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    Needing advice before discuss software ownership

    SCALING SAAS / APPS QUESTION 
    Lawyer. Get yourself a lawyer. Preferably one with expertise in software licensing. Don't let the lawyer make things overly complicated, but before you go spending a ton of money rewriting software, you need to make sure you're protected. Its one thing to do a handshake deal with a good...
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    Autism

    HEALTH 
    I might be autistic. I'm not sure. The thing with autism is that its subjective if its not obvious. Both men and women can get really good at hiding their autism. Yes, there are tests, and no experts do not agree on what constitutes autism. I know of one doctor that would diagnose me as on...
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    How do I source web developers on no budget?

    MEETUPS 
    How Do I Source Web Developers On No Budget? By being so incredibly good at everything else needed to run a successful company that the developer says, 'yes, I will give you 6-12 months of my time for free in exchange for half your company.' You have to be phenomenal, though. If you just...
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    Can I start software company without money?

    SAAS / APPS 
    Marketing really depends on the market. What we're doing is going directly to actual customers and pitching them on our system. This works for us, but may not for you, depending on what you're doing. Even still, getting a few clients with the following method would be invaluable. There is...
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    Everyone I'm offering clients already has clients. Should I just endure?

    HOT! MARKETING WEB DESIGN 
    Listen to your potential clients. They're telling you that their market doesn't want marketing help. That means they're the wrong group of people. Doing more of the same will get you nowhere. Convincing people that don't have a vision for what their company could become with marketing help...
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    Roast my EngineerThis Website!!!

    FEEDBACK 
    Three thoughts for you: 1) The focus is way too broad. What do you engineer? Consumer products? What kinds? Are they purely mechnical, or are there electronics involved? As a consumer of your service, I'd be really sceptical that you could design refrigerators just as well as you could...
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    Are Software Patents necessary? (Selling Enterprise Software to F500 Companies)

    SAAS / APPS QUESTION 
    Don't bother: 1) Patent suits are very expensive. 7 figures. If you don't spend this money to enforce your patents, then other companies can claim that you don't care, and your patent will be invalidated 2) Unless you have a unique thing like Amazon's one-click ordering, its pretty easy to...
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    What is the best way to hire a (good) software developer?

    SOURCING SAAS / APPS 
    I've built systems for people that didn't have much money. It is an exercise in frustration for everyone involved. Software has no end of possibilities. In a new business, the sky is the limit, and its incredibly hard to know what you need up front. I could go on and on about the problems...
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    What is the best way to hire a (good) software developer?

    SOURCING SAAS / APPS 
    My company develops apps, so I know a bit about the process. Here's my answers to your questions, along with some thoughts to consider 1. What questions can I ask to weed out the developers that are worth it? If you're not a developer, its almost impossible to weed out bad technical skills...
  10. Jon L

    The Ukraine War, implications, outcome?

    HOT! CHAT 
    I came into this thread hoping for a business owner's perspective on what's going on in Ukraine. Instead, I got an argument about whether or not you should pay ransom for my kids. I agree with Kak about robbing a bank so my kids could live. Its not even a debate. I'll let the next person...
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    Age old debate: Mac VS Microsoft PC

    HOT! CHAT 
    That's quite funny. But if you don't trust just one backup system? I have my pictures and other important business stuff in dropbox, plus my entire computer is backed up (including the dropbox folders) by a separate cloud system.
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    Age old debate: Mac VS Microsoft PC

    HOT! CHAT 
    yes ... and figuring out what that one 'annointed' way is, ain't easy - especially if you're the least bit technical. I just expect to be able to do X. When I can't, its quite frustrating. I'm sure that if I used the proper backup solution, things would just work and my pictures would be...
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    Age old debate: Mac VS Microsoft PC

    HOT! CHAT 
    to me, you're just trading one set of problems for another. Macs can be amazing to work with, until they're not. One time, my iPhone didn't show up in iTunes. Why? No clue. So, I googled. Found a list of 10-20 possible things that could cause this. Several of them required I go to the...
  14. Jon L

    Media Magicians, Word Trick Wands, and Mass Hypnosis

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    I'm curious what your thoughts are on the Wall Street Journal. So you read it? I subscribe to them because I want to support their kind of journalism. I'm wondering if I'm blind to their slant because I agree with it?
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    Media Magicians, Word Trick Wands, and Mass Hypnosis

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    What's interesting is that this particular story is a fairly innocuous one. So what if 150,000 net people a year move out of California? Its going to take quite a while to drain the population if that continues. But when you combine this with hundreds of other stories that build up a complete...
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