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Re:Ask HN: Payroll for bootstrapped startups?
on Friday July 31, 2009 @04:43PM (#735332)
We use ADP. Its expensive - $125 per cycle. Another option is paycycle, but i havent used them
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Re:Need suggestion on contracting rate
on Wednesday June 10, 2009 @12:57AM (#650595)
Ye, that helps thanks. Any more data points?
Need suggestion on contracting rate
While we work on ramping revenue I'm taking on some consulting work. I need to put in a proposal tomorrow. What I'm looking for is reference points for hourly contracting rates. Something like, "I did the following work and charged $x per hour".I'm not too concerned about the type of work done for that rate, as I can triangulate on the right rate for me given enough data points (from generous...
Why not taking a salary is good
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Startup saves first tree
Re:Ask HN: VC are calling later today, how much should I reveal?
on Friday January 09, 2009 @01:21PM (#426908)
1. go to the funded.com and do some research on them.
2. find out if you are talking to an associate or a partner. I wouldnt reveal much to an associate as they are almost definetly doing research. Either way, ask them up front what their intentions are
3. Decide ahead of time what you want to tell them. I would think about a couple of interesting tidbits that might hook them into taking a meeting with you.
Good luck!
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Q: Advice for Software Startups dealing with Big Customers?
When working with new customers what have you done to help them overcome the perceived risks of dealing with a startup? What experience have you had with things like software escrow?
Decision Making for Startups
Re:Platform/Forum to gather feedback from Beta Users
on Monday September 15, 2008 @12:52PM (#304820)
I'll answer my own question! Its called uservoice and I found it cos the stack overflow guys were using it for their beta!
Platform/Forum to gather feedback from Beta Users
A couple of weeks ago I was looking at a platform designed for capturing feedback and feature requests for beta testers. It was essentially a forum but devoted to product feedback. I think they offered a free version and I just can't remember the name of it. Has anyone come across something like this?
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42 days in and what have we learned?
Re:Click-thru / Conversion Rates?
on Wednesday June 25, 2008 @07:30PM (#228057)
We're not actually getting 30% CTR in the google sense which is of 100 impressions of your ad, 30 clicked on it. That CTR is of the order of 1%. But of the 1% that reach our site 30% go on to download.
Click-thru / Conversion Rates?
We have just launched a site for a free download for a small biz app. I was wondering if anyone has some data in regards to what are good click thru or conversion rates.To be a little clearer, the home page is currently the landing page, the user click a "download here" button to bring them to the registration page and then they click the "download now" button which bring up the start download...
Re:Is this idea stupid?
on Thursday November 08, 2007 @07:48PM (#77725)
Its seems like a very competitive space and relatively small. Right away you are limiting yourself to entrepreneur types who have limited capital and hence arent an ideal target.
Mayve think about other larger groups that might have the same characteristics
Good luck!
Re:Basic rules of Web User Interface?
on Thursday November 08, 2007 @07:44PM (#77720)
I was looking for a slightly more resourceful response! We dont have the cash to hire someone although we could certainly afford to buy a book and begin to learn. Any suggestions?
Re:Number of founders - statistics
on Thursday November 08, 2007 @03:34PM (#77616)
Very cool. Sometimes though, i think this is an ambiguous topic. There doesnt seem to be a strict definition of a founder?
Ian
Re:Where do you find ideas? How should I go about finding ideas for so...
on Wednesday November 07, 2007 @05:38PM (#77180)
I was in your position about a year ago and wrote a post about possible idea sources. You might find it useful
Basic rules of Web User Interface?
I'm beginning to work on our site and wondering what are the basic do's and dont's from a useability perspective. The site is intended to educated customers on our new product and entice them to download a free trial. We expect all our customers to be US based, predominantly english speaking and varying education levels. Suggestions on do's and dont's for color theme would also be very...
Re:Ask news.yc: How do I break up with my co-founder?
on Monday September 10, 2007 @02:25PM (#52877)
I would suggest that "we dont get along" if really true is a good a reason as any to split. If you're not getting along now and have really tried its not going to get any better.
Re:On Pricing Strategy
on Tuesday August 14, 2007 @04:41PM (#42407)
The following is a great book on pricing
http://www.amazon.com/Strategy-Tactics-Pricing-Growing-Profi...
It was on the reading list for a pricing class I took. All I can say is that pricing should be the culmination of your marketing strategy. The book does a great job of explaining some real rationale and logical thinking on how to set your price.
The nice advantage you appear to have is that you can tweak or iterate your pricing strategy? maybe try different prices for different people or times of the day/month/year?
Good luck!
Re:Where do startup companies find employees?
on Wednesday August 01, 2007 @05:27PM (#38501)
I'm struggling with the same thing. A post i wrote recently (http://www.pumperknickel.com/?p=300) covers a couple of suggestions.
To date I've had most success with craigslist ads. Cheap at $75. But you need to be very clear (not like your typical job ad) in your posting to make sure you really get what you need.
Good luck!