Questions about all things related to people starting and running new ventures in business.
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To get funding do you really need a well known entreprenuer/fame on your team?
My team and I are very capable (we launched our site in short time its getting updated frequently) but this is our first real startup and we do not have any sort of famous reputation (like ex-facebook ...
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5answers
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What is the difference between a entrepreneur and a social entrepreneur?
What is the different between a entrepreneur and a social entrepreneur? Are all social entrepreneur also entrepreneur? Are social entrepreneurs not real entrepreneurs?
How much "mission" does there ...
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Is it about more than money?
Is it all about making money -- or is there something more?
Is there value in a mission about positive impact on the world? Is there a value in start-ups that are addressing issues of global climate ...
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2answers
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How can I reduce the costs of deployment of my web application on the servers?
I am a Java Web Application Developer. I have an idea for a web application project that I am working on.
I personally believe that this web app has potential to become a widely popular website, (if ...
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3answers
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What would you spend 15 minutes a day of “Social Media” on?
I work in the B2B market. Many of our clients are owned and managed by the entrepreneur or owner. These are not high-tech companies. They make things, they manufacture, they develop, they produce and ...
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1answer
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Choosing Mentors - A Dilemma !
Being a startup with an innovative idea, how far(safe) to choose mentors from same industry, who are actively doing business...???
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Design Firm for Entrepreneurs. How can I find my first customers?
Thanks for reading!
I am making plans to start a small consultancy with a focus on design & creative solutions for entrepreneurs and start-up companies… Services like product design, package ...
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1answer
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Rental Home LLC
I currently own 2 houses, one of which is currently a rental property (and rented out), and the other will be starting in june. Is it worth it for me to form an llc, and can the llc own those houses ...
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4answers
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Is it Possible to start a Business and a Relationship Simultaneously?
I stumbled across one sad story, on how one entrepreneur broke a relationship, and then missed another because of his startup.
This got me thinking: is it possible to start a business and a ...
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5answers
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True Story: I broke one relationship, and missed another because of my startup, is it worth it? [closed]
Note 1: I am a frequent contributor to SE sites, my account is obviously a throwaway account, for obvious reason.
Note 2: I'm not too sure whether such a question is allowed here, I would like to ...
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1answer
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Prospect asks for client references, you don't have any what do you say to get the deal?
If you are doing a direct sale and don't have any client references to offer, and the prospect is interested in going forward but needs client references what do you do?
How can you still get the ...
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9answers
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Help! I'm a serial entrepreneur that keeps coming up with ideas that never get completed
I am a web applications developer and one of my big problems in launching my own self-initiated and funded web applications is that I just can't stop coming up with application ideas. Seriously, I ...
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14answers
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What is the single most influential book every entrepreneur should read? [closed]
What is the most important business book to you?
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1answer
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Innovation, collaboration and knowledge sharing
I have an innovative idea that I want to put onto the market, but I still have to develop the idea into a product.
I know a few companies that have the knowledge I am looking for.
What is the best ...
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7answers
398 views
My Entrepreneurial Spirit
So it comes down to this. I'm not suited to work for someone. I have had an extreme entrepreneurial spirit for as far as I can remember. I need to be doing my own thing, calling my own shots, and ...
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2answers
271 views
When a reseller is in the middle who signs software license Agreement?
I am licensing my software to my software distributor reseller. My reseller wants to use my license agreement that should be signed between us and Licensee. Does that make sense?
If it does then how ...
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2answers
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freelancers.com ,elance etc ask for portfolio web related
My basic idea here is for starting a software company
Well the people giving projects at freelancers and such sites basically ask for a portfolio, i have been in this field professionally for about ...
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3answers
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How to get users enganged and active in a new website?
Me and my team are working on an online project where people can give away unwanted stuff and get stuff they are looking for.
The problem is that from my experience people tend to get engaged in ...
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5answers
291 views
Won't an operational manual incur many competitors?
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 have ...
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3answers
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Why can some start and other's not?
This will probably be a open-ended question, considering that it might be very opinionated... But I'm curious to hear from the community here-- why do some fail at getting past the conceptual phase of ...
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3answers
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Cloud based customer support service
If I was to build a free hosted customer support service, would anyone want to use it?
i.e Community powered customer support platform (post public), with company help desk ticket support (post ...
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6answers
158 views
What was the last book you read? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What books do you recommend?
Being an entrepreneur, we may need to learn from books. What was the last book you read? To me, it was "Founders at work".
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11answers
662 views
What's the best sales book you've ever read? [closed]
Any recommendation? Is sale a process to deliver comfort which is declared in the book "E-myth revisited"?
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5answers
416 views
How to make a Web Site Profitable?
We built a high quality, scalable and well put together Career based web application that caters to the IT/Tech industry. It is designed to compete with the best and biggest (think Dice.com, ...
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4answers
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STARTUP: partnership or hire?
