I run a food portal. What can I do to bring in AD revenues? Any ideas.

Not sure I can help you. I always say just be the best at what you do. Push for excellence and don’t copy what others are doing. If you’re differentiated and the best at what you do you will never have problems attracting interest.

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I started a consulting business in a country where I knew nobody when I moved in, and that is severely hit by the economic crisis. It proves to be a big challenge to find c...

Answered by Noah Godfrey – Founder, GigPark

Think of your consulting business like any other product where you need to move your customer from Awareness to Action/Loyalty along the marketing funnel (note: google "mar... (more)

I am starting a business that offers a great solution to big problem within education that sells cheaply with significant market gain to investors. However, I have no expe...

Answered by Daniel klass – Partner at Klass Capital VC fund. Posted in Money

show traction. no VC will talk to you until you get there. There are great programs at Ryerson, MaRs... that can help. VCs mandate is to invest in experienced entrepreneur... (more)

The article speaks to the fact you were able to see a very fast member sign up rate when you started. My question is, what prework do you think helped and what can we do to...

Answered by Jake Nickell – Founder of Threadless.com

It actually wasn't quite as fast as it seems. We started 10 years ago and it took quite a while for it to become what it is today. For the first 2 years I was working a f... (more)

What are your thoughts on how large a market/opportunity ($$$) needs to be in order to launch a business in that market?

Answered by Dan Martell – Founder & Investor.

All depends. Sometimes the market doesn't exist yet .. however it all comes down to how hard you want to work. You can work hard and capture 80% of a $50M market, or just ... (more)

My investors don't think I'm the guy to build the companyan want to bring in someone else. What options do I have?

Answered by Mark MacLeod – Partner, Real Ventures

You don't want to play chicken with your investors. It never works out. You need to talk this through in detail and be prepared to do what is best for the company. Unfortun... (more)

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