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Can we register now our startup company? and where can we register it here in US? Thanks.

Paul Garcia President at TABLE

October 19th, 2017

What I meant to highlight David is that if you have no customers and no employees (or contractors) there's no one (external) to be liable to, only... More

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I have my MVP and received great feedback from the community on it! I don't have the skills or money to move forward. What do I do?

Alex H Always tinkering, always building.

Last updated on October 19th, 2017

I'm a little unclear on the status of what you've built - is this community you speak of a community specific to your product? Or is this community... More

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What marketing activities need to happen at the Seed Stage?

Parvez Husein Co-founder and CTO @ Portable Office Company. Exited.

October 19th, 2017

hi logan ... growth isn't a focus till series a ?? really ?? i'm afraid i disagree with growth not being a focus. to get to a decent series a startup... More

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What does paid social media marketing do that I can’t?

Logan Herzog Facebook/Instagram Lead Gen For Startups

October 19th, 2017

Great answers on here. Here's what I would add. Organic growth is not free. There are no shortcuts to building a great following that generates revenue.... More

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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 · Compensation · Executive Compensation

Compensation for bringing a huge client

Adi Krysler Marketing Expert

October 18th, 2017

One of the support engineers in a company has managed to bring on a huge client, one that will completely change the valuation of the company. What... More

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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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Question · Marketing Strategy

What is the proper way to scale my online business?

Chad Reist

Last updated on October 18th, 2017

Hello all, I feel fortunate to have a resource like this to get professional advice and ask questions to other entrepreneurs like yourself. So thank... 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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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 are some good questions to ask a potential "idea" person before partnering?

Winston Yang Ideaslab.com - The AI & app development incubator

Last updated on October 18th, 2017

Time and capital(knowledge and monetary) are probably the two most important resources for bootstrap startups. That said, there are a few items I'd... More