How can I communicate effectively with my business partner?
My friend approached me to start an online retail business. Previously, I tried to start something with her but she said she was too busy with other…
How do I value my code?
I have been asked if I would sell the code to my mobile app for use in a different industry. How do I value it? And am I selling it outright or just…
Am I wrong to want more transparency?
I’m an early employee at a startup currently working to raise our Series A. I thought we were doing fairly well as our metrics looked really good and the…
How much do we ask for in a seed/angel funding?
I have a startup and an investor is willing to invest in our company, but my partner and I do not know how much we should ask from this investor. How much…
Do I launch with solid featureset or just one main one to establish my market position.
Been building my first startup for almost 7 months. Won a few tech competitions. Market had little competition with our featureset and position. Recently…
Does having bad credit stop investors?
My credit is wrecked, partly because of a bad divorce, partly because I need someone who can pay bills for me. I don’t owe money, I’m just always late,…
How do you go back to being an employee?
I recently had to abandon my startup for monetary reasons and go back to being a full-time employee for the first time in years. It’s been nearly a month…
First high profile follower on AngelList?
The head of the VC arm of one of the world’s largest IT companies just started following me on AngelList. How do I turn a follow from a person at this…
Why are investors still spending money on us?
This borders on confessional, but it really confuses me too much to ‘confess’: why are they throwing money at this place I’m at now? So, my company has…
How do I know whether a potential investor is stalling vs. actually patiently evaluating the opportunity?
I’ve pitched dozens of VC’s over the last 6-9 months. Most I’ve received clear no’s from but a handful appear very interested and have continued asking…
I’m starting a new company and I don’t want to be the Public Face of it.
Ever. I don’t want my photo in the media or online. Should I simply hire a Communications Person or have my Community Manger be the face of the company?…
Are those practice pitch events worth it?
I see a number of events posted on Eventbrite touting opportunities to pitch in front of angels/VC’s, have any of you found these opportunities helpful in…
CEO won’t hire more developers :(
I’m working as a CTO in a startup. We are working on a mobile app and have to break a few technical challenges. The product involves technologies like…
What motivates you to keep working toward success at your startup?
I have a few things that motivate me. Some more vain than others … I’d like to create something very cool and be a part of something bigger than me I’d…
What if you need funding to fix the problem?
We have currently been in operation for 12 months running a subscription based consumer product for students. We run a ‘free trial’ package system and…
Am I in denial? Am I selfish?
We can’t raise money. Taking too long. Takes too long to sign up customers. Competitors are sprouting up all over NYC. Running on fumes for nearly 2 years…
Creative burnout
I think I’m totally burnt out at 35.5 yrs of slogging for my business, shutting it down, losing a ton of money … losing my father. I dont have a single…
What should we give our first investor in?
We’re talking with 8 promising major investors valuing the firm at $10M to $50M but we need that first $100K to get started. What should we offer him in…
As CEO/founder of an early but promising startup, should I consider hiring a top-notch CEO-type to take over my role?
I founded a fintech startup in Detroit suburbs, have a small team built, great early validation of our product, and starting to expand quickly…but I don’t…
Should startup company give away % of gross revenue to product developer?
Have an idea for a product and I’m in talks with a product developer who will help me bring product to market for a reduced fee and 3% of gross revenue…
Why do hackathons/startup weekends insist on cramming “talks” into an already tight schedule?
This is the single biggest reason why I’ve not been back to startup weekend and similar events. I just want to register, gather to listen to piches, join…
What are your experiences of starting a company with friends, or a girlfriend/boyfriend – did it change the relationship for better, or worse?
How closely does the founder CEO manage product vision and when is it time to hire someone to run product?
Its our first round – should we raise $500k or couple $M?
We are a B2B mobile SaaS product currently raising our first round. We are live with beta product. We are raising $500k seed which will give us 6-9 months…
Jelly does it better
Having had yet another question to the SA community fail to make it pass the moderator’s filters I turned to Jelly, not literally, and have had a great…
super trivial question almost embarrassed to ask
I’m working on a webinar tool that has an analytics component. I am already using mixpanel + GA + other tools to record customer usage patterns, but I’d…
What do people think of this article roasting 1st round capital’s article on Harry’s the startup that raised $136 million for shaving products?
Kinda surprised that anyone would publicly drag a popular VC firm (however valid the reasons). Perhaps people will comment anonymously, since it was all…
How do you define a startup?
The confession about startup failure rate got me wondering how everyone here defines a startup. I think PGs defining quality that “a startup is a company…
Are you a mindful / meditative entrepreneur?
Medidation is an exercise that helps strengthen the mental faculties. It’s hard to consistently set aside 30 minutes to meditate. However, I’ve found the…
What do you pay yourself as a founder?
Those of you that have the means either through revenue or funding, what kind of salary to you give yourself? I'm currently paying myself $87,500 per year…