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[meta] Why is there so little voting on this site?
I was one of the early users of Stack Overflow (the granddaddy of the software that runs this site) and one of the things I notice here is that many people are contributing answers …
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How novel does a startup idea need to be?
I Googled my idea and found another company that has been doing the same thing for a few years. It's for somewhat of a niche market, but everyone I talk to (including potential cli …
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8answers
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Deciding on the right idea
I get ideas for websites that I think would be viable business ideas on a regular basis. I currently have about 5 swimming around in my mind, but very little time to devote to the …
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What’s the most interesting Twitter strategy that you’ve seen a startup use?
It seems like most startups on Twitter use one of two strategies:
1) Broadcast links & information about the company.
2) Broadcast links & information about the industry …
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Mobile platform of the future…
We are thinking of launching some applications on the mobile platform. However, I am not sure which platforms we should target among, iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian and Android. Any t …
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How do you evaluate the competitive landscape before building?
Suppose you are evaluating an idea for commercial viability. You look to see whether there are competitors. Of course there are, because there always are. How do you judge wheth …
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Is there a place I can go to float my ideas and get feedback?
I have decided to take off an extended period of time and take one of my ideas to market. I have been an independent and very successful developer for over a decade. Bigger than th …
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3answers
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What are the some innovative/effective ways to streamline office expenses?
We are in the process of compiling a list of the most effective/innovative ways of streamlining office expenses. Can you offer some suggestions?
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7answers
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What are the barriers to good/great Execution
I always hear that its execution that matters not the idea, and thaat you can have a great idea, team, resources but still good execution is not guaranteed. how can that happen
i h …
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4answers
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Help evaluating a startup idea
Last week I had an idea for a new startup to help businesses with their recruitment process. So far my research into the idea has gone a little like this:
Thought about idea, did …
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3answers
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Should you share your slide deck/pitch with investor?
I'm curious to here feedback on whether people think it's a good idea to share your slide deck after giving your pitch/presentation to a potential investor.
We just did a pitch... …
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6answers
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What are the steps to go from an idea to having a business?
Let me preface this with the fact I am not a business student. I am a computer science student but I have a great interest in creating a startup. These questions have probably been …
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Brainstorming the idea of Strategic Alliances
I'm reflecting on the ideas of businesses partnering with other businesses who are targeting the same audience. The idea would be to "partner together" and help promote one another …
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How can non/coders contribute to a startup?
The subject is the question. How can someone who does not know how to code contribute to a startup? Do you recommend that that member attempt to learn some basic coding so as to co …