Software is a set of computer programs, procedures, algorithms and its documentation.
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$1 Per Download
What do you think of $1/download idea ? For example if you've designed wordpress theme its still basically free to use but to download it you would pay $1 for it. This eliminates the need for ...
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Measuring customer satisfaction in ecommerce business
One of the toughest questions that ecommerce businesses face concerns what is at the heart of a business –customer satisfaction. At first glance, anyone doing ecommerce business or having an interest ...
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Have the ideas, found the niche…what to do first?
I have found two completely seaprate niches, and identified the target markets for them both. I have comprehensive ideas and details on how the applications should work. I have a developer that I ...
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How do you manage sales of your phone apps on different platforms?
everyone
I am developing phone apps and would like to introduce them on AppWorld, and later on, sell them on another platforms too. Since I'm a new developer, I need your help. How do you guys ...
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.Net Development team — what's the best way to start a company and get outsourcing work?
We are a .net development team in India, and we are looking for outsourcing work. But how to get such work, and how to represent in the market of software development? How should we approach clients ...
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Software Development company
we are a group of contractors and we have been working as senior developers for more than 15 years.
We have worked in retailer, insurances and media agencies and we got a very strong back ground in ...
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I need advice - Lead developer slap in the face
I have been working with a startup for 6 months. It is an advertising company for which there is a very heavy technology portion (I would say 50% of the company is based off of a mobile front-end, and ...
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Advice to become a technical founder
My aspiration in life is to become a entrepreneur and because of my background (4 years as a software developer) I figure I would go best if I start out as a technical founder at a start up.
I guess ...
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Do startups need a CRM? [closed]
I would like to hear your thought about this. If the answer is yes, what functionalities do you want a CRM to include, and would you pay for such software, or would you try to use free solutions?
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How do I get an IP Lawyer as an Advisor
My pre-seed technology startup has developed unique IP which needs protection. The industry we're targeting is run by giants (with tons of IP), so the IP story will play a key-role on the startup. ...
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Business proposal: good or bad?
The situation is this. I am a software developer that, in his free time, has developed a software library for a specific purpose. I use it to write custom applications that I sell or sell directly the ...
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Why are code-signing (and SSL) certificates so expensive?
I was looking for cheap code-signing certificates, but all I saw were over $100/year. I think the same applies to SSL certificates.
I read some references to insurance coverage amounts, maybe to be ...
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Advertise a small application how to read first data
I just released a small application (price 20 $) that is a sort of personal database that allows users to organize their Data( videos, images, files, text etc) following a layout defined by the user ...
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Off Shore vs “Self Development”
After being a senior developer for quite a few years (more than 15) I would like to start my own business and implement a product that will be used for financial purpose (it will probably take 4-5 ...
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How to write a business plan with opensource software?
I have a business idea that I want to materialize into a business plan. This is my first attempt ever and I want to accomplish this with some open source tools.
I know I can start typing down my ...
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How do I broach the idea of me owning the rights to software when a company is paying me to write it
I am working on a web application that is going into beta test next week for safety engineers, but the company that is paying for it is safety engineers. Ideally, if I had the ownership of the code ...
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I'm a geek, I'm alone, I want to sell my amazing product. I'm not a commercial. How should I do? [closed]
Here's my quick CV:
I'm a real geek: for 18 years between 8 and 12hours a day in front of a computer;
no girlfriend until 20 because computers were more important than anything else;
nervous ...
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How to nail down requirement when the customer is not sure what s/he wants?
Customer comes with a rough software idea and is willing to pay. However, he does not have a detailed requirement. Please kindly advice what to do with this situation (or links to resources). Would ...
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Lead developer with competitive salary. How much equity?
we have been in business for few years,
we have a product (software) that is being refined every day,
we have a small team
we have paying customers.
we are profitable.
Our lead developer, which ...
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Webinar software (Displaying video of desktop, My Audio, attendees can IM chat, etc)
Looking to do some interactive webinars.
These are the features I feel it needs to do:
1.) Share my desktop so the people watching can see what I'm doing. They don't need to be able to take control ...
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Equity for a technical cofounder [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly?
I'm a developer who has been in contact with a nontechnical cofounder to become the technical ...
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How to fight clones?
I would like to know your views on fighting clones.
For example look at these web pages.
polldaddy.com/signup
sissurvey.net/signup.aspx
It is pretty clear that Polldaddy launched poll service ...
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General Graphic UI for Desktop and Web for creating functional prototypes? [closed]
I'd like to get a grouping of icons for various standard Web and Windows buttons and such as a base. have thoughts or ideas on where to get a hodge podge of funtional icons, images and such to create ...
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20% equity for introduction to a major client
I have built a product in the past 4 years for traders that is being used by a few accounts. I haven't done any marketing at all so far, the few clients using it are a few beta testers that have given ...
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Should I email existing customers if they didn't 'opt-in' to receive email?
