, see how many people are searching for it, put...

Adwords Research Pay Per Click

asked Nov 7 '12 at 19:35

Sergei Veinberg
429 points

As a decision maker in my startup I want to be better informed when contracting someone for a service, especially. Years ago I was led to believe anyone with a computer and good eye could easily...

Hiring Decision Research Contractor

asked Nov 8 '12 at 09:05

Robert Carr
11 points

I have an idea for a business and would like to test the brand name. The business will be related to Crowdfunding and to that aim i would like crowd involvement in every aspect of the business...

Research Market

asked Oct 23 '12 at 21:09

Mark Regan
6 points

I'm still at the idea stage. The product's main component is a towel. I imagine buying a bunch of towels at walmart or some other retail is not the way to go. Too expensive and probably will...

Research Resellers

asked Jul 8 '12 at 05:44

4th Space
125 points

I'm thinking of starting up a minor sports team in the world of e-sports and I'd like to model it after the more well-known models in hockey and football. I've tried going to the official websites...

Business Model Research Team

asked Feb 14 '12 at 06:39

Patrickgamer
234 points

I am developing a website where users will be able to transfer money to their account on the website. They'll eventually be spending some money and withdrawing money back into their accounts...

Research Website Accounting Method Merchant Account

asked Dec 13 '11 at 14:28

Jon F
144 points

What the best way and economical to get updates about the prices and offers from local dealers? I want to cover 58 areas local dealers/retailers from my city.

Recommendations Entrepreneurs Research Market Research

asked Sep 15 '11 at 02:11

Web2jeet
96 points

How to be one of the first few to get the information of any product launch announcement? How does the release or launch of any upcoming product or service get into the news?

Ideas Research Business Plan Market Research

asked Sep 13 '11 at 22:43

Web2jeet
96 points

I am working on a start-up, about a software programme, in the Augmented Reality industry and I have no clue about the number of sales of competitors or about their overall profit, so that I can...

Research Business Plan Market

asked Aug 9 '11 at 20:16

Nosuic
118 points

I am looking for reports/articles/research on how SMEs and big companies differ in their approach for finding and buying IT solutions. I would expect that ROI and the cost of the ownership play...

Enterprise Research Business Plan Selling

asked Jul 3 '11 at 21:50

Skarab
106 points

My assumption, which I am perfectly willing to have challenged, is that these VC's would understand the industry and grasp pretty quickly the significance and value of what it is I'm trying to do....

Venture Capital Legal Research

asked Jun 27 '11 at 03:06

Nat Colley
11 points

pretty much as the title says...

Ideas Research Business Plan

asked May 5 '11 at 01:30

Frank
13 points

If a startup sells into IT departments, is it beneficial for that startup to enter into a relationship with IT research and advisory firms like Forrester, Gartner, etc.? Do these firms bring...

Marketing Credibility Research

asked Dec 29 '10 at 06:36

Matt
16 points

I have seen that working in a fledgling software services firm as a programmer entails a lot (in fact, all) of the time being spent working on meeting client specs and requirements on their...

Software Strategy Development Research

asked Oct 21 '10 at 03:54

Fenderplayer
21 points

What are some of the best free (or almost free) sources of updated and historical industry data, analysis, and comparative benchmark information? For example: Restaruant industry average food and...

Research Industry Data Market Research

asked Aug 4 '10 at 07:14

Smart1 Cpa
171 points

I’ve used the following tools to get an estimate but still feel like I’m just polishing instead of verifying. So would love to hear how others have done it. Google’s key word tool for traffic...

Marketing Recommendations Research

asked Jun 16 '10 at 01:45

John Bogrand
2,210 points

I have a desire to build a software package in a niche area that already has some established competing products. I believe my Feature Set and ease of use could propel me well in the market. Most...

Funding Software Research

asked Feb 1 '10 at 16:15

Aaron
124 points

I understand the restaurant market decently. $500 billion covers every food service location in the country, with about $180 billion of that covering full-service restaurants. Those full-service...

Research Market Analysis

asked Dec 30 '09 at 07:49

Josh Sam Bob
1,578 points