Questions regarding all aspects of doing business and participating in all WWW services available.
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How much equity do I give [closed]
We are currently three partners in a tech start-up. I'm the founder and hold 85% of the stake. One of my partners is building the analytical engine which is kind of the backbone of our business and ...
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Which country to choose for web development outsourcing [closed]
So considering quality/price which country do you think it is the best option to outsource web development? I heard that Vietnam much is cheaper option than India. I don't know about other countries.
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ISP for hosting company? [closed]
I'm starting a hosting company and I can't seem to find any ISPs that would work. I need one that has enough bandwidth. I also found a couple but they were either closed or very expensive. Also can ...
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Where I can find some inexpensive oversea web developer to build my company website? [duplicate]
I locate in USA. The hourly rate of a programmer is very expensive here. I am trying to find someone from India or China to build my company website (including simple layout graphic and aspx). My ...
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Building a B2B platform [closed]
My question is, what kind of "developer" or "programmer" would i need to find, that could help me build a similar platform to that of amazon, with their third party sellers selling to customers? Also ...
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How to Introduce our new web service [closed]
We are three developers started a website that provides information about institutions in our area and courses they offer. We need to Introduce our service to every institution in order to get the ...
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Deciding between a web app and desktop software for an academic tool
I want to develop a tool which makes it easy for teachers and professors to write tests: multiple version, multiple choice, long answer, scantron, the whole works. The question is, would I be better ...
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What is the best way to build your social network and tie it in with your news site?
I have a news site that I will be launching this summer and would like to use Twitter and Facebook to drive traffic to the site. However, I'm very particular about who I friend/follow on those sites. ...
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Prioritizing: more features for a web version or mobile app first?
We are in a pretty early stage. We have a beta of our web app ready, some user testing finished, and we're just about to do a launch. At this point we have two options:
Add more features to the web ...
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What does a company get in return for investing in a web based startup company?
I have always been curious to know what a company gets in return for investing in a startup company that makes a healthy profit while continuing to grow.
For example: Accel partners invested 12 ...
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How do I develop my idea for a web app while lacking resources and development drive?
I have a web application idea with great potential that I trying to turn into a start up business. I currently work with building application in a .NET environment but for this personal project after ...
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Projecting Sales for Web Dev Business Plan
I am putting together a business plan for my Web Development startup.
Cost of materials, marketing, etc. are the easy (fixed or one-time cost) parts - but I am trying to figure out how to create a ...
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How can I protect my website concept?
My dilemma is that I have the ability to design and develop my web concept to a certain extent and I'm doing courses to equip myself with as much knowledge as I can get to take it as far as possible.
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What are some pitfalls when registering a .com domain name and how do you avoid them?
I have no experience registering a .com domain name and am looking into how to do this. I came across a site which lists “10 things you must know before you register a domain name with anyone.” The ...
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Is the web startup overdone?
First of all, I was wondering if anybody else had the impression that as Internet-startup-people, most of our ideas are about things that are Internet-related and tend to follow the big trends such as ...
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How to determine the monetization sources of a startup web service
I am "Russian" by nature, and maybe due to that I am finding it hard to see what may seem obvious to a western person. I read a lot of investment stories on techcrunch.com about "what it seems ...
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Setting A Price Range for A Custom Website Design
sorry if this is the wrong area to be posting this, but after looking through the other various stackexchange sites, I thought this one was most suitable for my question.
I'm a first year university ...
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How do you keep track of all the web apps you use to run your business?
I use a lot of sites to run the by business. Fresh books for invoices, smartrecruiters for recruiting...other sites for conference calls, collaboration, human resources, advertising, etc. etc.
Right ...
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from hobby to the real thing
I started a few years ago a few blogs with the format of a directory with some business listed on it. It started by using all free stuff (free blog services, hosting, templates, images etc etc) today ...
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How do I Distribute Online Games to Other Websites?
I am currently starting a website that promotes the collaboration of artists programmers and musicians to develop web and mobile games. Once these games are complete I would like to distribute them to ...
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Do I need traditional marketing for a web startup?
Is traditional marketing (newspapers, magazines, outdoors, tv, radio..and so on) necessary for a web startup in a tough niche (travel industry)?
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what's a fair amount to charge to build and maintain a web site for a small clothing boutique?
I'm a professional programmer. I've been asked to visit the owner of a small downtown clothing boutique because she wants a "web presence". Probably just a simple place holder web site with their ...
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PUN domain name suffixes [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Non .Com Domains - Does it Really Affect Branding?
I have been meaning to get on with my idea and first thing - the domain for its website. Naturally it was already ...
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How to promote a web application?
Does anyone have any opinions on the best way to promote a web application aimed at developers? We have spent the last few months developing an application and it will be released some time this week.
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On launching new web application, build or campaign first?
