In a book, "Slicing Pie", Mike Moyers shows you different methods of securing talent prior to paying them a salary or securing investment capital. You can also use an ICO model similar to IPO except it is using a digital token to secure funding with a promise to buy back tokens. There are sever...
You might consider a Kickstarter project.
The entire point of an expert network is to have the best and brightest answer industry specific, or even company specific related issues. A standardized platform with canned answers may be useful for cursory topics. However, the customers who pay for experts from the expert network community wan...
Before even beginning to think about launching your project you need to evaluate why you want to do it at all. Just doing it "because" is going to make you go mad, you'll want a reason to do it because it will be taking much of your time up. Make sure you go over strengths and weaknesses . If you...
Can you give any industry specific data? What types of products are you selling?
If you have no team or your team is lacking what they have it could be a great reason to reach out to them. On the other hand, if you have or can build the right team there is little to gain from partnering with starups like this. Remember that it takes a team to build a successful business and ...
Find a business similar to the one you wish to open. Speak to the owner and make a wholesale pricing agreement. ie: he gives you a discount and produces work for you that you provide to your client. Go find customers and sell the services. If you can sell enough services for it to make sense t...
If you are offering advisory services only, you should propose a retainer structure, or a possible 50% retainer, 50% on milestones or completion. You could also do a monthly retainer based on the length of the project. If you are actually doing some type of implementation work, I would expect you...
Happy to offer a call to discuss specific questions you have. It seems you have several regarding product, solutions and funding?
Is impossible to give you any advice w/o any further information. Can you elaborate for me please? I'd be more than happy to help you out on this. Google me and email me if you wish.