I don't know! What are you trying to do? If it's not core to your business and can help you and them make money, then yes, partner with them. If it is core to your business...
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Here's how I would evaluate something: Does it solve a real problem? Yes, in this case, it seems like it does. Lots of people don't have a place where they can reliably sig...
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I can't really tell what it is. Is it like Pinterest, or is it a retail site? You have basically 10 seconds flat to let people know what you are and how they should use you...
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Gloss is not super important initially. What's more important is doing something novel and solving people's problems. Gloss is like that last 10%. It might be make or break...
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End of the year is so far out. Maybe you're trying to do too much? Better to have private users now than hypothetically more later. Always be shipping code. You are late. D...
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I think the tipping point for consumer web products can actually be seen much earlier -- daily/weekly retention rates of 20% or more. This is according to my friend Suhail ...
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The chicken-or-the-egg problem is common. The solution varies. Usually it involves doing something unscalable at first. For instance at Posterous, I followed the first 10,0...
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Check out http://codecademy.com -- I wouldn't learn Java. I'd learn Ruby on Rails and Javascript and web development. That's probably the best stack for beginners right now.
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99 designs can be just fine when starting out. If you have no experience creating a brand, it may be difficult to make something good enough, whereas there are plenty of pe...
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1. You need to have a plan and strategy to drive consistent and relevant traffic rather than focus on ad-hoc tactics such as an occasional Facebook ad.
2. You need to anal...
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Do what Yelp did - Hustle really hard in one city to build up and audience and then take on CL/Kijiji. You should also read how AirBnB grew their business by porting users ...
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Conversations like these are always difficult. I think having an honest discussion is the right way to tell your partner that they must give up some of their control (if no...
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At that CMRR (cumulative monthly recurring revenue) I'm assuming you're probably aiming to onboard customers en mass to achieve profitability. You have two or three options...
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There are two primary ways of focusing on inbound marketing if your target market is primarily offline and both focus on directing them online.
1. The Off-line 'hook': You...
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We're still growing and focusing on a number of new initiatives to grow Powered by Search further. That said, here's what got growth off the ground:
1. We developed a repu...
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Link building best practices are constantly evolving to keep up with search engine guidelines. Great content is at the core of all high-quality link development programs. Y...
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I don't believe there is a traffic requirement but you may see PSA ads for a short period of time. Check out https://support.google.com/adsense/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=4...
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