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What decision you made in 2009 had the biggest impact on the growth of your business?
I started treating - information as a commodity.
This change in mindset opened up many more possibilities and opportunities. Basic idea is that much information can be treated like any food item. ...
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Should I join a startup or take a regular dev job?
I am currently looking at job opportunities and the two most enticing are either a developer at a medium sized company or i have been offered a job at a new startup.
The money at the development ...
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Dealing with a string of business Failures? Is there a time to get a job and drop the dream?
I was a born entrepreneur I have always been fascinated by business. I have studied it my whole life both in text books and by watching businesses — why one sandwich shop fails while another succeeds, ...
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How do you make decisions in teams?
My [business] partner and I are constantly arguing about how we should do certain things for the SaaS we are creating and we reach a conclusion and a good decision (i think) after hours of aruging and ...
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How much say should technical co-founder have in deciding features/look of half-technical product?
Consider a startup that offers a specific technical solution to a generic problem in a certain creative industry. One core part of that solution is a website, and it caters to customers mostly coming ...
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How do you decide whether to commit to a project?
I have several startup ideas waiting in a drawer, some of which are probably worth further exploring and continuing to a full business plan and start execution. A different person would probably label ...
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How investors decide, jockey or horse?
For your experience do investors bet on the jockey (founder-s) more than on the horse (idea), when it comes to startups?
Also what is general considered attractive investment opportunity when it ...
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Side Project Selection Criteria
I have several side projects that I am considering working on. Some are for non-profits while others could lead to a new gig. I was wondering some of the criteria that everyone uses to select or prune ...
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How do I choose a leader for my startup?
OK I was reading this post here Equity distribution amongst startup co-founders
And I was thinking ok once the equity has been discussed and agreed upon, who is the leader,Is it the guy with the most ...
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How to make decisions with a lack of information?
Sometimes decisions are hard to make because of a lack of information or a crystal ball. The advice I've heard is that the important thing is to make a decision at all. The worse someone can do is ...
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Need a service but I don't know much about it
As a decision maker in my startup I want to be better informed when contracting someone for a service, especially.
Years ago I was led to believe anyone with a computer and good eye could easily make ...
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Should a University student attempt ISV in between school terms?
I'm a University student, at a school where every other 4 months we do technical internships. I will be working this Junary~April, but I'm at a bit of a cross-road of what I should do.
I have a ...
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Stick with one technology or go for several technologies?
When starting a small software business what would be ideal and why? I mean in the context of technologies
1- Stick with only one technology ( ex: only Java )
2- Go for several technologies ( Java , ...
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undecided, really need help
I am thinking of my company for few years now, but what stops me is that i cant decide what am i going to do or what i want to do. I constantly, almost every day, get a new business idea which is ...
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1answer
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Having hard time to decide for a lead dev position in a start-up (Paris)
I am in the following situation where i got an offer to join a start-up in Paris for a lead ios dev position. The field they are working on is a mix of technology and art which really fit to my ...
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Right action, right time--what's the next action?
I'm following the lean startup/customer development process (particularly Ash Maurya's 'Running Lean' book) and I have been implementing tasks in parallel rather than in a queue. At the moment, I am ...
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Forming Partnership - I need directions and guidance to make the right decision at early stage of a startup
I'm a programmer and developer - and that is what i'm good at, although i do have some self-claimed ( :) ) Entrepreneur skills and Managerial traits since i'm already running a Web Development Company ...
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Does going overseas help startups to grow?
I am a start-up and i am wondering if i should travel to silicon valley first before deciding on what business to do.
i have plenty of ideas for websites. and am still thinking what to settle for.
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Startup field change..worth a risk?
I am IT guy. But I have a friend who is interested in doing business with me in manufacturing industry. Friend has enough experience / knowledge in that field. So far I haven't got success in IT and I ...
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How to work on multiple ideas?
I have multiple projects of different type and in different status, some of them are more like a business and some more like a hobby. In total there are 8.
Some are started, other are launched ...
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What ideas are better left for non-profit?
I have recently been working on a site which showcases open source projects. My partner and I have discussed business plans (with premium services and whatnot), but finally decided to keep the project ...
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Are Investors needed in internet startup?
The business founder on my team thinks we need 45-60% of investors since he doesn't have a full time job (and thus no income coming in) since he is a fresh graduate.
Is this a realistic reasoning for ...
