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One of the co-founders is very big into "lean" and doesn't think any type of business plan should be written, while another co-founder believes at least some sort of light (or "lean") plan should be written. If that is the case, should the lean business plan be written as an internal compass for the founders or directed at early potential investors?

I know someone who literally won't eat any food unless they know it is "organic". They wouldn't even eat a piece of fruit someone brought in out of fear it wasn't organic. This made me wonder, what is the state of "organic" food labeling, how scientifically justified is it, and how much is just clever marketing similar to the "gluten-free" craze?

I'm working on a new social platform and we were discussing our url structure. I've noticed that sites like HN, youtube, facebook, and vine use only some type of encoded url fragment and that's it.

e.g. https://vine.co/v/e0mQeEep1IJ

Whereas reddit and others use an encoded fragment AND an optional human-readable component.

e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/3oc22e/this_guys_facial_hair_makes_it_look_like_he_has_a/

Is it safe to use only the encoded fragment and not include the human-readable part? The only reason we considered the human-readable part is for SEO purposes but is that even important at this point?

Any info appreciated thanks!

I was recently emailed about a domain that I own and had originally purchased awhile ago with intent to build a social application.

I'm not using it currently but still own it and randomly was just emailed asking if I would sell it to a startup drone company with the same domain but with .io

I haven't sold any domains before so I'm wondering how much should I ask for to sell this domain? The company says they are launching in a few weeks and they have a semi-active twitter feed. It's clear they are in the enterprise drone space and most likely will be offering logistics/command/data services around this area. The founder's linkedin list raytheon among other aerospace/tech background etc etc.

I don't want to ask anything ridiculous but at the same time the money could really help me out in my own startup. Is 10k realistic? 15k? 20k?

How do I properly start negotiation? Let him pitch first? (through email)

Interestingly as a co-founder of a startup I am in the same boat as I own a .io domain but cannot acquire the .com we are seeking.

Any advice appreciated!