What's the best time to raise for web based startups? Eg; when newly launched, generate user base and then raise?

Raise as little money as you need. Wait as long as you can to make the most progress without money.

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Where do I find and what's the best way to approach a quality software engineer/architect to help me develop the website I've written my business plan for? I can only pay i...

Answered by Tim Berry – Founder of Palo Alto Software

You know that's hard to do. I'll tell you that with Palo Alto Software when we were struggling and broke but had some solid product ideas, I offered programmers a monthly f... (more)

When an investor wants to inject capital into your busines do you give him a stake in business or do you take it as a loan that gains interest.what's the best way to go for...

Answered by Tara Hunt – Founder, Buyosphere

This is an 'it depends' answer. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. In our case, we did our entire Friends & Family round as convertible debt. That was the best... (more)

Once a company has identified the key differentiators of their brand/services, what's the best way to development/nurture business development? Being innovative and differe...

Answered by Jen Evans – Founder, Sequentia Environics

What a fantastic question. I personally relate very directly to your observation that "being innovative and different can be both a blessing and a curse when it comes to sa... (more)

When did you learn to code? What's the best way to learn?

Answered by Joe Stump – Founder of SimpleGeo. Posted in Lessons

I started coding in the early 90s at school. Mostly BASIC to make the computers beep a bunch. In HS I got a lot more serious with programming in TI-BASIC and then moved int... (more)

I am hosting my first live event this August and want to fill the room with travel, tourism and hospitality professionals, who want to learn how to serve family travelers, ...

Answered by Jen Evans – Founder, Sequentia Environics

Depends on if the event is free or you are charging for it. In the latter case the perceived value for the event must be very high - you need to offer something that they c... (more)

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