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iOS app development: Hire in or contract a company?

Last updated on August 21st, 2017

Dear Ken, It's a really difficult decision. As an owner, you want to control and track all tasks that are in a progress at the same time you can't... More

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How much should people pay for social media management?

Shubham Jain Exploring

August 21st, 2017

I am a fresher digital marketer in India, and in our market, digital marketers charge around 10-20k INR for complete optimisation and media management. More

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How Much Does it Cost to Design an App?

Vivek Shah Digital Marketing Manager- Web Analyst- SEO, Social Media Marketing Expert- @WebCluesInfoTech

Last updated on August 21st, 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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Are there any dev shops or 'startup consultant' firms with 'accelerators' that aren't scams?

Suretek Infosoft Business Development Manager

August 21st, 2017

It happens manier Times the best idea would first seek a investor and mentor after having budget business plan ready then start searching for the... More

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Would it be better for my smal business to contract out it's digital market / SEO or to bring on a partner to handle it.

Ankit Sinha Cling.org.in

August 21st, 2017

Hi John Hannan , Its nice to here that you already set this much of market. That means you need not to start from the scratch.As your business is... More

Question · Contracting · Digital marketing

Would it be better for my smal business to contract out it's digital market / SEO or to bring on a partner to handle it.

John Hannan Ecommerce

Last updated on August 20th, 2017

I've been looking to hire a local advertising firm to handle the digital marketing of my brand. I live in a city that does not have a lot of options... More

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Will automated dev shops make it easier for startups to release products?

Peter Fisk Creator of Rails Express Rapid Application Development framework.

August 20th, 2017

I have been building a solution for automating web development for Ruby-on-Rails - specifically replacing all HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with automatically... 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?

Ashish Bhatia CoFounder, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, Investment Banking Technologies

August 20th, 2017

Unless the 2-3 ideas you have are linked in some way, I would echo what others have recommended - start with one, validate if what you are thinking... More

Question · Social Media

How much should people pay for social media management?

Melissa Lovera Licenciature in Corporative Communication, Knowledge in Social Media, CEO of my own new bussiness

Last updated on August 20th, 2017

I'm starting my own bussiness of this and I'm trying to make the perfect plan with good prices for my future clients

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Question · Product Sourcing

USA Retailers and Brands prefer to work with Wholesalers/Middleman?

Dan Dan Co-founder of a few Startups

August 20th, 2017

Hi, I was told by people that USA Retailers and Brands prefer to work with Wholesalers/Middleman? They do not want to go directly to factory especially... 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?

Bill Lennan Red Rope Social - everyone is an influencer.

August 20th, 2017

I've tried the partner route and 3 times couldn't get it together. This time I started a business expecting to go it alone and it's working. The... More

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How to hire a CTO for a hardware company?

Jennifer Ernst

August 20th, 2017

Look up People Connect, Max Shapiro. They specialize in placing people pre-funding. They work remotely, so I don't think location is a problem. Consider... More

Question · Embedded Systems · Equity contracts

Opinions welcomed on equity/revenue sharing negotiations

Doug Slattery Founder of AECS Consulting Inc. a DFW based startup developing IoT products for smart home & office.

August 19th, 2017

Hi fellow founders, I started my latest venture on my own in late 2015 developing IoT solutions for smart home & office. I've invested to date... 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