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The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever

Startup Professionals Musings

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. As a rule of thumb, you should double every employee’s salary in estimating employee costs, so less is more.

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You Don’t Need to be Rich to be an Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. As a rule of thumb, you should double every employee’s salary in estimating employee costs, so less is more.

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How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea

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Otherwise, you will have to offer actual compensation (read salary) in addition to corporate shares. If you don’t have the money to provide even a reduced salary up-front, find investors. Salaries/Bonuses. Programming Tools. Joomla Extensions. Joomla Templates. MooTools Plugins. Businesses. Business Articles. Accounting.

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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

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To compute the cost to acquire a customer, CAC, you would take your entire cost of sales and marketing over a given period, including salaries and other headcount related expenses, and divide it by the number of customers that you acquired in that period. (In For more on the topic of Viral Growth, refer to my blog post on that topic here.)

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The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever

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Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM), like cohort analysis , yourself. Skip the IT consultants and build an entry website yourself to save $50K.

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The Most Challenging Part of Becoming a Freelance Developer.

Software By Rob

Instead of being able to justify a somewhat fixed salaried workday, you find yourself working longer and longer hours as client demands increase. In addition, freelance development requires a lot more mental energy than being a salaried employee. Mental energy that can’t be spent launching your product. 3 Rob on 09.29.09

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Be Part of the Entrepreneurial Revolution

Startup Professionals Musings

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. As a rule of thumb, you should double every employee’s salary in estimating employee costs, so less is more.

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