Entrepreneurial Discussions

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Wants to set up an ecommerce business as a Proprietor like flipkart amazon and many more

Anonymous

August 19th, 2017

I Had learned much things about e commerce and got some brief informations. I Just wanted to know to set up the ecommerce business not by an open... More

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Do you recommend starting more than one startup at one time or should you rather focus on one startup at a time?

Abdul Wadood Team member at conception.pk

August 19th, 2017

The first year of a startup is the most critical era. The most of the startup don't get pass this era. Although some people are good at multi-tasking,... More

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How Much Does it Cost to Design an App?

Vivek Shah Digital Marketing Manager @WebCluesInfoTech

Last updated on August 19th, 2017

So you want to know how much does an app cost to build? There is no magic number for this—it depends! It depends on what the app is trying to... More

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What's the best way to gate content?

Shel Horowitz I help organizations thrive by building social transformation into your products, your services, and your marketing

August 19th, 2017

There are tons of forms plugins that can do this. Go to the WordPress plugins page in your admin panel, click on add plugin, and look for good reviews... More

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Early stage, should I be trying to get a cofounder (solo right now) or work on a complete business plan?

Babatunde Sheriff-Balogun DOS, TOLABAT PRIVATE SCHOOLS, MUSHIN, LAGOS, NIGERIA

August 19th, 2017

Get your business plan ready first, except you don't know what you want you need no one to do the plan with you. You can then find a cofounder simultaneously... More

Question · Digital marketing · Lead generation

What's the best way to gate content?

Richard Pridham Investor, President & CEO at Retina Labs

August 18th, 2017

I want to force users to complete a form in order to get our content (case studies, white papers, eBooks...). What's the best way to do this on a... More

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How to hire a CTO for a hardware company?

Niresh Agarwal Growth Strategist

August 18th, 2017

My suggestion would be to look for a technical founding partner who has vested interest to make it work. If you share the skills you are looking for,... More

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Effective communication methods with remote employees?

Faisal Ali Founder @thefaysinationstudio - Full-Stack Designer and Brand Strategist

August 18th, 2017

We used Wrike as our project management tool and its Brilliant, i think you should give it a try - it's not free though but i am sure you will love... More

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Early stage, should I be trying to get a cofounder (solo right now) or work on a complete business plan?

Charles David Dreher We Fund StartUp & Early Stage Companies-Exclusivel

August 18th, 2017

Hello Mr. Matthews, I would encourage you to do both simultaneously. It is important to complete your business plan. It will then be easier to draw... More

Question · Business Strategy

Do you recommend starting more than one startup at one time or should you rather focus on one startup at a time?

Marc Cicatello Financial & Operations Director, former CEO of TMC, Startup obsessed

August 18th, 2017

I've three good startup ideas that I want to start working on with 2 different cofounders as side projects as I work full time but I'm unsure of which... More

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How to hire a CTO for a hardware company?

Vladimir K. CTO, Engineer-Inventor, 15+ years of experience in IT incl. Management, Software, Hardware, Audit

Last updated on August 18th, 2017

Jessica, it's not a problem to find a CTO, however it's really difficult to hire a right CTO who can not only build exactly what you need but also... More

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Solo founder stock plan and vesting

Pavel Bondarev Founder & CEO. PhD in Math & Computer Science. Keen on Predictive Analytics and AI.

August 18th, 2017

Dante, with respect to the founders' shares, they are usually divided by portions and vested in a time depending on achieved results. For example,... More

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As an angel, how do I check a startup's finances?

Almik Singh Strategist & business planner , aimed on creating a better future for people and making a lot money

August 18th, 2017

You should check the versatility and ideology behind the plan .. you will be able to see the results for yourself

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How to succeed without any prior experience or knowledge?

Bob Njiru CO - FOUNDER AND CEO OF CYSTYS LABS

August 18th, 2017

Search the market. Dig deep and search your market.

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Early stage, should I be trying to get a cofounder (solo right now) or work on a complete business plan?

RAGHVENDRA GAUR First generation Entrepreneur with 17 year of experience in Information technology

Last updated on August 18th, 2017

First work on road map... write a business plan and then find a co-founder.

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Hire a software developer or pay a company to develop my app

Niels Koizumi We are all genius once we find our strengths

August 17th, 2017

i've just been in your position and spent a lot of money with a dev company that was good but very expensive. individual developers who will invest... More

Question · Shareholder agreements

Solo founder stock plan and vesting

Dante Martin My mission is to keep humans ahead of the machines.

Last updated on August 17th, 2017

If you are on here the odds are good you don't have a co-founder. So for those of you moving forward anyway, how are you approaching vesting of your... More

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Question · CTO search · Hardware

How to hire a CTO for a hardware company?

Jessica Linville CEO and Founder @ RWEDI Solutions, Inc. Seeking CTO (Mechanical Engineer)

August 17th, 2017

I need to hire a CTO for a water treatment company; however, I am having a hard time locating possible candidates via word of mouth. I have reached... More

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Question · Business planning · Cofounder

Early stage, should I be trying to get a cofounder (solo right now) or work on a complete business plan?

David Matthews Founder of Varys (Anonymous P2P Information Brokerage) progressing past idea looking for a cofounder

August 17th, 2017

I have outlines of my business plan and pitch deck, but I have neither a cofounder nor a complete business plan. If my goal is to have a successful... More

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Are there any dev shops or 'startup consultant' firms with 'accelerators' that aren't scams?

Paul Benedetto Many time entrepreneur, advisor and financial guy

August 17th, 2017

If someone offers funding (1) sight unseen or (2) with hiring/contracting caveats, RUN. These folks are only concerned about themselves, not you. There... More