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My one-man startup has been invited in a startup showcase event of a prestigious university. How to go about it?
It seems, my one-man startup has been doing well, and has been noticed by a prestigious university. They recently sent me a letter inviting me to their annual Technology-
Management Fest, where they ...
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Investor Relations for Startups
Our company appears to be close to getting our first investment -- term sheet but no cash delivered -- and we know we need to get in the habit of keeping this investor and any future ones up to date ...
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What do you do if the actual costs or working hours are well over your previous estimate which is agreed upon by both parties
If you offer a service or a product(make-to-order), a prospective client asks you for a quote.You quote a price for your product or service based on your estimate. Your client agrees on your quote so ...
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One man company, good idea to be honest or not?
So currently I am the sole author of my software product.
Should I reveal that this is a one man army? Such as creating facebook pages, linked-in which shows that this is a one personell operation?
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How to approach a corporate client
I have someone's name, address and number. However, I have never met or spoke with him, and he has no idea who I am. I know he has a need for a specific kind of software, which I can provide.
How do ...
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Recommend a good cloud based telephone system
I'm involved in a pre-startup situation, with a small company about to start real operations. Initially they will have one dedicated office with dedicated telephone lines, one office admin person, ...
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Marketing my niche web application
I'm a web developer by trade but I work for a graphic design agency.
I've written a subscription service (I own the code) that allows design studios to track jobs, allocate them to staff and track ...
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How to get through to decision makers?
There are a few software titles (all games) that have been officially retired and are no longer supported.
I have designed a business model for recovering these end of lifed titles, but am having an ...
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Speaking corporate lingo
Are there resources out there on the etiquette and 'lingo' used when talking/contact companies? Working with small companies it's all quite easy-going, but I don't want to give away in 5s to to a ...
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Is it possible to startup a web hosting / development company that only communicates via email
Is it possible to start up a web hosting / development company that only communicates via email?
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When to drop a co-founder?
There are some excellent posts on how to select a co-founder and what qualities you should look for. I firmly believe in 'try it out', and have been for about 5 months. In that time I've also come ...
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Looking for a solution/methodology to optimize communication & organization between sales and tech-support/development teams
Before I get into the question, I’d like to mention that this is my first venture where I am a decision maker, it's been great but as you will see below, due to some inexperience, I am stumped as to ...
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best way to reach your past customers and leads (from previous consulting business) about my new software?
Here's my current situation:
I used to own a consulting business. I have many contacts but not sure how I would go about telling them about my new startup beta software.
It's been at least several ...
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In a one man startup, how do you communicate with clients and others? “We” or “Me”?
So currently, I am the founder of a startup company. It's only me unfortunately, and not sure if I should take on more partners or not at the moment.
My concern is that because I am the sole person ...
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Buying Expensive Commercial Licenses for Startup?
This is regarding a SAAS based software product I am about to launch. One of the key innovation of this product is automation of a human process, this automation is built on top of an expensive ...
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Good questions to ask when approached for a freelance web-development gig?
If someone approaches you expressing interest in having you perform web-development work, what questions should be asked?
Assume you know only the bare-minimum: he/she wants you to develop a website.
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What Is The Best Way to Manage An International Startup?
My startup has employees who are in different places at different times. What is the best way to manage and to centralise files, emails, communications, ...? Would the web be the best place to start?
