Strategy Questions

I have developed advanced CMS software with integrated ecommerce system for running large eshops and managing content on multiple websites. It has some really modern features it's all AJAX,...

Marketing Strategy Selling Global Customers

asked Feb 5 '11 at 02:38

Frodik
103 points

I have an idea for a very niche/boutique slightly naughty chocolate product to be sold online, but I am not sure how to approach it. The product will require moulding/shaping chocolate into a...

Co-Founder Strategy

asked Jan 25 '11 at 06:41

Ivan Zlatev
216 points

The following is a copy and paste from this discussion with Pierre 303: Let us take an example where I believe that it is clear that there are no reasons for budget. Imagine a company, which has...

Strategy Management Budget Large Companies Strategic Management

asked Jan 6 '11 at 19:30

David
1,567 points

I read the book*The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It*. It is said that we should treat a business as a system, as a money-making machine. We should...

Strategy Management Entrepreneurs Business

asked Jan 10 '11 at 18:40

Steven
1 point

"It's Not What You Know, It's Who You Know" -Old English Proverb Having a strong social network is a Must-Have of every entrepreneur. Our friends and partners make us stronger in areas we're...

Strategy Partner Entrepreneurs Social Network Relationships

asked Dec 6 '10 at 05:51

Sd Reyes
156 points

I have read the strategy document (written in Norwegian), written by some excellent investment advisors with recommendations for the Norwegian pension fund (the second largest investment fund in...

Strategy Long Term Strategies

asked Dec 10 '10 at 19:44

David
1,567 points

Many of us here on the site are owners of small businesses or getting a startup up and running. I'm curious to know what goals people are setting for the new year, and whether or not you spend time...

Strategy Planning Growth

asked Dec 15 '10 at 03:39

Elie
4,692 points

For those of you who have successful businesses, how did you come up with your business idea? I'm trying to think of a business idea but none of the ideas I've come up with so far (currently about...

Strategy Ideas Business Model Business

asked Nov 23 '10 at 01:23

Jason Swett
555 points

So I am finally finished writing my software product after a long time (1.5 years)...full time almost development and research by myself. This software is designed for businesses and research...

Marketing Strategy

asked Nov 27 '10 at 23:28

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

Some days I feel that I need someone experienced to have a top-level discussion of my next business steps. I don't necessarily feel that approaching investors is the right move for that -- I'm not...

Advisors Mentor Strategy Business

asked Nov 11 '10 at 12:28

Usabilitest
1,698 points

So I have a bootstraped startup that's starting to get some traction. A little background: we make a classroom recording appliance that works with fixed positioned cameras in classrooms to record...

Sales Bootstrapped Strategy

asked Nov 12 '10 at 03:32

Jon
138 points

This is an actual problem we have to decide on with our startup. Help me decide! SCENARIO You are doing a startup. You have launched, you have customers, revenue and some traction. You are growing...

Strategy Development

asked Oct 22 '10 at 19:48

Scott Handsaker
21 points

In our local area there are certain products that are sold at a much higher premium by large big brand retail stores and they move a lot of this product. There are smaller established stores who...

Getting Started Strategy Business Agreements

asked Oct 20 '10 at 09:07

Xiaohouzi79
1,257 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

So you want to do marketing for your company. You've created a marketing plan and want to implement it. How do you determine which applications/vendors to use? For example, for email marketing and...

Marketing Strategy Planning Inbound Marketing

asked Sep 26 '10 at 04:11

Chris
4,214 points

I resigned from my former job and begin to prepare my international trade business. Since it probably will take me a lot of time before I make a profit, I also provide language...

Sales Strategy

asked Aug 12 '10 at 16:13

Steven
1 point

I think the time is right to launch a site that is similar to Digg / Reddit but stays close to Digg's original ethos of catering toward tech. I wouldn't compete against Digg directly. Digg is too...

Strategy Ideas Competition

asked Jun 11 '10 at 11:24

User2833
11 points

Large companies are often organized into business units (GM is supposted to be a primer on this). These units essentially function like smaller companies. The only difference is that the accounting...

Strategy Organization Large Companies

asked Jun 13 '10 at 06:20

David
1,567 points

I always hear that it's execution that matters, not the idea, and that you can have a great idea, team, resources but still good execution is not guaranteed. How can that happen? I have been...

Strategy Ideas

asked Jun 22 '10 at 05:54

Syed
445 points

I have a high tech software start up B2B ...I know in my industry that competitors market through blogs, webinars, seo, associations, broadcast emails etc... I am targeting the Canadian Small to...

Getting Started Marketing Sales Strategy

asked Jun 2 '10 at 07:26

Stacey
484 points