mattfrench

Looking for interesting techniques, tips, experiences, etc. on different approaches to FB ads. Do they work? How successful were they? What level of creativity was involved in any ads that were run? All the ads I see…

Looking for good ways to find outsourced iphone development for our startup to build off an API that we have built for our HTML5 mobile web app. How much would that cost??

When is a pivot necessary? Before the MVP because of feedback on a demo? To help formulate an easier customer acquisition and sales strategy?

I see a lot of great business owners thanking patrons for visiting or tweeting about them on Twitter. Here is an example from a local business (Bocktown Beer & Grill) in Pittsburgh. @bocktown tweeted: "Thanks for…

I am wondering how startups in the past have marketed "in store" apps/software. By "in store" I mean, startups that are creating products that are used/bought by businesses, but also revolve around having the customers…

When you are making up a freemium business model pricing plan, what is a good way to come up with the difference in prices between each tier? It obviously has to include features that entice a buyer to pay more for the…

Looking for a discussion around some different successful or unsuccessful customer acquisition tactics (anything from viral to complete busts) that startups have implemented after a beta release of your MVP.

Anyone have any recommendations for sites or software that our small startup could use to control internal finances/accounting that would compare to quickbooks?

Now that foursquare received such a nice round of funding, what is the HN community thinking as far as cool things that foursquare could do in the space? Geo-location is turning into a white-hot market and with Facebook…