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Would you recommend any business insurance provider? [closed]
I need to purchase general and professional liability business insurance and I was wondering if there are any insurance providers you would recommend. Located in Atlanta, GA.
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Website security
Last Saturday my site received an unusually high volume of brute force attacks. Yep, those darn teens from Western Europe or smart scripts from academic towns in Siberia, trying tirelessly to break ...
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Good ecommerce website for small transactions? [closed]
I want to sell some software online for about $10-15 per unit, probably very few units will be sold initially. Does anybody know any good ecommerce website for this kind of small and infrequent ...
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Recommend a good support ticket system that integrates with Salesforce [closed]
I have a question similar to the following
http://answers.onstartups.com/questions/1876/low-cost-issue-tracker-maybe-with-crm
I'm looking for a issue tracking system that integrates with Salesforce, ...
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The Road not Taken … where's the restart button?
If failed at a business startup, what does it take to have another go?
Precis: Left a safe academic job to start up my own services company ... just in time for the Global Financial Crisis. So now ...
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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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Has anybody tried commissions on deviantart?
I'm extremely interested in this artist: Breisa. Her artworks are really good, and I'd like to commission her. Has anybody ever tried commissioning on deviantart before? How did it go? Were the ...
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What are your habitual mistakes you commonly make and how do you avoid them?
So I do the reading, got a feel for what I should and shouldn't do and even have a business education and then find myself circling back with habitual errors. Hey I'm ok making a unique mistake but a ...
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Finding website developers for multi-site e-commerce integration
I am associated with a number of electronic bulk suppliers who have their own website.
I plan to develop a site that shall work as search engine similar to cheapflights.com where they search for ...
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Best offshore merchant account
What is a good options for an offshore merchant account? I'm not located in the US where it is easy to get a good merchant account, do you know of any good options in offshore locations?
The country ...
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Are future earnings always about your reputation
Are future earnings always about your reputation. To get my start-up up and running I will need to short-circuit a relationship I believe is flawed.
This basically means cutting out a middle man and ...
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Will people still use my app if I have an alternative spelling for my domain name?
abcTech.com is already taken and I'm thinking about registering abcTek.com. Sites like de.lic.io.us (I don't even know where to put the dots) still succeeded despite their horrible names (or maybe ...
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Recommendations for Errors and Ommissions insurance carriers [closed]
Can someone please recommend a good insurance carrier for a comprehensive E&O policy? I have looked at Hartford but found their policy terms lacking. We are in Washington state.
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What's the simplest way to calculate my tax burden?
I'm looking at starting an online game, with revenue coming in through the purchase of in-game bonuses. I've got a team of four people, counting myself, working on setting it up, and it should be ...
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How to get permission/integrate with ERP legally?
I created my own product(P) which is pretty much standalone but would benefit a LOT if it integrates with existing ERP package(ERP). Integration can be done 2 ways:
read only where I pull data from ...
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Our site sells an expensive product most people only buy once. How do we encourage word of mouth promotion?
Our start-up will sell engagement rings online. We recently discovered that a major source of traffic for the market leader is word of mouth recommendations.
We know that great customer service, and ...
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What is the most effective way to market a Local Small Business?
We have successfully launched a small business providing services locally in a couple cities. Uptake of new clients has been slow and we want to spend some of our (limited!) cash to market the ...
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Reliable Windows host, with PHP?
I have a client that has a .NET saas. We're looking for a reliable Windows/.NET host with Sql Server 2008 host that has good support. The gotcha is it also needs to support php and mysql for a ...
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Comunications Skills
I have technical background and founder of software startup. Now, I started learning the importance of Communications Skills in demos and meeting with prospective clients.
Any books or courses ...
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Anyone recommend a startup-friendly PR firm? [closed]
I'm looking for a a recommendation for a startup-friendly PR firm. Anyone have a firm they'd recommend?
I see this question but there aren't any recent answers to the question. Anyone have any new ...
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Qualities Your Web design & Internet Marketing Company Must Have
Everyone want to have a website now but few of them prefer to outsource to companies in India, China etc but few want to get work done in their country, someone nearby.
Do you prefer to outsource to ...
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Is it practical to start a small business while still employed
I have a business idea and would like to start up my own company (providing solutions to theme parks). I could write the software in my own time however im worried starting a business whilst still ...
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How to come up with a great idea?
Most essential part of any start up is a good idea. So what should you do (not specifically, of course), to come up with an idea (including day-to-day behavior, studying etc.)? Thanks for any answers ...
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When should a startup ask employees to sign NDA?
There are lots of contradictory opinions on signing (or not signing) an NDA. The position on this mostly depends on the point of view: is it an employee's point of view or an employer's one.
