How willing are you to invest in a company that is not just pre-revenue but pre-firm-concept of revenue? Would you ever consider investing in a great idea with a passionate founder in a big market?

It depends on what you are trying to accomplish and how big you think the opportunity is. I would expect you have some notion of how you intend to monetize??

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Is it possible to build a community around a topic that is not yet wildly important to people but *should* be? How much of WOM is evangelism? Do you have ideas for the bran...

Answered by Saul Colt – WOM Expert

Evangelizing for something that is not wildly important but should be or something that is important but doesn't get enough attention is called Advocacy Marketing. I am a b... (more)

We will have a working prototype for a mobile app in a month, a good team that can take on the next steps and a business model that could generate lots of sales in a market...

Answered by Benjamin Yoskovitz – Partner, Year One Labs

Getting investors is always complicated no matter what. It sounds like you're close - you should get out there, launch, build traction and momentum and then look to raise... (more)

Hi Dan It looks as though I will need to be filing bankruptcy in my business. We are laying the groundwork for the start up that is a slightly different business model. The...

Answered by Dan Martell – Founder & Investor.

Don't build a company to be sold. That mindset is likely the underlying reason you went bankrupt and personally as an investor would never invest in a company that had tha... (more)

if you were wanting to eventually do a start up in the tech space and wanted to work in sales before hand what are the companies that have the best training ?

Answered by Mark Ruddock – Founder, INEA Posted in Sales

Depends on if your idea is enterprise focused, partner focused or consumer focused. Try and find a company that is best in class in the sector that you are targeting. You'l... (more)

What are your suggestions for driving traffic to a website for a business that is not mainly web-based? (Event Planning)

Answered by Ryan Kelly – Founder, Pear Analytics

Just because your business is not web-based doesn't make SEO harder. In fact, the same rules apply. You'll need to first start by coming up with a content strategy, and w... (more)

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