Corey Kossack
| Name | Corey Kossack |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Website | http://www.phonetell.com |
| Bio | VP Product Management at PhoneTell. Focus: mobile applications, local search, e-commerce, m-commerce, social commerce |
Sign in with Twitter
Sign in with Facebook
-
What's the best way to get in touch w an investor if you have no relevant connections w/you business?
-
Try AngelList. The second way to go is get yourself featured on the tech blogs that investors read, and some may come to you.
-
-
I've been a freelancer for years but am just starting up a web design agency, and therefore targeting a different, more specific niche in small businesses both locally and online. How can I market my agency to get it going in this new niche, and in the sense of the bigger entity as it is? So far, my experience freelancing has only taught me to market myself as a contracted solo worker, meaning I worked with a lot of other agencies as an "outsourcee".
-
The first step is to make your website portray the brand you hope to become. Then, find some new avenues to acquire customers, such as partnering with some online communuties or websites targeted at small business owners.
-
-
How can I get financed for my idea?
-
Ideas don’t get financed. Businesses get financed. Build the beginning’s of a business first, then start thinking about.investors.
-
-
Have you seen any examples of startups who replicated another startups feature set, and then added onto it, and succede?
-
Absolutely. Facebook wasn’t the first social network, and Google wasn’t the first search engine. It’s all about execution.
-
-
I've started the first and only monthly Foster Care Magazine in the nation. I'm getting a little bigger than I anticipated. Are there still "Angel Investors"? They were the rage back when I first had the idea. What does that relationship entail? www.FosterFocusMag.com
-
Yes. Check out AngelList. An angel investor provides a relatively small amount of capital in exchange for a stake in the cokoaby.
-
-
I have only an idea at this point for a online software tool. I suspect I could go to my local college and tackle a sware developer and offer to pay a fee to develop s'ware, however should I be concious of any legal issues down the road. Do I need someone to sign a non discloure agreement. How do I protect my idea?
-
I wouldn’t worry so much about non-disclosure. Protecting your idea is nearly impossible to do. You do want to make sure that your developer signs a work-for-hire agreement to show that you are the sole owner of the software created.
-
-
Where did you meet your co-founder? Any tips on a looking for a techie co-founder?
-
I have had a number of co-founders. I met some in school, but most through other colleagues or at events specialized to my industry.
-
-
I am looking to develop a job-search engine website, and have completed the wireframing aspect of the development. What should I do next?
-
Make a prototype and get some validation that your idea.might have some legs.
-
-
are you born entrepreneur? or can you learn to become one?
-
You can learn, but, the hardest thing for most people to adapt to is the lifestyle. Being an entrepreneur takes a level of dedication and risk that most peopke aren’t comfortable with.
-
-
Where do you go for advice when you are in early stages of developing concept for business
-
Advisors with experience in my industrt, and other colleagues and friends that I trust.
-