Obviously that wouldn't hurt, and there are likely benefits to doing so. The thing to consider is will doing this save you time and make you a better leader or will it take time away from leading, growing and building a vision for the company? Only you can answer that. Being in a technical indus...
1) Choose a company that understands your language. If you know English, make sure that you are working with folks that are good at it. 2) Do your paperwork. Document everything. Create separate email threads for different things. 3) Use a project management system like Basecamp. It will help y...
I'm the CTO of a company, so I'll answer your original question. One of the areas I'd love to see a SaaS product solution is reporting. Developers like myself often just focus on building the product and if they're smart, like yours truly, we add analytics. But getting a clear picture of the bu...
Hi: Congrats on getting the ball rolling with your business — and generating some interest from potential customers and investors. As to your question, when a potential investor asks about your cap, they’re referring to the valuation cap you’re setting on your convertible debt issue. That would...
That's a huge question - but in my view it really boils down to four things: 1) A clear sense of the problem they were trying to solve; 2) Crystal clear focus on only the most high-impact things; 3) Relentless pursuit of excellence in execution. 4) Luck. That fourth one mightn't be a popular one...
By learning how to be resourceful. Getting the money you need from the people who have it. Take a current look at your assets and if you can use them to secure funds. Look at your network is there people who may be interested in investing. Bootstrap, start a kickstarter, low interest business loa...
I thought I would send a response based on my experience in international trade, manufacturing, importing and sale of products based on niche markets and gaps in the market. It would depend on a couple of things... Are you going to make something? Outsourcing to a country that has the experienc...
Don't worry about the fact that you "failed". What you presumably did is work hard, and learn a lot, and probably created some quality stuff, regardless of whether it ended up being published. That's usually all your potential employers will care about. The people that work for companies that e...
You're not asking a very simple question here. It sounds like the correct answer is to train users better, but that may not be the right approach. There are many different ways to look at the issue. One of the most important questions is who is deciding on the tool set. Some IT deployments lo...
Whenever shares (or options) are issued, the language is normally "fully-diluted shares"... and what that means is that you *authorize* the number of shares necessary for all potential [foreseeable] options to vest. You'll need to stop talking "%" and start talking in actual share numbers. Let'...