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How to attract Customers without Paid Advertising and Content Marketing?

Victor Eduoh Digital Marketer | Business Strategist | Inbound Specialist

September 26th, 2017

This is really a tough position, because actuating your first market entry vertical does actually need a small budget at the very least. However,... 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

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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

Ryan Buckley Co-founder and Partnerships at Scripted.com

September 26th, 2017

Yep! These are called investment banks. They range from the huge (Goldman Sachs) to the tiny ("consultants" with no office). If you expect to sell... 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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What are recommended resources for validating an idea in retail analytics?

Paul Garcia President at TABLE

September 25th, 2017

I would say that independent retailers generally don't have the sophistication level required to understand and use your service effectively. Chain... 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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Should we retain a lawyer before we approach investors?

Michael Eagleton 李马克 Australian Maker resident in Shenzhen since 1997 building agriculture marketplace platform incubator

September 25th, 2017

Con - the cost depending on the law firm // Pro - the cost to you, your team and your business if you get it wrong

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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 ( Data, information, Knowledge, Wisdom) 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?

Adam Bell Connecting China, ASEAN and the world

September 25th, 2017

Hello Stoyan I've helped many startups and find one approach is to look into who your target customers are, how you can reach them, and preferably... More

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Suggestions for finding a marketing/advertising/sales person and type of marketing person?

mohamed feras elghandour Owner@digitalagency

September 24th, 2017

hello , danny its feras elghandour i am certified digital marketer from the industry leaders ( google-hubspot-facebook etc ) and i am just starting... More

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

David M

September 24th, 2017

Very interesting. There was a recent post about ExitRound. The CEO stated that their business model was based on done deal transactions essentially.... More

Question · Business Development · Business Strategy

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

Jonathan Fontanez CEO & Founder, Experienced Developer

September 24th, 2017

I'm really interested in the problem of helping retailers build personalized experiences through in-store analytics (i.e. segmentation, customer conversion,... More

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How do I get in touch with angel investors?

Gareth Hughes Pursue your passion, enjoy life, give back.

September 24th, 2017

Your best way to get in touch with angel investors is through a connection. See if there's anyone you know or someone in your network who can make... More

Question · Customer Acquisition · Customer Discovery

How to attract Customers without Paid Advertising and Content Marketing?

Stoyan Vlahovski Entrepreneur by Hearth, Facebook Marketing Specialist, currently studying and a Hustler

September 24th, 2017

One of the hardest things is to get your initial customers. The general advice is "Create a customer persona, choose a channel to target them, etc."... More

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