Software Questions

Should we market our "Try Before You Buy" software as Shareware or not? I've heard that it may have a bad connotation and you're better off calling it something else. Should I try to avoid using...

Marketing Software Trial

asked Nov 13 '09 at 14:59

Lkessler
1,471 points

What method of software protection do you recommend simply to make sure your software is not too easy to use without paying, but is not too annoying for honest paying customers?

Software Ecommerce

asked Nov 13 '09 at 15:41

Lkessler
1,471 points

The number of press release services out there is mind boggling. I am an ISV (Independent Software Vendor) with a niche software program, and I'd like to send out a Press Release to the software...

Marketing Software Recommendations

asked Nov 13 '09 at 16:15

Lkessler
1,471 points

Can anyone recommend CRM / lead management software? We have a bunch of customer leads, and managing them using a Google doc is getting unwieldy. We are looking for an inexpensive solution,...

Sales Software Recommendations CRM Productivity

asked Nov 14 '09 at 10:17

Joseph Turian
895 points

I have a 20ish page guide in a word doc that I want laid out as a polished looking pdf, with a table of contents and nice headers /footers/ margins/ headings/ subheadings and fonts . I want it...

Marketing Software Ebook Outsourcing

asked Nov 14 '09 at 13:57

Adam
446 points

I'm building a software (a concept-mind-mapping/diagramming product in .NET) and seeing trouble with obfuscation (alteration of deliverable code difficult decompilation). It costs money and time to...

Software

asked Nov 15 '09 at 13:25

Nestor Sanchez A
690 points

Is Micropreneur Academy worth it? Any members on this site? Also, what does it cost? Background: I read the 'Software by Rob' blog and think he has some very good advice for the whole micro-ISV...

Software Recommendations Learning

asked Nov 17 '09 at 13:43

Dog On
308 points

Me and my co-founder are talking a lot about how we want to sell our SaaS product. (The product is E-commerce software/website, integrated with E-mail marketing providers, Google AdWords, Website...

Software

asked Nov 18 '09 at 06:04

Martin Hn
234 points

My colleagues and I have just completed our first Android app. This is going to be a free multimedia application that can download/preview ringtones and wallpapers to your android. Now we need to...

Marketing Software Application

asked Nov 19 '09 at 09:57

Vidar Vestnes
141 points

Background : I used to work for a software consulting firm. For obvious reasons, one thing that was critical to both our company and our customers was keeping track of the time spent on specific...

Marketing Software Products Website

asked Nov 19 '09 at 13:50

Lyudmil
111 points

Does a ISV have the right to add a watermark to the export of users content, like video, images or pdf’s for paid noncommercial users? The idea is to prevent commercial users creating and selling...

Software License Legal

asked Nov 20 '09 at 10:21

Ben Martin
113 points

I have mobile app and social media site ideas but not sure how to get them started seeing that I don't have any computer science background. I have contacted some local consulting firms but they...

Software Application

asked Oct 26 '09 at 16:00

Growthand Vision
76 points

We're a software startup and our app (desktop app) is basically a virtual folder manager where the virtual folders are also tags: you "place" files/folders into several virtual folders and you find...

Marketing Software

asked Oct 29 '09 at 09:55

Andrea D'intino
21 points

I need to do some web based demos to customers of our product and are looking for a good product to use. I've used gotomeeting before but I think that it feels a little to non-serious. What are...

Software Tools

asked Oct 29 '09 at 16:29

Riri
118 points

I recently asked a question of should I start dabbling into programming or should I stick to what I am good at: Sales, Marketing, Planning, Presentations, etc. The feedback was overwhelmingly...

Software Co-Founder Project Management

asked Oct 30 '09 at 22:35

Jaret Manuel
76 points

I have decided to take off an extended period of time and take one of my ideas to market. I have been an independent and very successful developer for over a decade. Bigger than that though I am an...

Software Ideas

asked Nov 4 '09 at 05:33

Mkw
189 points

Following on the same theme as my earlier question about finding a place to share ideas and get feedback. http://www.brightjourney.com/q/place-go-float-ideas-get-feedback Marry StackExchange...

Software Ideas

asked Nov 4 '09 at 10:00

Mkw
189 points

Is StartUpToDo.com worth it? Any members on this site? The landing page is has really sold me, except that I have my doubts about whether following a recipe is the right way to go for starting a...

Software Recommendations

asked Nov 4 '09 at 13:42

Dog On
308 points

I'm working on a software app that I will sell online. I'm going to go with the "release-early, iterate quickly" plan, so rapid customer feedback is all-important. I'm looking for a web app for my...

Software Web

asked Oct 16 '09 at 03:24

Giablo
45 points

I and my team members have a handful of outstanding issues we would like to track, ranging from technical to business-oriented. We are looking for a free/low-cost issue tracker, perhaps with...

Software Tools Bug Tracking CRM

asked Oct 19 '09 at 08:51

Joseph Turian
895 points