I've been where you are - it kind of sucks :) I think you need to do a bit of a reset on your personal mindset - Effective agile management is never a "nice to have" - its what keeps things flowing, working, and on time. To that end - do you know who your ideal client really is? Let's break ...
Hi there. I don't know of one but sounds like it would be super helpful if there was one. Curious to see what people include here...
Is it new? To find out if the idea is really new, be thorough in your online search. Search base on descriptions of the the problems it solves, how it is used and the benefits. You should also search Google Patents or the USPTO.gov site to look for existing patents in this area. Does it need to...
If you can find what you're looking for by using a Google API service, then the answer is yes. If you must scrape Google search results, Google is smarter than you or any developer, so will eventually figure out you're scrapping their data + completely block your IP. https://commoncrawl.org - p...
First of all I want to give you a lot of credit for what you are doing. One of the great things about being a business owner is that the successes are truly your own, but the downside is that the failures are too. Going through the tough times can be emotionally and physically exhausting. To ge...
First things first. I must appreciate that the website has good content. You should ask yourself the purpose of creating this website. Information is now available all over the place. Right from individual portals to the Feedly, Mashable, Newsify and Pockets of the world. How do you want to dif...
I took a quick look at 500px who reported 1.5-million users in 2012 (source: Techcrunch http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/28/gorgeous-photos-in-your-pocket-500px-arrives-on-iphone/) with 10% as professional photographers. The article also mentions monthly growth of ~100,000 users. If your targeting t...
I've found talented data scientists in several other countries who do just as good as ones I've worked with in Silicon Valley. It is not a position one can automate away, of course - one needs to know more about the type of data that needs grooming and what types of skills best fit it (DSP vs ana...
Consider looking at how a pizza delivery service works. If they order the product online some automatically charge a service fee to initiate the service. You could charge a fee based on mileage from the store or a flat fee/percentage. Make it tip based as well for the driver. Of course you ha...
My very first job out of college (a loooooooong time ago). Was working in a boutique marketing and public relations firm. They hired me to do just that, get new clients and develop the business so that we were the agency of record or on "retainers". It's funny how many firms don't want an in h...