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How to direct marketing initiatives for a Start up
We are a location based social network connecting like minded people. We are ready with our product and want to select a city to start marketing. Basic costs touch upto $5k a month just for marketing. ...
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Worldwide Ecommerce From One Location: What requirements are there from other states and countries?
Details: I plan to sell downloadable information through passive search-engine ads, which could end up anywhere. I am hoping that US copyrights will be sufficient (can I do better?).
My unbacked ...
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How impactful can a city be to a startup?
On a website like groupon were it is centrilized (location based) how impactful and important is the first location the website is launched?
Meaning if an app (again like groupon) launches in ...
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overcoming permission matters founding in another country
This is about starting elsewhere and not in the country one lives in. The reason is that there are countries that appear as a better starting place than the country I live in; livelier, more open ...
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What should happen first: File for the Business or Find a Place to do Business?
The question came to mind when I went to file for the business which will be an LLC in Florida. One of the questions that came up was the address in which I will be conducting business. On the other ...
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Should I drop my plan and change my location back?
around 1 year ago I quit my job . Which was in a metro city and changed my location to a small city(my hometown) to start my business. and according to me for starting a business we should have 3 ...
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Is there a best place to start up?
I live on the west coast. Of France. I'm currently looking at starting my own web startup. I have the idea, the expertise, even the cofounder. I'm reading a lot on the subject, and I intend to ...
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Where should I go with my idea?
I am almost finish with my Web application.
I was thinking to go to California and present it to angels.
Is it a good place to find angels?
I is there places I should go to meet people that can ...
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What is the best strategy/events to launch a startup?
We are having a startup in social and location based networking space.
We are currently in private beta.
What will be the best strategy or events to launch the product?
Thanks!
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location-based social network (foursquare)
I'm interested in how a company like Foursquare would start up. So let's pretend they are at the very beginning of their idea and they have no money; just the idea. So they write down their business ...
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How to grow a social media business based on location, from one location to global?
I assume Foursquare faced this issue. You've got a social service that is location based but requires a lot of users to make valuable. I'm in a similar boat with an upcoming start up, and I'm trying ...
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In attracting investors, does the city/location of the startup play a role?
In attracting investors, does the city/location of the startup play a role? Is it better to start the company in Souther California or in Bellevue, WA ?
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Is it critical to partner with a local VC? East-West a problem?
I'm in NY. It's been suggested I limit the scope of my VC courting to my native coast. I appreciate the intimacy of the entrepreneur/VC relationship, but if I'm looking for early-stage funding, ...
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U.S. customer perceptions of foreign based online services/applications
Were are working on an online service that will sell both digital and physical goods in the U.S. Orders for physical goods will be fulfilled by U.S. based suppliers.
I am American but based in Spain ...
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Which VC firms are in the New England (East Coast) area?
Are most technology based venture capital firms headquartered in California or are there also plenty of venture capital firms in the New England area (New York, Boston, etc)?
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Concrete examples of _why_ Silicon Valley is best for a startup?
I read here, and in articles elsewhere, about how important it is for a startup to be located in Silicon Valley. But they're all very vague, mentioning "the energy" or "the talent" or "networking."
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Can I use a UPS Store for mailing address and for service of process address?
I am starting an online company and for various reasons want it to be located in one city (in another state) that I visit frequently. I actually do much of the work for the company in that city, from ...
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Where should startup founders live in the Bay Area?
My two-person education startup is looking to move to San Francisco for personal and business reasons. What are the possibilities and tradeoffs of where to live/work? Our general (somewhat ...
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Start-up Address and Phone Number
What are people's perspectives on a start-up that has or doesn't have a physical location or phone number listed on their website?
My site is currently still in Beta and I am still making adjustments ...
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Where to start business. I am planning to move countries - can my business when started relocate easily?
I currently live in South Africa, but I am an Australian citizen. I am planning to relocate to the UK for 2 years and then Ireland indefinitely. I am building an online business to market a product ...
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Is there room for a service based on location?
... allowing businesses to post ads for local communities, getting info about public services, tourism information, and also memorable places for all users? I had trouble finding such a service ...
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LLC is in CA, but I am shipping products out of different state
My LLC is in CA, but I am shipping products out of a different state, does that create
complications? Do I need to create s LLC in that other state too?
My best
Elke
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Chile and “Santiago Valley”
Inspired by Vivek Wadhwa's post on TechCrunch, I've spend the last 12 hours researching Chile and thinking about moving to Santiago.
Chile is really appealing to me right now. One thing I could find ...
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Best location for corporation setup with no physical location?
I'm looking to put together a "virtual studio" with no physical location, at least initially. The current portfolio of founders could potential consist of members in 4 different states and 1 in ...
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What advantages of Silicon Valley did you discover after starting a business there?
Ok, let me apologize for another question about Silicon Valley and the notorious "location" tag, but I have a really revised question here.
While the question sounds the same ("What are the ...
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Packing up and moving to Silicon Valley. Stepping out of my comfort zone or just plain naïve?
The city I have lived in for the past 10 years just isn't a very good environment for internet entrepreneurs and I feel like it's holding me back. I just graduated from college in December so I've ...
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Is Houston, TX a good place for startup
Based on the discussion here, Houston was listed as one of the startup friendly state in USA. After doing some more research about the city of Houston I am very keen with Houston as it seems to be a ...
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What tips do you have for a new co-working space?
A few of us in Waterloo are planning to launch a new co-working space, and we've done a lot of the ground work, but I'm looking for any non-obvious tips and suggestions from veterans. If you have run, ...
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How might one get a local business directory for a niche of a category?
It is easy to white label or launch a hosted directory of local businesses; there are countless providers who can even segment the directory to a specific locality or category (i.e. restaurants, ...
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Does a startup really need to be located in Silicon Valley to be successful?
What's so special about the valley, besides being around other startup folks, that entrepenuers feel they must be located there? Now before you go off quoting Paul Graham or Marc Andreessen please ...
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Is location important for a bootstrap web-based startup?
I have approximately five year experience in not-web-based business (managed to start a small company without side investment and it is profitable now; the company produces advertisement equipment).
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which are the best locations/ country to launch an internet busines?
I plan to launch internet based company, targeted at global users. I am from India currently living in France. Which country/location do you think will be the best to be based at. I am thinking mainly ...
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Online Marketing for Accountants & Lawyers - How should it be done?
If you were the owner/partner in a traditional professional services business, ie an accountant or a lawyer, how would you use internet marketing to build your practice?
One path would be to run ppc ...
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How important is the location of the office for business' image?
I plan to start my venture from home; however, I am not sure if this is a good idea. Although, it will help me in saving capital, it may not look very professional (especially in India) to meet with ...
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Is location important for a startup?
I always think that location is somewhat important for a startup, and I always think that USA is a perfect place for a startup because it has a large market (of 300 million people). My (premature) ...
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What is the best geographical location to do business?
This is a very subjective question. Anyway, what do you think are the factors that make a certain city or area a good geographical location for business. I'm sure there are way to many entrepreneurs ...
