How big was your team when you started Mint?

I started Mint alone. I worked in my apartment 14 hours a day, 7 days a week for 6-7 months before bringing on two other engineers.

We were about 8 people when we launched a year later.

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How long did it take you to build About.Me, and how big was your team?

Answered by Tony Conrad – Founder of about.me, partner at True Ventures.

WE'RE STILL BUILDING. INCREDIBLY, THE COMPANY IS NOT EVEN 1 YEAR OLD YET (WE LAUNCHED DEC 16, 2010). WE'RE CURRENTLY 15 AND LOOKING TO ADD ANOTHER 5 KILLER DEV'S. (more)

How do you find the balance in pricing your product low enough that it's affordable, without reducing the perceived quality of your product?

Answered by Mark MacLeod – Partner, Real Ventures

That is indeed an art. You definitely need to decide on your positioning first. Are you about value or experience? Also, how big is your market? If you are about value and ... (more)

How do I evaluate customer feedback? I'm getting a lot of conflicting information!

Answered by April Dunford – Product Marketing Expert. Posted in Product Development

The key is to have enough direct customer experience to trust your gut. When you start getting really conflicting feedback it's usually because the customers fall into dif... (more)

April, What are your top 5 ways to you found to market your business when you first started?

Answered by April Dunford – Product Marketing Expert.

When I started my consulting business I focused on networking and blogging (in that order). The vast majority of my business in the early days came from my network, later ... (more)

I recently met an investor at an event who told me he was interested in learning more about my company and asked me to send him an email. What should I send to him? Is it e...

Answered by Roger Chabra – Partner at Rho Ventures. Posted in Money

Great news! Send him an executive summary. 1 or 2 pages at the max. Save the pitch for when you get a face to face meeting with him. (more)

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