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Who are the top ecommerce website development companies on the east and west coast?

Charlie Leo Business Analyst

October 19th, 2017

You can try Contus, is an California based eCommerce development company with 9+ years experience which has worked for big names like Accenture, The... More

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How can I be your ideal employee?

Bingo Zhou CoFounder@Snoop Tech, CTO@AngelsGlobal

October 18th, 2017

Hi Emma, If your ultimate goal sooner or later is to build your startup, and if your financial status allows you to do that right now, I'd suggest... More

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What is the most reliable way to test out your product idea before actually building it?

Rajesh Nerlikar Product exec from Opower (IPO), HelloWallet (acquired) and Hitchsters.com (acquired)

October 18th, 2017

I've been thinking about this myself for a couple ideas I'm working on. I think the best way is to talk to prospective users and gauge excitement.... More

Question · Marketing Strategy

What marketing activities need to happen at the Seed Stage?

Logan Herzog Facebook/Instagram Lead Gen For Startups

Last updated on October 18th, 2017

I've read recently that growth isn't a focus until Series A. Are there any marketing steps that have to be taken before then?

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What is the proper way to scale my online business?

Pieter Oliver If you hate potholes and want to help fix it pm me.

Last updated on October 18th, 2017

Answering about the wrong ways is much easier than the right ways. One thing that I see loads of founders fail at is showing their potential customers... More

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What influence do your investors have on your decisions?

Roderick Manzie Experienced Co-Founder with Sale/Acquisition, Finance, Commercial and COO skills

October 18th, 2017

The answer is not a static one for any given company - it depends on how things are going. In my experience, once you've gained their confidence to... More

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What is your biggest challenge in customer acquisition in eCommerce?

Audrey Zack Marketing Manager @MobiCommerce, a Top eCommerce & mCommerce App Development Company

Last updated on October 18th, 2017

As per the survey, acquiring new customers are quite difficult and 5 times more expensive. I think the biggest challenge is a cost that companies... More

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What's your recommended approach in building a prototype?

Roman Rudnik CEO in IconDesignLAB.com, Articline Software

October 18th, 2017

A simple layout that helps you put together thoughts can be created in a program such as POP or PowerMockup. If you need a more powerful tool check... More

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What are some good questions to ask a potential "idea" person before partnering?

Nuno Ribeiro Fighting my way through Entrepreneur

Last updated on October 18th, 2017

Sorry to hear that.... I've been in the other side, with a company ready and all but no coding. So I dove deeper into it and got it working. Why don't... More

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Jira or BaseCamp?

Randall Carr Staff Engineer at Sony Interactive Entertainment

October 18th, 2017

Personally, I find neither that helpful when it comes to proj. mgmt. In my experience, Jira is good at bug tracking and regression. I found BaseCamp... More

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What is your favorite all in one digital marketing software data tracking software for B2C?

Kenneth Momanyi Entrepreneur | Founder @TextWik

Last updated on October 17th, 2017

Geoff! I will speak specifically for Text Marketing campaign since this is the field i specialize and know the ins and out better with the analytics... More

Question · Coder · Coding

What are some good questions to ask a potential "idea" person before partnering?

Adrian Leishman Full stack developer and SEO expert with a strong business understanding

Last updated on October 17th, 2017

I'm a very seasoned web and app developer. I'm also pretty good on the business and tech side of things. A few months ago, I took a call from an idea... More

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Question · Angel investor · Business Analysis

What influence do your investors have on your decisions?

Chris St Pierre Cofounder @Softhatch, Technology Consultant

Last updated on October 17th, 2017

I am interested in seeing what experiences entrepreneurs have with their investors. To what extent does the investor control or influence hiring decisions,... More

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I'm gonna meet a billionaire in-person tomorrow to discuss my early stage venture. Advice?

Victor Fajardo Founder at ROTCIV Marketing

October 17th, 2017

Just be yourself. being young does not determine someone's success. Sell your idea by painting a bigger picture of goals. Elaborate on how you intend... More

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Changes to Ownership in LLC

Dane Madsen Organizational and Operational Strategy Consultant

October 17th, 2017

Anything can be negotiated. The formula for ownership is what ever you all agree upon. You have leverage to the extent you can control your own involvement.... More