Not necessarily. What's key is to build relationships with the organizations that work most closely with the munis and local leaders. Often times the money comes from them (i.e NGOs, local companies, social ent orgs). In some cases software can be piloted at low or no cost with muni leaders and f...
Have you thought about social media (i.e. twitter?) I rely upon twitter for feedback on a regular basis. Another option is to create a targeted list of the 500 people/organizations you specifically want feedback from and send out via email, though as we all know the response rate on something lik...
Super easy! You already know the answer to this. A simple growth hack that should get you more than 100users is by either creating or joining a meetup or group with these interests. Give them some swag (tees/stickers) If possible add gamification to your efforts and watch your user base grow ;)...
This is a common problem with "Doer" business owners. It won't be easy to find someone to work on commission. Truly able commission-based salespeople know they are a) in demand, and b) capable of setting their own price. So why should they work for you? They're going to go to where making sales ...
You should start first by not asking for free legal advice in a place where anyone can answer. That's a great way to get caught in a major headache down the road.
This seems to be very interesting but I think you should stay away from most VCs who are mostly focus in IT etc. My expertise resides in VC funding in IT so I can't really help with Lobster but if you have decent financials of last year, you can probably go to the Angel route for a small round. ...
Start with allocating about 1-2 hours a day to reach the industry communities you are affiliated with. We recommend to our clients to work on 1) Twitter 2) LinkedIn and 3) Google+. Our research has shown that the reach on Facebook is not as effective as it is on Twitter. We have clients who have ...
Message me, I live in Shanghai, China.. If I understand better maybe I can assist you.
I have some thoughts on this, that I hope could help you: Your traffic comes easy: Who doesn't want to make a million dollars in no time? But after jumping from your articles, people realize, that this is harder work than they thought. You are not just pushing product - you are asking people to...