I have about 2000 users of my first product. When they bought (over the past 3 years), I didn't have any checkbox on my order page asking if they wanted to receive notifications or updates from my ...
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Who to contact to get projects for a start-up software company?
I have a startup software company, and I am trying to find projects for my company. Suppose I am marketing by sending personal emails to companies. My questions are:
In mid-size or big companies, ...
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What happens to equity as the company grows?
What happens when you start a company using Joel's Totally Fair Method to Divide Up The Ownership of Any Startup with two technical founders whose roles change over time?
Imagine the case where the ...
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Why is customized software so expensive?
Actually, I know the answer but I don't know how to market my answer.
Quick background
We're an independent team of 3 developers who write software for a company with 2B in revenue. We've been ...
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Should I file patent under my startup's name or my own name
I am a founder of a startup company. I need to apply one or more patents for the software that I am developing and about to release. Now I wonder whether I should file it under my name or file under ...
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Monetization of a big open-source software frameworks
Let's consider jQuery is an example project for my question.
jQuery is the most renown java script open source software framework nowadays. It was created when working with JavaScript was a real ...
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What are good products that enable a software startup to interface with customers online?
I'm working on a software app that I will sell online. I'm going to go with the "release-early, iterate quickly" plan, so rapid customer feedback is all-important.
I'm looking for a web app for my ...
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Online Meeting Software for a Startup
There are 5 other members in the startup and they work in different locations. We are looking for online meeting software suitable for a small distributed workforce. It has to support at least voice ...
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Contact Management Software for the startup?
I am curious what very small companies and solo types here use for contact management.
What I am going to do with this system is the following. I sell a B2B service. I intend to call businesses and ...
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Should I go to the basics of software development/programming before starting up?
I have an idea for a software product. But I'm not technically strong in the theory of Algorithms, Databases and stuff. i.e.
I can manage to write code that works, but I don't know if it would scale ...
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LLC with contractors
I am not a US citizen and I want to create a company and work with many contractors outside US. It will be software development company. Company will be delaware based LLC, and office will be located ...
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How do I gather people to beta test my productivity tool? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Beta Testers: What is the best way to find good beta testers?
I'm designing and developing a little project overview application. I'd like some people to test it, but so ...
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How to deal with users expecting a free edition of a software product (when not available)?
I'm working to launch my product in the near future and some guys are asking if there will be a "free" version.
I've read some opinions that discourage the freemium model because canibalizes sales ...
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Interactive Educational Game
I'm a high school Special Education teacher who would like to develop an online educational game for students with disabilities. My current tech skills are minimal. Since my idea is in its infancy, ...
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Project management software
My, to put it mildly, understaffed and overworked startup is trying hard to not reinvent the wheel and outsource as much tasks as possible. So we are currently on the look out for a great project ...
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How do minors legally start a business?
I am a fifteen year old Web and iPhone developer. I'm looking to get apps published on the App Store under a business name. So, this leads me to a few questions. (I already have a bought membership).
...
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One or two companies
I am facing a dilemma:
Currently my mobile/web development start-up company is working on two non-profit projects, that may find an audience and therefore promote the company's name among mobile ...
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A source code license that contributors can agree on [closed]
This question is related to a previous one I've asked, but this aspect felt broad enough to deserve its own space.
I have a web site where others contribute code and I am in need of an open source ...
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Looking for most permissive license for human readable source code
Having a web site that may contain source code posted by users, I am in need of a completely obligation free license, and a statement by which users agree code posted by them is allowed to be ...
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What do potential customers look for once they land on the homepage?
If a potential customer visit to a particular website, what are the things he will check,
1) What is the page rank of the website
2) what is the competency of the company
3) How much clients company ...
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Should you hire a candidate who is arrogant?
I am hiring for software developer position.
Now I got this one guy who solved my C test well. But I find that hes a bit oversmart. I also got this other guy whosdid 80% correctly.
So, now I am ...
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for software, how effective is to have separate commercial and personal/non-commercial versions?
I want to know, from experienced software vendors...
How much effective to have separate commercial and (discounted) personal/non-commercial versions of a product (with same features)?
In that sense, ...
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How to do effective marketing of a software design and development company to win more clients/projects?
We are a small software design and development company with expertise in the areas on facebook apps, iphone, android apps development. Most of our clients/projects have come from sites like Elance, ...
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Having a license to your product instead of owning it?
Contracted a developer to build a product. Contract was and we were halfway through the project before we had it in hand (realized mistake there, moving on....) We were under the impression that we ...
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Useful Free or Low Cost Software Applications for Business
I recently learned about and started using Xobni to use with Outlook to manage my contacts and email. I find it really helpful. I also know many companies and organizations use Constant Contact for ...
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Are non-developers really having success using Do It Yourself (DIY) or Automated iPhone Development Tools?
I own a small software development company that gets approached regularly by non-technical users who tried unsuccessfully to build their idea into an iPhone app using free (or cheap) automated ...
