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Has anyone used ExecRank to source advisors or find advisory roles?

Igor Makarenko drill.city - new type of online language learning school

Last updated on September 26th, 2017

accidentally clicked on downvote. is there a way to undo it? how to get to the comments string for the topic in the title? OK, the second question... More

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Would you advise keeping a developer on long term for maintenance after development or building your own technical team?

Hugh Proctor Hard working, dedicated and innovative CEO / CTO

September 26th, 2017

Hi, I'm going to slightly disagree with creating your own dev tech team, if you've never had any experience in managing tech devs. Imagine, if you... More

Question · Entrepreneurship · Solo founders

Are there any examples of successful solo founder companies?

Maja Rašić QA Tester

September 26th, 2017

By successful I mean profitable. I've heard success stories of people making millions from adsense or from creating software products. A good one... More

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How to attract Customers without Paid Advertising and Content Marketing?

Marque Sales Engineer for Security Consultancy

September 26th, 2017

There are several dozen methodology responses in your thread, all that focus on the HOW. How are you going to get people to notice your business,... More

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I have a startup with one rev generating client. Cofounder wants to pivot, and I need to move on to other things. What % should I keep in the co, if any?

Sadique Khan Efficient inventor frugal

September 26th, 2017

Hi, Your ownership depands on how much you have invested into the venture, both from monetory front as well as the build, keep up or any other efforts. Based... More

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Any experience with FoundersCard?

Colt Agar Founder & Managing Editor @ TheTechReviewer.com

September 26th, 2017

I know this is the an old question, but I have been a FoundersCard member for the last 10 months and feel as though I can answer it for any prospective... More

Question · Entrepreneur · Equity

I have a startup with one rev generating client. Cofounder wants to pivot, and I need to move on to other things. What % should I keep in the co, if any?

Min Oh

Last updated on September 26th, 2017

Cofounder wants to take what we built but pivot the business. The business would be something different, but the foundation would be the same. I'm... More

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What are recommended resources for validating an idea in retail analytics?

Last updated on September 26th, 2017

+1 for Paul Garcia's response which I just saw after I wrote response below.... if this is for independent retailers, the Yelp API makes it very... More

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Does anyone know if there are companies out there that help you sell your startup? If so, can you share your experience? Thank you

David M

September 25th, 2017

Talk to directly-I agree. Start out with an email to the CEO of the companies you want to sell to if you know who they are. If not, research and find. More

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for digital startup similar to upwork , what is the minimum and maximum equity level to be granted to a business angel?

Elana B

September 25th, 2017

This is all based on what you do with the money you take and where you go with it, if you dilute yourself too much early on and cannot bootstrap you... More

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Should we retain a lawyer before we approach investors?

Raymond Williams Software Developer at Vista Entertainment Solutions USA

September 25th, 2017

Yes, unless you can confidently negotiate the legal funding terms proposed by investors. Even still, an investor would want you to have a lawyer. Suggested... More

Question · Advisor Equity · Equity contracts

for digital startup similar to upwork , what is the minimum and maximum equity level to be granted to a business angel?

Francesco Arrighi Passionate of robots and internet opportunity, I've an unicorne to feed

Last updated on September 25th, 2017

I'm working to develope a sturtup and its core business is similar to UpWork. at the moment we are three in the team, me (CEO at 51%), a guy (CTO... More

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Question · E-Commerce · Management

Would you advise keeping a developer on long term for maintenance after development or building your own technical team?

Treasure Kahitu Co-founder. Innovation and diversity is a major concentration

Last updated on September 25th, 2017

I am getting a developing company to create my company's website. I am not a technical person. The plan is to have them give me and two IT people... More

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How to attract Customers without Paid Advertising and Content Marketing?

Steve Owens

September 25th, 2017

There are no universal rules for marketing. Each industry is different. What works wonders in one, may be zero in another. I would start by finding... More

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What are recommended resources for validating an idea in retail analytics?

Ashish Chakraborty TOP 100 CIOs award for consecutive3 years.Driving Cyber security,Driving IT strategy.Customercentric

September 25th, 2017

Use the DIKW pyramid .

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Mobile App Download Strategies (Dots)

Cassi Kjun Jiyong App promotion, app install, review and rating provider.

Last updated on September 25th, 2017

Hi there, to get millions of downloads, the first thing you should do is optimizing the following factors to increase the download rates: Create an... More

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How to attract Customers without Paid Advertising and Content Marketing?

Dimitry Kushelevsky

September 25th, 2017

Stoyan, No easy answers to your problem, but I came across this training video some time ago, and thought you may get a lot out of it, especially... More

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Why pay sales team prior to results?

Thomas Fraser Entrepreneur

September 24th, 2017

Sumeet @Code Factree I'm certified in basic, visual basic, C, C++, Perl, PHP, Java, etc. etc. etc. I have more college than most professors and I've... More

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How do I get in touch with angel investors?

Harrison Rose Co-Founder & CEO, ex-AT&T Labs, ex-Apple, MBA, strategist, startup expert, robots, software, bus dev

September 24th, 2017

I would add to Raymond Williams great list an important "word of mouth" network sources: your professional service provides such as attorney or accountant.... More

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I have a final prototype, a patent, website, and a simple business plan, but I'm not really sure what my next steps should be?

Wally Barr Business Owner at Undrnu Management

September 24th, 2017

Your next step is to create sales or pre orders. While I am not shunning the need for a business plan it is and should be a dynamic document. It should... More