I think ...
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Where to find talented graphics designers? How much should I expect to pay?
I am looking to create a clothing line, and know exactly the style I want, how the graphics should look, etc...the problem is while I have plenty of vision, I do not have the ability to translate what ...
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Which web design Agency to help design a product website / launch?
We got a product and during the launch we need a good, well designed website with product features etc.
Now we wrote all the features and prepared some scenarios for product showcase, videos, ...
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What are some of the recommended cloud services for start-ups? [closed]
What are some of the recommended cloud services for start-ups?
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How do you make people start searching with your keyword phrase?
I have found a good keyword phrase to target, however, there is no global or local search for it. How do I make a user start typing my keyword phrase, which is almost at zero according to the Google ...
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Where to find designers / programmers for equity
Investors want to see the finished project (+ maybe private beta results).
I came a long way, but I have the feeling that I cant run the last couple of miles without being surpassed by competition.
I ...
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Reports needed for ecommerce and advertising
I'm planning to have a develop build a CMS (in Ruby on Rails) with blogging, advertising and ecommerce integration.
Many types of reports/charts would seem necessary in such a system: Unique ...
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Cost-effective but good Business VOIP providers [closed]
Similar topics have been discussed before, but I was wondering what startups are using now for a good reasonably priced VOIP service. I have heard about most of the players in the market, some are ...
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How do you organize your ideas and actions when starting something up?
I'm curious about how you guys organize your ideas for starting up a new business. I have a bunch of ideas that I never tried to implement, basically because I just don't know from where I could ...
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How to introduce a new service to a conservative target?
We have a shop that sells to resellers. So far, we get the orders by phone calls or faxes. I have been tuning a website that will allow resellers to do all those common tasks online, plus some extra ...
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What specific metrics should I collect as I'm monitoring an early stage web startup?
I'm looking to measure performance of a web-service, and collect meaningful information. What metrics should I be looking for, in order to measure how well the startup is doing?
What have you used in ...
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Sales Commission website with Geolocation?
I'm looking for a Customer Relationship Management solution with an easy to use interface.
The simplest way to describe what I'm looking for is through a [very rough!] mockup:
The idea is that the ...
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when invest in new ideas?
I've been working on a new product for a year. This new product allows me to start developing custom software to fit the needs of each customer but developing the same software isn't very interesting. ...
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FLOSS licensing: should I force copyleft notice in footer?
I'm developing a fairly large web-application with a public-facing JSON REST API, mobile apps for every platform (using AngularJS with Apache Cordova) and specialised e-commerce configurable by users.
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Collaborating with virtual marketing teams?
I understand there are a LOT of project management tools out there. But they all seem to be focused on development teams. Now my startup will include a distributed marketing team, so i would like to ...
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How to start a web development/design business without appearing too “corporate”?
These days, I've noticed that a lot of the one man (woman) shops all try to appear larger than life, i.e. go for a corporate look. I find that given how Social Media has progressed, this isn't a very ...
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Fulfilment services?
I have started an online business and was considering using a fulfilment service but all the providers seem to be to expensive for my needs. The majority of the products we sell weigh less than 2g ...
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Is there a video conference app that will allow you to share screens? [closed]
Is there a video conference app(preferably an iPad app) that would allow two people to view the same screen. For example, revising a slide or browsing while chatting and collaborating.
Ivisit do it ...
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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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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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Pros and cons of FatFreeCRM?
What are the pros and cons of using FatFreeCRM?
It appears to be a lightweight, open-source CRM package.
What important features in other CRM packages is it lacking?
How difficult is it to migrate ...
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What's the best automation trick you know that would relate to most startups? [closed]
Believe the question is clear, if you have questions, just let me know. All real answers will get a vote up by me, and I will select an answer in 24-48 hours. Cheers!
Example: MS-Word Mail Merge, ...
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What are must attend seminars or events for someone who is starting up?
What are some of the must go to events or seminars that someone who is looking to develop a startup company should attend.
Note: This question is location independent and goal is to find what ...
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Pricing model for sellers in an online store
I just finished setting up an online store that involves selling digital content, tangible items like clothes, events tickets etc. However, I have a little challenge on how to charge sellers to add ...
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Accounting firms focused on start-ups, specially with offices in multiple US locations
If you recommend any, based on personal experience, please share some details.
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Opinion: Finders fee or not?
Through a business networking group "business friend of a business friend", you are introduced to a prospect who is interested in your services. The person who introduced you has never met you, but ...
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Online Advertising Agencies for Niche Marketers
My business, targetmeister.com, sells target stands for shooting. I was exclusively using Google AdWords for advertising and that has been effective, but I need more traffic/sales. Today, I signed up ...
