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

Jack Lee Multi-disciplined....I provide a unique blend of strategic insight and tactical application.

August 21st, 2017

In a perfect world, the answer would be "no". But as Paul G. so accurately presented, US companies look for a more cautious alternative.

Question · Contract negotiation · Corporate law

I suspect a client is negotiating in bad faith. What are my options?

Anonymous

August 21st, 2017

My early stage venture received a Letter of Intent from a major client/partner that plans to bring a product with us to market. The process of getting... More

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

ghanisth golchha Manager Airocorp, Explorer, Thinker and Inquisitive

August 21st, 2017

Like any other organization a startup is a business and these requisite task don't sustain a start up for long. In order to obtain funding your company... More

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How much should people pay for social media management?

Charles Hang experienced and professional in what i do. love to be outdoor and traveling. the millenials rule

August 21st, 2017

Since clients don't care how many hours you put into getting the job done, you should base on your own quality of life thus charge per project base... 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.

Marko Tiosavljevic CEO at Cloud Industry

Last updated on August 21st, 2017

Its better to partner up with some experienced team. It will secure growth of your ecommerce. Other choice is to go forward yourself, in that point... 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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Share your experience of risk and calculated risk. How did you separate the two?

Rob Davis Managing Partner at Critical Start

August 21st, 2017

Risk is what founders take - only seeing success where everyone else truly sees that most likely you will fail. Calculated risk is what Venture Capitalists,... 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.

Ian J.H. Reynolds Value Investor and Free Market Thinker

Last updated on August 20th, 2017

From a cost standpoint you are better off paying an affordable agency that has some expertise over bringing that capability in house near term given... More

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How much should people pay for social media management?

Paul Garcia President at TABLE

August 20th, 2017

Hi Melissa, Appreciating that you consider your idea exciting, I'm going to recommend you rethink your plan and consider something else in the same... More

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I have been working on this project for 2 years between 3 different companies...

Peter Fisk Creator of Rails Express Rapid Application Development framework.

August 20th, 2017

Without some idea of what you are trying to build, I can only give a very general reply. I try to use a maximum amount of automation to get web applications... 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