Topics related in general to business ideas and ideation.
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Starting an MBA essay application consulting firm?
I'm a college entrepreneur (currently pursuing my bachelors in Business) and I've been studying/reading books about the different strategies that successful business school candidates use to get into ...
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Where should I go with just an idea, no capital or product or partners?
I have read the FAQ and hope that I have added enough detail to my question that it will not be considered to vague or open.
I have a great idea for a software product that I think could make a lot ...
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Will employer invest in my idea?
Let me describe a situation I happened to be in by now several times. I work in the field of detector/electronics/imaging systems development. I often get some new technical ideas and solutions, ...
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Should I outsource the development of my idea or develop it myself?
Short background:
I have a web startup idea which solves an existing problem. There are many online solutions available for the problem, but my solution is "unique". I have done a basic background ...
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How to check if an idea will work and generate revenue?
I have done quite a bit of research before posting this question, so when I say I have a "good" startup idea it means:
I am solving a very common problem => there is scope for revenue generation
My ...
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Protecting a website idea
Feel free to redirect me if there's a forum this would be better suited for, I'm still unfamiliar with the functions of the different forums.
I'm going to begin a project soon that requires a lot of ...
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How a company that uses a website like groupon calculates the minimum items they need to sell?
I have the intention of giving a try at one of those group buy like businesses that you can get prepared for you and start selling in your neighborhood or village. I understand, how the hold idea ...
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Group Buy Business Startup Tips
Is there anyone that has experience with some groopon like applications (clones) and would like to share with me their experience?. I am just a programmer and I don't have much experience with ...
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Business opportunities around IPv6?
(I asked this a while back on startups.com but didnt receive any response. I hope its not a problem posting here)
There's a coming shortage of IPv4 addresses, for which IPv6 is the solution. eg: ...
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I have an idea for a radically different business model for a VERY longstanding, almost universally used service
I am still paying on my college loans, have a child going to a private university on partial scholarship in the fall, not great credit, low disposable income, a happy marriage, very rewarding career, ...
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Should I pursue someone who stole my idea?
I consult to companies. I specialize in problem resolution, project management, research and occasionally, if there's a call for it, development.
Recently, I was contacted by a development manager at ...
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Should I trust software development companies from Asia?
There are lots of sites around the internet that offer cheap labour from an offshore location. What do you think about using this type of site to speed up your local business? Is it a good idea? Has ...
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Why would someone write captchas all day?
A while ago i was surfing around the internet and i found this site: captchatrader.com. I don't understand why would someone pay for people to solve captchas.
What is the reason? What do they get ...
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Is is legal to use research papers to build a product / service (and you're not the researcher)
pretty much as the title says...
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I'm not sure how to satisfy the entrepreneurial itch
I have a good job and a good salary that supports my family, but I find myself constantly dreaming of owning my own business. It's a sort of obsession that I can't stop. It's been going on for about 4 ...
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What do you do when you have an idea _and_ money but no expertise or experience creating a technical product?
I know that seems like a "how do I cope with my spoil of riches?" type question and I apologize in advance for being the type of amateur class that for all I know has a popular tumblr blog dedicated ...
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How to present and sell a business/product (one in the same) to potential buyer (bigger company) without risking them stealing my idea?
I have developed my product completely, and have built a business for the product to be able to take to market. The product is unlike anything else on the market as of now and in my opinion would work ...
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Determining Feasability of Information Product
Having just been recently laid off, I would like to give some attention to an idea that's been incubating in my mind for a while for an information-based product. This is similar to the model of ...
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How does one know if it is worth to venture into a product?
I know that a particular product will be useful to a whole group of people. However, I am uncertain if once the product is made, the people will purchase the product.
Prior to making the product, how ...
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Need suggestions on naming payment options
We mainly use PayPal as our payment processor on our website. Of late we're seeing that PayPal is having issues with corporate credit cards. Moreover, going forward, PayPal won't accept payments more ...
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Single Speed Bicycle Startup - Looking for manufacturing suggestions
I am in the early stages of starting up a single speed/fixed gear bike company. There are a few smaller bike companies out there already that offer lower priced bikes in the $400 dollar range but they ...
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How to find out if my idea for a company already exists?
I have an idea for a company I want to start (based around a product initally). How can I find out if a similar product already exists?
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My business model: helping guys get laid [closed]
I’m entered into a business plan competition at my university and I could use a little inspiration to get my brain juices flowing. If the business plan works out I might even implement it in real ...
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Where to draw ideas from?
There are many great products and projects going on everywhere. Even if they aren't great - it doesn't matter. People are realizing their ideas and doing what they love.
So, where are people finding ...
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Is it a real pain? Should I spend a couple of month of my time on it?
I always hear that a good idea is to solve people's pain. Here I have one:
Pain: When I really want to talk
to some one. His/her phone is always
busy/no answer/please leave message
... etc. So I ...
