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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

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What's the best way to find & incentivize a personally committed & reliable engineer/developer...?

Devin Lyttle Changing the world, one pixel at a time.

August 19th, 2017

I definitely feel your frustration, Niels. I can empathize with your situation, having dealt with this same conundrum for many years myself. Though... More

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How to hire a CTO for a hardware company?

Jud Wendel Owner @ My Pet Fish Studios

August 19th, 2017

I would still give ZipRecruiter a try. They are very well suited to handling specific requests and filtering out candidates. It is a good problem... More

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How to succeed without any prior experience or knowledge?

michael Livingstone Real world entrepreneur, Experienced risk taker, made more money then I lost,

August 18th, 2017

To paraphrase Henry ford, he once said that if there was a problem that he couldn't solve he had a row of buttons on his desk that would connect him... More

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

Bashana Wondimu Borana Livestock Resource Management, Operation Manager

August 18th, 2017

It is very important to investigate the rationale behind innovation of the project, market opportunities, inclusiveness, potential customers and returns... More

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How to sell a platform that makes developers 10X productive?

Paul Manz Director, Marketing Strategy

Last updated on August 18th, 2017

Anil, I think your trick here is to keep in mind that, in an enterprise situation, there are likely many audiences. Long term business success necessitates... More

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What can be done to unleash innovation with larger corporations?

Alejandro Cremades Executive Chairman at CoFoundersLab

Last updated on August 18th, 2017

All- many thanks for your thoughtful responses. They have all been extremely helpful when exploring this possibility. I wanted to share that in the... More

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What's the best way to find & incentivize a personally committed & reliable engineer/developer...?

Casey Golden Former Retail Exec turned Tech, not my first rodeo.

August 18th, 2017

I have experienced the lack of follow through myself.Many were more interested in talking and attending events than coding.

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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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What can be done to unleash innovation with larger corporations?

Daniel Andrade Grau CEO at Harmony Inc. | Inventor | Serial entrepreneur |

August 18th, 2017

What they overlook is that we are currently neglecting existing resources that we have in the process of entrepreneurship and recruiting innovative... 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?

Shivam Dwivedi Cofounder guide and head supporter

August 18th, 2017

Offcourse you can if you are NOT HAVING any other important thing to do .that is if you are a student and your career still depends on it so now you... More

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Should I hire an agency to develop our platform?

Marilynn Olson GM/Wearer of many hats/Recomazing team member

August 18th, 2017

Hi There, I saw your post and I think this piece written by Paul Towers from Task Pigeon on recruiting technical talent may have some insights for... More

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How to hire a CTO for a hardware company?

Kirthana Gandhiappan A budding enthusiast for entrepreneurship

August 18th, 2017

Hi! I have a suggestion. Instead of hiring a CTO for your company why don't you try recruiting interns from various local universities?? Give them tasks... More

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

Ilya Lipovich Angel Investor/Operations leader

August 17th, 2017

Ayan. Interesting enough we just wrote a piece on this topic. It's on my site. Here is the link... feel free to reach out and discuss. https://getcider.com/top-ways-choose-managed-freelance-software-development-resources/#more-3197 You... More

Question · Business Development · Consultancy

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

Anonymous

Last updated on August 17th, 2017

In the process of seeking seed funding, I've come across a number of companies that claim to offer both services (app development, bookkeeping, business... More

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What is the most difficult thing when you want to start a new business?

CA HK Gupta Finance Professional into consulting and helping statrt ups to work on business plan and succeed

August 17th, 2017

When one want to start a new business most difficult thing is to start. You start you will find problems but will get solutions too if not starting... More