Sabeen Ali, founder and CEO of AngelHack, a global network of 50,000 programmers shares her insights on how to build and manage a team all over the world. Sabeen Ali is the founder and CEO of AngelHack, a global network of 50,000 programmers. She is a big box thinker and lays out the grand scheme of … Read more
I ran marketing for a startup in 2009. I’m pretty sure this was before Facebook pages and all that jazz. Well, even if it wasn’t, we didn’t use Facebook since we were a b2b company and it just didn’t make sense at the time. I don’t think I was even given a budget to market. … Read more
I consult startups. A few of them are scared to share their idea with anyone. I stare blankly and wonder why. If you are a non technical founder, then you better have something more to bring to the table than just an idea. Maybe a marketing background, inside information in the field you wish to … Read more
Someone on Quora asked: If you were trying to predict the potential growth of a startup and were limited to asking one question to the CEO of the company, what question would you ask and why? This was my response: In the majority of cases, it doesn’t matter what product a company has. It really … Read more
Rachel McCrary (in black) IMAGE: Jewel Toned Inc. A lingerie expert and funded startup founder shares insight to what she learned in her first year of business. People say that everything you need to know you learn in Kindergarten. Well, in the world of business, think of the pitch process as Preschool, and that first … Read more
“Mr. Kim, I truly appreciate the opportunity to work with your company. After being here for a year and a half, I have come to really believe in the product and the vision that you have set aside for us. I am even more thankful that I am able to be part of this exact … Read more
At a bank? I’d assume that your job would be exactly the same as it once was, just with a pay raise. At a startup? The title feels great, until I came to realize that I was buried in responsibilities, maybe two notches shy of what a CEO does. There are regular VP responsibilities one … Read more
Why would anyone in the world pay $50,000 to have you write a business plan, when they can get an outline on how to make one on their own here for free: Leonard Kim’s answer to How does one create a business plan? Also, there are many professionals out there who write killer business plans … Read more
Someone on Quora asked: Should I give up trying to build a startup? I’m 37 years old living in the middle of Sweden. I have spent nights and weekends during the last 12 months to build my new service. It’s in the domain that I’ve worked in for the last 20 years. I’m quite good … Read more
Someone on Quora asked for advice: I am feeling confused about my life’s direction. I’m 23. I dropped out 2 years ago to work on a startup and my startup was cash positive during the second year. The startup failed due to ego conflicts between founders. I was the principal founder. But due to my … Read more