I have a business finding developers for startups, so this is something I have some experience in. I would say that you're looking for the wrong thing. You do not need to have developers with experience in real estate. What you need is good developers, and a solid design plan for them to follow. For example, when I got my first programming job out of college, I worked as a coder for a company that did government retirement software. Government retirement rules are complex, and I knew nothing about them. But as a coder, I didn't need to, since my boss gave me instructions on what needed to be done. If you have a clear vision for your product, and can explain that vision in tangible, clear terms, that's good enough. What you want is some solid, experienced developers who know how to build a product and use best practices. You may or may not need five people. Be careful not to make the mistake that many entrepreneurs make by overstaffing. More developers does not necessarily mean that it will get done faster. Plan out your team based on what skill sets you need, and start small. You can always add more developers later. Generally speaking, 90% of the time when I see an entrepreneur starting out with a big team, they're probably trying to do too much too soon. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

This is very vague, how you spread any knowledge is largely dependent on the type of information you want to put out. I'm open to share some useful tips, especially related to Project Managent, open for a call.

It is tricky but not possible. Having been in your situation I can appreciate the challenge that lies ahead. Investors took for signals to create reassurance and trust, things that are generally tangible like an MVP, initial customers, the first proofs that customers are willing to pay and a problem is actually being solved. Not having that makes it a magnitude more difficult so having a proxy for those tangible signals will matter most. For example to make the product more real without a product you may want to create a clickable demo to give investors a feel for the user experience and how it will work. If you don't have customers yet then maybe you can survey the market and potential customers and reference those that provide good feedback and interest in your deck. Other positive signals will be useful too. Very importantly, at an early stage, investors are backing the team even more than the product. Having a solid team with sector experience who have created a startup before and have the experience needed will be very important. In terms of investors focusing on friends, family and creating an offering that is derisked and maybe has task incentives can help get some initial commitments. Smaller tickets will help. Also if you have invested your own money and have committed to not taking a salary or taking a greatly reduced salary for an initial period will show investors that you've got skin in the game and you're prepared to lose your own money. Finally, investors like to see other investors invest, when there is momentum and fear of missing out investors may be more motivated to invest. Give me a call if you want to discuss further how to create a solid MVP stage fundraising strategy Good luck!

It is the old question of time vs money, that most entrepreneuer face. First everyone assumes their idea is great. I am not talking to you personally but the statistics show that this is not the truth. Even with careful market research (not just asking Google and friends) there is always a chance your product will be a failure nobody wants. So would you rather have tanked 50k to 100k on an expensive MVP nobody wants? So what is your alternative: Finding a co-founder, who can code it: less risk/less reward Finding an investor, who will front you the money: less risk/less reward Using one of the many NoCode options like Bubble.io - almost no risk / but takes a lot of time risking being too late or never getting anything finished So you see there is always a downside. You are the business owner. Only you know the scope of your idea. Only you will ultimately have to live with the consequences of your decision. If you need help talking about the specifics, just give me a call. I am glad to help. -Gerd

As Dan Kennedy says, "Explorers tend to return full of arrows." In other words, good chance of failure trying anything new. Do something old, with a new spin. Tip: Read through Kennedy's books (I could 60+ on my bookshelf) about how to do... business spins... slapping a new face on an old industry/niche/product.

You will probably get more or better responses posting this type of question on a forum for software developers like stackexchange because the people who actually know the answer to your question are most likely people who work at this company or used to work here, who might have signed an NDA that prevents them from giving away company secrets or any information that might be sensitive in one way or another. Given that it's better to be safe than sorry, this type of information might fall under that category. My assumption could be wrong but if I was the owner or even an employee, I see zero benefit to answer this question because without a much larger discussion, the information won't even be useful to you.

The fastest way to accomplish this is probably to use Fiverr.com and hire someone to scrape the email addresses and send them to you in a spreadsheet. Or post an ad on Craigslist with a description of what you want and you will get a ton of responses. On Fiverr perform a search for "scrape emails from a website" and you shouldn't pay more than $5-$10 for the work. For DIY, you can use something like Import.io or Parsehub. The general term for this type of task is "website scraping." From a business perspective, I think it's better to pay someone else to do it because it costs nothing and will be faster than doing it yourself. Lots of websites block web scraping these days but people who sell scraping as a service will know how to get around that type of barrier.

