Are you trying to create something that already exist? There are a lot of social networked portals out there and to get businesses to sign up, you would really have to demonstrate creditability and make a strong case that these small to medium businesses would benefit from your portal rather than...
My answer will be short: Definitely an app. I'll be more than happy to discuss details further.
Before we dive into the equity,salary and such. Motivation and retention begins with the CEO. Ask yourself what is the culture of the company? If you don't know anything about culture then start with the basics: 1. Do you value employee opinions? Do you ask for others opinions? 2. Do you encour...
More of a political answer than anything to be honest. Laws are created by politicians, politicians make their decisions based on lobbyists & public opinion. Lobbyists and public opinion can both be bought. One person only has one vote, a company can persuade millions of votes. Imagine what wou...
This is quite simple with screenshots and Photoshop. If you are bootstrapping, try resources like fivrr.com, elance.com, or odesk.com Otherwise, ask your friends/family/neighbors if they have a copy of Photoshop for you to do this. If you'd like, setup a call and I can have my in-house designer...
zendesk. They have a pricing scheme for start-ups: http://www.zendesk.com/product/features/startups/
As is my way, I have to answer tangentially: People hate reading documentation. Essentially no one will read the quick start guide, and those who do will have poor retention. This is not just a pithy quote, but driven by years of research into cognitive psychology. You cannot provide training aro...
No two businesses are identical and it is not recommended that you use a generator or copy and paste another companies terms of service and privacy policy. Although your business models may be similar, each business has their own unique identifiers which warrant a proprietary PP and TOS. If you u...
It is likely that google copyrights its images and that your work would be considered a derivative, which is infringement. You might argue fair use or that it's not copyrightable because it's not creative enough, but that is likely a losing argument. Try getting your own non-infringing photos.
Definitely don't just look locally. There is a much, much larger global market. When you recruit, pay at least 3 people to do a trial task. Give them a fixed amount of time (eg 3 hours) and compare the results. Don't let people who interview well confuse you between people who produce great work.