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I am just starting out. I have an idea and no funding. Where do I go from here?

March 31st, 2016

I have an idea and slide deck prepared. I have no funding and no prototype. where would be a great place to get help and how do you know who to trust? More

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What's the best process for defining company values?

Lane Campbell I baked a unicorn cake once.

August 21st, 2015

My team and I are launching a two sided marketplace platform. We are growing quickly. How would you suggest we define Company... More

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Is it normal that an Angel Investor proposes not cash but technical services, then asks the founder to pay 30% of the estimated technical cost ?

August 5th, 2017

The man owns a digital company and offered to invest not cash but to assign a dedicated team to my project to build the platform and market it. He... More

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How early did you bring in a full-time marketer?

Whitney MPA Founder & Director at Hello, My Name is KING, Inc.

December 9th, 2016

At what stage in your company's development did you decide it was worth it to have a full-time marketer on your team? We have a three-person team... More

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What are your favorite tools for startup product management?

Peter Bassa Failure = Learning = Success.

Last updated on February 13th, 2017

Hello Fellow Cofounders, I wanted to ask what are your go to tools for startup product management? Did you find any online tools to help out in the... More

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Have you ever driven for Uber or Lyft?

Brian Bensch Founder & CEO at Snow Schoolers

May 8th, 2016

I don't expect there to be a ton of responses, for all the same reasons I was initially hesitant about signing up to be a driver. It's not a white-collar... More

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So we just won TechStars Startup Weekend. Now what?

Brett Gardner Serial Entrepreneur

September 28th, 2016

I took my eCommerce/Bidding platform idea to TechStars Startup Weekend and ended up winning first place. We won everything from legal formation services,... More

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Early Stage Growth Metrics

Anonymous

January 25th, 2016

Looking for help in identifying some reasonable growth metrics to track to my very early stage team. We don't yet have a paying customers but the... More

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Do you need technological review for project at idea stage?

Ofer Elrom

October 23rd, 2015

I am working on a service to ease and automate the process of turning ideas into software products.A first stage in this service is reviewing technology... More

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How scrappy should early stage founders be?

Brian Bensch Founder & CEO at Snow Schoolers

May 7th, 2016

I'm a big believer in the lean startup process, but there's always lots of different perspectives on what lean means in practice. A couple questions... More

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