It's good that you know what you want, but I expect that here you will be constrained by the market. I've been involved in startups a long time, and I have honestly never of a developer who is not only being asked to work for no salary, but to buy in with cash. You may see it as "giving away equi...
Did you try http://leananalyticsbook.com/ ? Lean analytics is pretty much a tailored, evolving, improving and living artifact . It needs to be tailored as per your business needs, priorities, stage in business etc.. E.g A validation stage startup and a growth stage needs completely different an...
Very unique question !! Haven't heard anyone raising this !! I do strategic IT initiatives and teach Intra-preneurship in corporate IT teams. We have Lull times too - Christmas, Thanksgiving with vacations and low loads. The best activity to do in this period is "IMPROVE YOUR BOTTOM LINE GROWTH...
I would need more details to understand that nature of your product but i would encourage the following exercises: 1. Pre-sales: the ultimate validation is getting people to agree to pre purchase your product. What I mean is actual exchange of money. This can be done through kickstarter or less...
Its a combination of the First Data Offerwise Platform and the CardSpring API. You need to get certified by First Data in order to get access to the datasets required to build a service like that.
My answer will be short: Definitely an app. I'll be more than happy to discuss details further.
A whole lot more data is needed before anyone can answer this question. "Some people want it"...have you identified a target market? Are there similarities in these people? How many? Did they tell you what they'd pay for it? Why didn't they pay you for it already (before you wonder about this, p...
With PR, it should always be about finding people who are genuinely interested / excited about what you're doing, so I would suggest targeting those people regardless of whether they are nice, hyper-local, or broad. Leave no stone unturned but it really depends on what you can use as a hook, whi...
The answer is: as soon as possible. Trademarks can take 1-2 years before you go through the entire process. You can apply for a trademark yourself on the USTPO site. Might help to have a lawyer or paralegal help you if you are inexperienced. A simple filing costs a few hundred in fees depending o...
It's good that your app has some traction. I have a classifieds ad site too (targeting Canadian market). Initially I was wondering if I should use WordPress or created it using MVC I picked the MVC approach. The thing is when doing the MVC you have to implement most of the functionality yourself ...