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I'm looking for a web analytics/seo manager in Burlington, Ontario to replace me at my current role. Does anyone have any tips on the best way to find someone that will uphold my legacy?

We are planning out our payment processing method and from my research this is how it should work:

1. Use Wufoo to mange the sales form 2. Chargify to manage the recurring payments and the client lists 3. Beanstream to do the actual payment processing and deposit to our bank account.

Anyone have any feedback on this? Is there an easier way to do it?

Thanks

Hypothetical situation.

I get funding from a VC firm like Battery Ventures or Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers somewhere in the range of $5 million.

What kind of reporting do i need to provide back to the investor? Just financial or key metrics? I am sure each investment company is different but i am just trying to understand what are the types of things VC's are looking for after they invest.

Thanks in advance, Eric

I am looking to find all the projects hosted on Google Code that are managed by people from a specific place.

Does anybody know how to do this?

So i started a startup back in April with a few friends and we worked really hard to build a prototype and we talked with a bunch of potential customers; we pivoted twice and now its just sitting there not completely finished and making no money.

Is it dead?

When i tell people about the idea they say "thats a good idea." Which makes me want to keep it going and start working on it again but i dont want to waste time on something that is a dead fish.

When do you know if an idea/startup is dead? Does anyone have any insights or a checklist?

I am reading the book on the pomodoro technique and right now i'm feeling like it probably wont work, has anyone tried it? Should i continue to read the book? Is there anything better to focus my brain on a specific task?

I've been asked to create a job title for a new role i am taking on? Basically, i am going to find startups and bring them together with investors. Some ideas i had are: Director of Acquisition VP Talent Connector Director

any thoughts?

Me and a friend are having a debate on which is more likely to make money?

Option 1: Build a site that gives people the ability to create a landing page and about us page in under 5 minutes where they can get people to sign up for an idea. All you need to provide is the URL and the site does the rest.

Option 2: Build a site that gives people the ability to create a landing page and about us page in 1 day where they can get people to sign up for an idea. Then the site creates social media accounts, ads and pr articles and communicates the idea out for 30 days.

I am organizing an event in October called Fundation and I wanted to get some feedback on the important facets of a Venture Capital event.

I have been to a lot of conferences over the past 10 years and have even organized a few, however I wanted to reach out to hear about the best conferences you have ever been too and why?

I'll go first: The best conference I have ever been to was CUTC (Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference,I believe it has been replaced by www.hiepic.com) the reason is that it had really smooth registration, a perfect balance of both business and technical discussions, demo's and workshops.

Thanks in advance

I am hosting an event in Toronto on October 20th, 2010. I was hoping for some feedback from the community on the site and the concept. We are pretty far along in the planning but we can change the concept or structure of the event if enough people feel strongly about it.

Here is my elevator pitch (feedback would be great on it too):

I am looking for startups in any market that will be seeking financing within 6 months. This is restricted to companies in Canada.

The Investment industry in Canada is at an all-time low. Great startups in Canada have to reach out to the Valley to get investments. I think that there is enough money in Canada and people are willing to take the risk. I am organizing an event bringing together the biggest investors in Canada. The goal of the event is to get a commitment from Investors within 30 minutes after the startup pitches. Funding will range from $50k to $5 million, preferably Series A funding.

If you think your company has what it takes and is ready for a pitch of a lifetime let me know and we will go from there.

Apply here http://www.fundation.org/apply/

Just wanted to get people's opinions on an idea I have.

I seem to be very good at understanding a business and being able to figure out how it can make money. I'm not just talking about the traditional ways to make money online (advertising, subscriptions, referral or transactional revenue sharing). The first idea that comes to my mind is something that no one has ever mentioned to that company.

Can i turn this into a consulting business? If so, what is the best way to approach starting it?

Thanks in advance, Eric

Over the years i have had a lot of ideas, as i'm sure many of you have. So, i pose this question to all of you.

What is the best idea you had that you never followed through on that is now hugely successful?

For me, the year was 1999 and i had an lighting bolt of an idea. I should put all my music on my computer and share it with all my friends. Remember Napster, that's where my idea could have gone. I cant say i'm bitter, because idea's come an go.