Ladies in tech: Is this underwear ad really helping your cause?
Let me start by saying, I'm all about shock and awe in advertising. It works, plain and simple. Case in point is this ad:…
Has it become more difficult to successfully launch a new startup?
Anyone else have the view that despite what’s often published, in recent years it’s actually become more difficult to successfully launch a new startup?…
Is it legal to use modified versions of copyrighted material such as Batman logo as an avatar for my social app?
Is it legal to use modified versions of copyrighted material such as Batman logo or other superhero silhouettes as avatars for your app? I want to create…
Should I throw away 60% of my cap table to grow my startup?
I’ve been bootstrapping my own start up for couple of months now. It’s been tough for me though, because I have kids to feed and mortgage to pay. I don’t…
I’m losing focus…. what do you do to get back on track?
I haven’t accomplished anything in the past week. I’ve been worried about my startup and can’t focus lately. It’s been over a year and I’m still not…
What to do? Need to figure out how to monetize my mobile site traffic…
Over a year ago, I quit my IT job and launched a social media site. I invested a lot of energy working on this endeavour. Trying to grow traffic, I ended…
Should our startup stimulate horizontal promotions?
Does it make sense to stimulate the team members to move horizontally and promote to higher positions only after some horizontal moves? We are looking for…
Anyone has any experience selling companies on Flippa?
Ok I’ve read enough comments and stories referencing Flippa. Not sure if it’s by shills or not but it’s got me interested. I’d love to hear some…
Thoughts on the post listing male VCs infamous for hitting on female founders during pitch or business meetings?
Shocked because the post has over 200 comments and named quite a few names. And practically each name listed got several votes and comments, showing that…
Approaches to attract and reward the team without necessarily diluting the company?
The funding in our startup comes from the pockets of the two founders. The monthly salary of the initial team will be in line with the market average and…
We’re A B2B SaaS App Who Has Run Out Of Money Before Any Serious Revenue. Will We Be Able To Raise a Seed Round?
We’ve burnt through our angel round faster than expected and while the product is very, very nearly finished (as in, it does the things we discovered it…
If you were screwed by a tier 3 (or 4) VC firm, and had good grounds for a lawsuit — would you sue them?
The founder/CEO was recently ousted from a startup and there were numerous infractions made by the lead investor during the course of events. In the end,…
The full time job or a startup?
I’m just about to leave a startup I’ve been working at for a year. I am eager to delve into business but part of me says that I am just being a kid. I…
How do co-founders benefit personally from a funding round?
This might be a silly question but here in South Africa, funding is not as existent as it is in Silicon Valley. I read an article here PandoDaily about…
How do companies like Snapchat and Buzzfeed get such insane valuations? What’s really going on in the background?
How can one land an internship with Google as a marketing/Dev guy without an ivy league degree?
How important are M&A advisors when selling the company
We’ve got a B2B software company that has gotten some fair traction making about $200K/year in revenue after 3 years in business. After modest salaries,…
Little things with surprising results?
What are some things you’ve done that have surprisingly helped your business grow and you didn’t know it would when you did it? A little inspiration could…
I’m a 43 year old with great pay & benefits at a big company. But can’t take the BS anymore and my startup’s ready to go. Any others like me in this situation?
I am coming up on my 43rd birthday and my co-founder (21 years old) and I are about to launch our first MVP. We’ve had a resounding response to our beta,…
What do y’all think of founders of SketchDeck (YC startup) suddenly unhiring a guy just as he was about to move across the world (after quitting, selling, house, etc).?
SketchDeck founders (David Mack and Christopher Finneral) hired an engineer for COO then suddenly unhired ≤ 2 weeks later, after the guy had turned down…
Two promising products. What should I do?
Couple of months ago, I joined a startup as the 1st developer and cofounder (team of 4 including me). We built and launched a consumer mobile app.…
Can anyone with business development background in the bay area tell me if this offer is good?
I’m debating leaving where I’m at for an offer with a startup that’s in the series A-B area, salary is 80k, bonus is 20k, and options are 0.25% of the…
Female founders: what can be done?
Female founders: This is a troubling read for a female founder starting out –…
How soon should I trademark my domain name ?
I’m gearing up to launch an experiment “locally”. Minimum viable product as they say. For peace of mind I feel I need to trademark this name ( domain name…
How to do you value equity when leaving a big company for a startup?
I am leaving a large fast moving company and have restricted stock units (RSU’s). I am talking to a startup (closed Series A) and would have a very small…
California LLC or dodgy Delaware company to avoid $800 fee?
Business is slow at home here in california and I don’t want to face the annual LLC fee of $800. I know people who escape the fee by incorporating in…
How many shares do we offer?
We are founders, no investment, but considering giving a new person shares to provide support for the business. We will not be able to pay them. What…
What do founders think of a no-name VC suggesting public shaming for startups with shitty pitches?
Curious to hear what other founders think. Do you agree with the comment telling him to quit whining because his job as VC is to wade through all pitches…
My cofounder is completely shutting me out
I had created a biomedical product with my cofounders help. He was employed with another company for the first 1.5 years after we had started. I completed…
Google Brag?
Is membership on Google’s Developer Program a measure of anything meaningful? Application process seems robust enough to filter out wannabe-Devs, other…