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Jun
9
awarded  Yearling
Mar
24
comment No 1 “must read” for startup founder. Could you point just one?
Opinionated, but still has a ton of great stuff about lean design, and is a pretty quick read with less abstractions and more real takeaways.
Mar
5
answered How can I attain a working knowledge of coding?
Mar
3
asked Is there value in business plan/pitch competitions?
Feb
26
comment What has been the most surprising challenge of doing a start up?
You see a lot of investors citing this self-worth issue as a good reason for having co-founders. They say it takes a pretty strong person to go it alone, not (only) because of workload but because of this emotional component.
Feb
26
comment How to reject Feature Requests?
+1 because the links are to a system where Sam demonstrates how an actual community reacts when you flat out tell them you are denying requests or accepting them
Feb
25
asked How to get a potential co-founder excited about entrepreneurship?
Feb
21
answered How to Set Up Your Social Media Profiles?
Feb
21
comment How to Set Up Your Social Media Profiles?
I agree, and would add to this that identifying the person doing the tweeting makes it less 'faceless corporation' and more personal.
Feb
19
comment Starting out. What do I do first?
+1 for "get mentors" - people in your community who have done what you are trying to do
Feb
14
awarded  Commentator
Feb
14
comment Resources to create a logo
I've had success on eLance as well. I posted a job with a $50 fixed-price, got several responses, and ended up going back and forth with a company about a half-dozen times until I had exactly what I wanted.
Feb
12
awarded  Critic
Feb
12
comment Is it better to learn technology by oneself or to find a cofounder/outsource? (bootstrapped web-startup)
@Tim and Jeff: I don't understand, is the advice then to not even try to learn it oneself? I'm not implying that 40 hours of programming is enough, but I have learned a ton since I've started, and I learn more everyday about the scope of the project.
Feb
11
comment Is it better to learn technology by oneself or to find a cofounder/outsource? (bootstrapped web-startup)
Why the down-vote? This is literally what I've been doing the last few weeks, and I thought it was a pretty good contribution to the conversation. Am I way off here?
Feb
11
answered Is it better to learn technology by oneself or to find a cofounder/outsource? (bootstrapped web-startup)
Feb
6
revised How can I find someone who is well versed and can consult on all of the technologies available today for building a SaaS project?
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Feb
5
revised Has anyone had issues with too high of a seed-stage valuation?
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Feb
5
asked Has anyone had issues with too high of a seed-stage valuation?
Feb
5
answered If I go to meet an angel investor without a business plan, will he dismiss my attempt immediately?