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What are the liability risks of shared startup ideas?
I've been working on a startup plan, and, per the advice I've seen many times, haven't kept it a secret, but rather have talked to a lot of people about it, and gotten some good ideas and direction. ...
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How to validate startup idea w/o giving it away?
My current startup has stabilized and is running pretty much on cruise-control... What is interesting, however, is that as I was looking to provide an additional service to my potential customers, I ...
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Are patents worth investing in?
We have got patents for specific technologies in the past, they cost a lot and the value was not really visable.
We often develop specific algorithms for real-time systems and work with a range of ...
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Doing a startup on H1-B
I have been itching to do a startup since a long time but this visa (H1-B) is getting forever to sort out (6+ years already)
One idea to work around the H1B issue is as follows -
I transfer my H1 ...
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Should I give away my idea to an incubator program?
I'm considering applying my site, currently early in development, to YCombinator. Do I risk having my idea stolen by going through with the application process? They're asking very specific questions ...
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I have the POC where can I get Developers to build it to commercial launch for Equity in the business
I have built the Proof Of Concept for my web app idea, and it's great although a few aspects need to be added.
However our budget is completely out.
We have been looking for a development team who ...
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Think I Have a Great Startup Idea, Don't Know Next Steps
Ok, so everyone thinks they have the next big great idea. Let's just assume for the sake of this question that I really DO have a good/great idea.
Some background and basic. I'm obviously not ...
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What criteria do you use to judge the viability of a startup?
I'm currently building an evaluation grid to help me pick my next venture from my list
I would like to get more criteria to complete it.
Criteria can be both objective and subjective. I prefer ...
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What is better to start a business: a Great Idea or Skills/Expertise?
There are two alternatives to startup path:
A great idea (to solve a gigantic consumer problem) with enormous scalability, sustainability for long-term but in a different field/industry in which the ...
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iphone app credit idea
I am looking to develop a mobile application that allows users to sell and purchase a digital asset using a micropayment credit system. We also may require using internal functionality of the mobile ...
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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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Would it be smart to go straight to the big boys to implement an idea?
I have an idea that I want to bring to life that I believe will revolutionize the way we take care of our health and as a result improve our healthcare industry by reducing costs for health care. So ...
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Getting an idea off the ground, and protecting it at the same time
This is my first question on here, so please excuse me if I haven't got used to any cultural norms this stack site has.
I have an idea, a great idea. An idea that I truly believe, with maybe a little ...
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Choosing a business to dive into
Let me start by giving a quick intro to myself. I've worked as a Technician for hosting companies, Systems Administrator for software development companies, as a CTO for a very successful online ...
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Need ideas: Selling a lite version of our eBook on Amazon
We are in the process of creating an eBook. Now we are contemplating to release this ebook in two versions, full and lite. 'Lite' version would be created to reach the extensive Amazon audience. The ...
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How can I stop a new business from collapsing
I love software and plan to startup a business out of it. However I am told that over 90% of new startups fail before their 5th birthday. I don't intend to fail but I wonder what it takes to produce a ...
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How to source deals for my daily deals website start up?
Firstly, I know what you are thinking already, "Not another daily deals website!" - it's true, I am entering an oversaturated, highly competitive market of daily deal websites. It's going to be an ...
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Is it a good idea to create a new app on WordPress?
Is it a good idea to use WordPress as the base for a startup app? Would a VC invest in an app if it was built on WordPress, regardless of the idea? The app, for example, is a photosharing site using ...
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Is my code startup-worthy?
I created a pretty complex piece of software a while back for a client. I own all access rights to the code and can do anything with it.
In a very brief summary, this code can connect to a database, ...
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Instapaper for videos?
I love instapaper (read later or any similar tool), My question is who's going to do it for videos?
Imagine that you see a video but want to watch it later, you click your bookmarklet (browser ...
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Suggestions for a video game site that deals with videos?
I'm about to launch a very (VERY) simple site for video games. It's basically a site that allows you to watch Youtube videos for video games.
I'm struggling with the "chicken or egg" problem. I was ...
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How many people should I get to fill out my survey?
I'm trying to do things the proper, "lean" way by looking to survey potential users/customers so I can develop a product people want. The survey is out, but how do I know when I have sufficient data? ...
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Startup ideas: social networks aimed at specific interest groups [closed]
A startup idea has recently crept into my head which is basically a social networking site aimed at a specific interest group.
The rough concept would be a somewhat cut down version of facebook, but ...
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How do I come up with a B2B idea?
I am a first time entrepreneur and have been on the lookout for an idea I can execute. I am interested in creating a service on the web for small and mid size businesses. My day job is a Software ...
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How to deal with easily copyable idea?
I have a new idea that's dead simple and I don't think it's been done before. what precautions should I take to prevent a copycat from emerging and getting popular?
I know getting all the press is ...