I'm a software guy so the approach I tend towards is to build something which does at least some core functionality first before telling anyone about it, and refine it through usage.
But recently I ...
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What steps should be taken to create a “sustainable” web design (as opposed to graphic design) startup company?
I'm interested in determining the steps needed to create a 'sustainable' startup in web design, which should be somewhat different from graphic design firms. Topics include computing energy cost of ...
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Where to look for inspiration when designing product/company website?
To begin with, let me say that "hire a designer" is not really an answer. Problem is, I will still have to evaluate and accept or reject whatever he or she creates. Personally I would go with a ...
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Do I need a tech co founder at this point?
Here's my situation. A year ago I outsourced a website to be built. Went into it blindly, failed miserably, lost tons of money. Moved on.
In the meantime, I've come up with a new concept for a ...
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global commercial website with a domain other than .com - can it ever succeed?
I'm considering launching a fairly niche website that has the potential developing into major commercial venture. But all the possible .com domains are already taken. I'm not exaggerating - absolutely ...
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How to build a successful web application?
I'm still in highschool, but I'm fairly well versed in programming. I've taken a variety of courses at my school, and I've also read a number of books, as of recent, I've been focusing on web ...
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StartUp Expenses for a web site corporation?
I'm looking for a list of costs associated with a large internet website startup such as groupon or yelp. Ground floor starting point before seeking seed investment, what startup costs would be ...
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seeding content for a web 2.0 site
so you've built a great web 2.0 system....the system works great....but you need to seed it with content so that it reaches that critical mass....the question is how do you do it?
so...what are some ...
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Ads or no Ads for a web app?
I'm just about to release my first publicly available web app, and I'm wondering what type of revenue model to use.
Basically, the entire idea of the app is that it does not require log ins, so, ...
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Should I make my service free?
For the past year I have been developing a VERY niche based review/community site, in the healthcare field. I did as much h/w as possible in searching for competitors, and there were zero direct ...
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How does a startup get a lot of Facebook fans?
I have a Facebook fan page for my startup and I'm looking to increase the numbers of fans. What are some techniques for acquiring real, legitimate fans?
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US web startup - what legal steps do I need to take
I am on the verge of being ready to launch a new web application. The application charges a small monthly fee to its users. It is hosted on servers overseas.
However, currently, there is no legal ...
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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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People are saying its “really cool” but hard to convince them to signup - any suggestions?
We developed a social networking platform that connects people with other similar people by analyzing their dreams - everyone is saying its cool but its hard to convince people to signup - any help?
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What is more important: Uniqueness of Idea or Marketing?
It would seem to me that users would more likely frequent a site that is well marketed (SEO, etc.) rather than one that is technically superior but has less exposure on the web. Going by this it would ...
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Where and how to find customers for a starting business?
I have recently (two months ago) started up a new business in the webdesign industry/Freelance industry. Everything is going well, I am creating a lot of modules which I can re-use for every client ...
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Home page for a B2B site
I am designing the landing page for a B2B site and want to demonstrate the steps involved in using the product with images. For example, if the sequence of events is 1) User emails us something 2) The ...
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How many users use Google, Yahoo, MSN and Outlook Calendars? [closed]
I'm working on a product and needs to check how many users are using web based calendars. Or how many users create calendar events per year. I need this to figure out the market size. I tried to ...
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Any online performance review sites? [closed]
Are there any web based performance management sites for a small business? We need to be able to have our employees take a self review at the end of the year and have a reviewer rate their ...
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Web utilities for webstartups [closed]
I like the proactive invitations offered by SnapEngage, together with the cobrowsing functionality. I think it is something important for a website.
I would love it if everybody could share some ...
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What kind of equity should I be looking for? - Tech Startup
I am currently the Director of Engineering for a tech/website startup in NYC. I was hired in Nov 2010 after they obtained an angel investment of around 1 million dollars. I am the second tech hire.
I ...
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recommendations for PHP/HTML CMS for a Cloud database
I am working with a web development and design company that has posed a custom CMS for my business. Since this will eat up 60% of the budget for the site, and also I fear tie me to the company, I am ...
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kickstarter alternatives for non US startups?
I've recently been looking into getting funding for my startup (we're building a web-based social platform). I've looked into www.kickstarter.com and it looks pretty cool however it is only open to US ...
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Which business model is better for the new web startup?
I would like to ask you for your opinion on pros and cons of 2 different business models for a social networking+user advertising start up.
For a very vague description and comparison, imagine this ...
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Is it possible to startup a web hosting / development company that only communicates via email
Is it possible to start up a web hosting / development company that only communicates via email?
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Web 2.0 marketing strategy tips that is not about SEO
Every single website marketing strategy tips that I find on the Internet virtually all talk about some sort of SEO technique.
Yes, SEO is important, we know this already. Now, has anyone actually ...
