Startups Questions

I am about to graduate and thinking about either getting a job at a startup (my first) or just finding an idea to bootstrap.Would you say that working a few years for startups is good pre-cursor or...

Jobs Startups Experience

asked Feb 27 '14 at 11:27

Michael Stewart
95 points

I looking to build a niche CNET type of site. My niche is reviewing fitness products like FitBit. How can I get companies to provide me a review unit? I would return it back after testing it out...

Review Startups Fitness

asked Mar 2 '14 at 02:22

Brenda Carpenter
45 points

What procedures and things should you have in place in advance to prevent catastrophic failure of your business if you die?

Backup Startups

asked Mar 1 '14 at 02:45

David Luna
95 points

Everyone talks about the benefits of raising money.What are some negatives of being a funded startup?

Funding Venture Capital Startups

asked Mar 1 '14 at 11:31

Linda Peterson
60 points

How can you ask for honest, actionable feedback on your startup from friends in the industry? One of the things about the bay area is that no one ever tell the other person that their idea sucks.Is...

Startups Feedback

asked Feb 28 '14 at 20:24

Crystal Bryant
20 points

I have the option to take either 5% equity (vested over 4 years) or a $100K cash bonus (paid over 2 years) in a startup that I joined a year ago. The company is less than two years old and we have...

Equity Performance Startups

asked Feb 28 '14 at 15:58

Henrietta Fernandez
35 points

At any given point, there are many VC funded startups in stealth mode. What's the benefit of being in stealth if "execution is everything" anyway? How do VCs justify funding such a startup since...

Venture Capital Investors Startups

asked Feb 26 '14 at 13:00

Antonio Comer
130 points

When your startup begins to grow, what things should you start to delegate? And what things should I continue to do / monitor myself? We make mobile apps and some of them are starting to get a...

Hiring Growth Startups

asked Feb 21 '14 at 01:03

Steven Cox
11 points

If I join a startup that is offering me 10% equity and they become profitable, does that mean I will get 10% of the profits they make each year? At what point in a startup's life does it start...

Equity Profit Sharing Startups

asked Feb 21 '14 at 15:57

Duane Clark
50 points

So many SaaS companies started out as consulting shops. With venture capital and angel funding readily available why do so many startups go the consulting way first?Are there any other benefits to...

Consulting Startups

asked Feb 21 '14 at 12:33

Warren Anderson
35 points

Things you overlooked when starting out? Things you wish you hadn't neglected (such as expenditures)? What should have been outsourced?

Startups

asked Feb 14 '14 at 21:43

User30132
16 points

Are there any unique tips and tricks that you use in your startup when it comes to credit cards, expenses, etc?

Finance Accounting Startups

asked Feb 13 '14 at 12:29

User30111
1 point

What are the risks and rewards of joining a startup? I'm a recent graduate and have received two offers, one from a startup (4-person) and a much larger established company. I know the answers...

Career Startups

asked Feb 12 '14 at 12:18

Alexander
6 points

Let me introduce my situation. I made an intensive research about the area of my product (that is a software), I have the prototype, the business plan, the promo video, the landing page and blog...

Venture Capital Investors Crowdfunding Startups

asked Feb 20 '14 at 22:39

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