It seems to me that if you are going to start a business, you are better off spending the 40 hours you were going to spend prepping for a competition actually working on your busin …

Hi Jason / Dharmesh / James & Team, We are a start-up company and about to complete 1 year by next month. Our first year target was to have decent portfolio. We have achieved …

I was reading this interesting Kokorin's article, and I started thinking, well, how could a QA site make money, if you are not using advertisement? Would your gather users informa …

I was looking through some posts today about Startups and business Plans and i came across this: "1. Even VCs don't require a full business plan on your initial meeting. And a …

I have been working in my head (and on paper) on an Idea for a Web Application for a while. I am a software engineer and have required skill set for designing and managing the appl …

I participate in a number of these kinds of forums, particularly in areas relating to start-ups and growth. I mention it only to highlight some comment on OnStartups.com In the pa …

Just outsource tasks, projects or services,etc, to other companies or individuals through internet.

Hi, I'm beginning fundraising for my brick & mortar textbook rental company. My best high concept pitch is "Blockbuster for textbooks". I need some feedback on how this rubs …

Is there an online resource where first time entrepreneurs can go to peruse startup biz plans that went on to become successful companies? If it does not exist, do you think it is …

Can I probably get an investment from an angel investor even if I don't have a business plan? I have developed my website and my website is undergoing testing and it can be shown t …

My website is about "Crowdsourcing", a platform to make money or outsource your tasks, projects, problems,etc. www.tenxian.com. Is there any good software that can assist me in wri …

I have spent nearly 1 year developing my website Tenxian(www.tenxian.com), so far you can see three products. What do you think of it? How to estimate the size of its market?

Nowadays advertising cost is paid to media, why can not advertising cost be paid to audience? For example, you can post an advertisement/announcement and let other read this advert …

My website is close to Google Answers or getafreelancer.com, Crowdsourcing.

Is an "Implementation" section a viable part of a business plan? From the entrepreneurs perspective it would seem so, as I feel like it would be really helpful to document how i p …