Ok I invested in my business and built the software, now got to run it!
If I hire my friend, to do all this business, and I do all things technical.
How should I pay him?
1) salary
2) with ...
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3answers
136 views
What industry/field are going to change the world during next decade? [closed]
What's your opinion? Will it still be the Information technology?
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4answers
129 views
What major in US universities is closest to entrepreneurship? [closed]
What major in an American university teaches you exactly how to make money?
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How to Build a Strong Social Network for a Young Entrepreneur?
"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 ...
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2answers
568 views
What goods are cheaper in US than in China Mainland so I can import them and resell in China Mainland? [closed]
What goods are cheaper in US than in China Mainland so I can import them and resell in China Mainland?
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3answers
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Ideation, build a business, live abroad, improve the Japanese language. How to combine three goals into one?
I am a Chinese guy with a bachelor's degree, unmarried. I want to go abroad to live in US, Japan and France for some years. In the meantime I want to build my own business. I don't want to work for ...
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4answers
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Life as an Entrepreneur!
Just wondering, do you sometimes feel like you might be crazy? or is it normal to feel crazy as an Entrepreneur, because you are doing something different , that isn't following the normal path of ...
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2answers
383 views
Non .com domain v hyphen domain
I am currently working on a web application and have started looking at the available domain names for my application. I have done some searching on answers.onstartups about hyphen domain names and ...
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4answers
377 views
What positions/companies are best suited for entrepreneurs?
I'm an undergraduate senior who has always dreamed of being an entrepreneur. However, I still do not have my passionate idea to run with. I'm interested in seeking employment with a company that will ...
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8answers
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5 tests my next business idea will have to pass - Can you add more?
I launched my most recent app a few days back. The idea is to aggregate all the business related videos, compile the meta data and also generate more meta data and present to the users. I have been ...
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Starting an apartment rental business
This is my first post on this forum (although I have been posting on a sister site - stackoverflow - for quite a while). I recently left the army and my brother and I are considering buying up a ...
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Need innovative low cost ideas to promote and sell more products on online store
I run an online webstore in South Africa that sells a range of gadgets, electronics and accessories. We sell anything from iPads to BlackBerry phones to guitars, dj gear and software for designers ...
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7answers
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Lots of ideas, but no clue how to get started
I am an entrepreneur wannabe. I have an engineering background. I have very broad albeit shallow skill set in various areas (web, mobile, GIS, general programming, math etc.). And I have a ...
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5answers
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Registering My small Web Design & Development Company
I'm having a small start-up web design & development company. All we have is website. Now we are having some big clients and are getting good projects now and then. It's Run by me & my ...
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4answers
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What's a fair share when calculating equity for a co-founder?
<2007 Nov> - company founded (with idea "A") by 1 founder, who's an engineering graduate, with no job experience but lot's of entrepreneural spirit
<2008 year> - Idea "A" does well in providing ...
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4answers
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Startup in United states
If I need to start a company in United states what are the procedures and legal affairs? From where I can get more information on this? I'm not a U.S Citizen.
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What is the difference between advertising and marketing?
What is the difference between advertising and marketing?
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How do entrepreneurs choose MBA programs?
I am crowdsourcing some market research on two topics:
1) What attributes are considered by entrepreneurs when deciding which MBA programs to apply to and ultimately attend?
2) Describe some ...
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1answer
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Starting travel business in Massachusetts?
I currently run a home based travel agnecy in WA state, and will be moving to MA next year. I looked around the MA gov't website to try and find out what I need to transfer my company, but it's very ...
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3answers
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How can I cope with price/cost inquiry tactfully?
I'm a private English-Chinese interpreter in China. People often send Email to me to ask my rate. As soon as I tell them my rate, they often don't contact me any more. I don't think my rate is very ...
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10answers
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Looking for blogs and real life stories about entrepreneurs with a family
I really need to read and learn about startup entrepreneurs that have a family, and are managing to take the big risk and do this crazy thing called "start-up". As I see it from my point of view ( 2 ...
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3answers
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Why corporate recruiters shy away from past Entrepreneurs?
After 5 years of experience, I quit my job to start my own firm. Now after few months, when I'm re-applying for new jobs, getting a very low response from HR and placement community. Is it a crime to ...
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3answers
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What's the best book you read about how to chat with a stranger? [closed]
It seems that I need to be good at if I want to be successful at business.
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2answers
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Preparing for my international trade business. Didn't make any big inroad during the past 3 weeks [closed]
I quitted my job and started to preparing for my international trade business at the beginning of this month. But now almost one month passed, I have not gotten things into shape. I have not make a ...
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How can I combine asking questions on the Internet with money making?
My biggest hobby/interest is to ask questions on the Internet. I have to admit this hobby brings me a lot. I feel I am an innate asker.I'm asking questions on the Internet always every day. I have ...
