What do you have to do if you want to be the next Google? Is there still room for another one?

History suggests there is always room for another one – and always will be. I suspect you’ll need a healthy dose of genius, hustle, dogged determination, and luck.

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How much do you value patience for a new startup post launch? You have answered already if you need traction, pivot. I believe I know the next step to pivot and gain trac...

Answered by Eric Ries – Founder of the Lean Startup methodology. Posted in Product Development Operations

You're making me nervous. What kind of launch did you have? Why will it take 6 weeks? And who do you need to convince? If you haven't been following the Lean Startup model... (more)

If you have a killer idea and want to find people to work with as well as find potential investors and probably contractors to develop it, how can you be sure that someone ...

Answered by Michael Garrity – Founder, CommunityLend

Normally I suggest that people tell as many other folks as possible about their plans to execute against the idea and then recruit accordingly. Remember, the issue with fa... (more)

Hi there, Mark! I wanted to know if you could offer some advice on how 'best' to aquire capital for an, interior design/architectural/decluttering business I'm trying to...

Answered by Mark MacLeod – Partner, Real Ventures

Hey Dave, Unfortunately it is very hard to get capital for a services business. There are no assets that can be sold. The business is you. So you need to ask for money for... (more)

Is there a formula for pricing professional services? How do you know you've priced your services correctly for the value you bring to a client and have them see it as such?

Answered by Dan Martell – Founder & Investor.

My rule of thumb is you'll want to loose 70% of the proposals you submit. Obviously this means you have enough inbound interest, or opportunities to do this .. but the 30%... (more)

We have a web startup for the creative community. We are 3 partners. 2 holding full time jobs within the industry and 1 pushing this project 51% of the time & not directly ...

Answered by Michael Garrity – Founder, CommunityLend

I think you should all decide if you are in or out. The business won't magically become ebay overnight. You have to be all in or get people who are. (more)

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