The answer is it depends. It depends on what you need the software for and how it adds value and creates a moat against your competitors. I'm not sure what sector you are thinking of, but if you are an online retailer then probably not as the software in that sector is fairly advanced and mature, and solutions generally customizable. That is to say up to a certain stage, once you become Amazon... you're best to have your own proprietary software. Also, there is no point in investing in reinventing the wheel for day-to-day "commoditized" software unless doing so can unify and improve processes somehow, creating unique know-how or way of doing things allowing you to get an advantage over your competitors. On the other hand, if you are a digitally native company focusing on disruption then you will most certainly need to create your own software for three reasons, firstly the uniqueness and level of customization, secondly the pace of development required, and thirdly an important part of company valuation when it comes to fundraising is the underlying company technology and IP which forms a valuable asset. In terms of software development, it is not uncommon for startups to use 3rd parties to develop the initial MVP and once proved - and with access to funding - to then take it in house. It would be unusual for a growth stage/series A company not to own its IP and develop their software in-house

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Most expenses (in most countries) that are directly related to the advancing your business are tax deductible. For example, marketing on FB or Google Ads, using an attorney or other counsel - like on clarity. Good luck

You're going to have to be much more specific than that, otherwise the answer is most likely going to be "it depends on...." Bankruptcy has lots of pros but also lots of cons so you want to get a solid answer for your specific situation.

I have no experience with this but my initial thinking is that you might have a setting that needs to be set correctly so you might want to double check all the settings and options. The reason I feel like this might be the case is because I would think most terms would provide at least some type of result. But since the Shopping system is completely separate from the regular search results, maybe they are tighter with the search results and require some degree of relevancy before they feel justified in charging the advertiser for that impression or click. With the standard organic google search results, they're not hurting anyone monetarily by providing completely irrelevant results.

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Social media automation is using software tools to handle some of the time-consuming tasks involved in maintaining a professional social media presence. For instance, scheduling posts ahead of time, curating content for republishing, triaging routine customer queries, and producing analytics reports are all examples of social media automation. However, not all social media tasks can or should be automated. Integrating social media automation into your workflow can take a bit of initial legwork, especially if you are used to doing everything yourself. Cross posting the same text across all your social accounts might save a few minutes, but the cost in credibility is high. Instead, take the extra time to adjust your message for each platform’s audience. You can read more here: https://blog.hootsuite.com/social-media-automation/ Besides if you do have any questions give me a call: https://clarity.fm/joy-brotonath

There are many forums and places where Amazon sellers congregate online, if you can find where these audiences congregate then this could be a way to approach them. If you have found niches is there any reason you wouldn't want to develop an online presence yourself? Platforms such as Amazon, eBay, Etsy and Shopify make it very easy to get going. There are even software tools to allow you to manage platforms centrally. The cost, knowledge required and the barrier to entry is low, and once you can see what is working via the platforms, then selling directly via Shopify or similar can help you get even higher margins Good luck!

It does not have to be unique. Simple ideas are enough, just keep in mind that it must help the masses out there struggling with a problem, thus creating a gap in the market. Having an idea is important. The mere definition of the word business brings to the fore the importance of the idea. At the heart of every business is a product or service. The business idea creates a reason to invest and it also creates sales and profit. With sales and profits come the scope to invest in more products and services, enabling the business to grow. All that said, if you have a bad idea, you are more likely to face competition. In turn, this will lead to reduced sales and profits, meaning the business is less likely to grow and may struggle to survive. Ideally, it should be a product or service that is difficult or impossible for others to copy. Competition from other businesses only does one thing, reduce profit. That said, monopoly businesses do not have to be another Google or Facebook. You can read more here: https://medium.com/better-marketing/why-your-business-idea-is-the-most-important-thing-in-your-startup-48d0c7728888 Besides if you do have any questions give me a call: https://clarity.fm/joy-brotonath

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Knowing your target market is a core part of your business plan and go to market strategy. Survey potential customers, find the pain points, offer them a solution which solves it and if they can't live without it you've got a winner. There may be some information online but this is a pretty important part of the process to get right and will require a lot of manual research so that you don't end up creating a product there is not a need for and making sure there are (enough) customer out there willing to pay. Good luck!

Having been in the same position I can empathize. It's normal to be both excited and scared. There are risks but also great rewards in creating a successful company. Different people will have different ways of deciding when to go all in. My approach (which may or may not be applicable) was to de-risk as much as possible, i.e. get as far as possible with the MVP before being all in. Some important considerations were: 1. Having emotional/financial support from family/friends 2. Having completed all the go-to-market steps (even though the plan is never exactly how it turns out to be). 3. Getting comfortable with the financial implications e.g. investing my own money, not taking a salary in the first year, and the lost income. 4. Making sure it was the right time in my life to take such a risk. Ultimately it could be a massive success or... not If you fervently believe in your idea you will only find out if you try :) Good luck!

Hi Great question, but it's really hard to answer without knowing what service you provide. Also, it really depends what percentage your talking about - if its low - I wouldn't waste time on it for now. I myself have personally wanted to use an online service which claimed to be free, and the sign-up deterred me so I just gave a wrong email address. If it's a once-off action on behalf of the user (for example converting a file), users are lazy and even something like giving their email deters them. I am happy to solve this issue with you, but I would need to get more details, following which we could have a short call to discuss the conclusions. Good luck

Who is going to use a company that allows their representatives to post spam ads in inappropriate forums? crazy

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