Ask Jason: Which is more important domain or developer experience?
Share TWiST 35 Ryan Clarke calls in to ask, I have great domain experience, should I consider outsourcing the technical end for my idea? Brad and Jason’s advice: While you can try to outsource the work the chance of success is slim, the better approach is to get a co-founder that can develop your product. [...]
Ask Jason: How do I make my product more visible?
Share TWiST 34 Anthony Colarusso who created myfaceshirt.com, a site that designs and prints the face of the buyer on a t-shirt. He wants to know, how to make his product more visible? Jason’s advice: You need to get this viral and in the social space, DailyBooth may be a perfect place to start marketing [...]
Ask Jason, How do I defend my product against a big name competitor?
Share TWiST 34 Jonathan Dusing of row27 Mobile calls in to ask, how do I defend my product against a big name competitor that wants to throw it’s legal weight around, how aggressive should I be? Jason’s comments: You have to be careful but you have to look at what you have to lose and [...]
Ask Jason, How do I become an angel investor?
Share TWiST 34 Tommy Leap calls in to ask, how do I become an angel investor? First you have to meet the SECs rules to become an angel investor. If that is met, you have to understand the risk and create a portfolio that diversifies you enough to find a winner understanding that many startups [...]
Ask Jason: How do I become a successful blogger?
Share TWiST 34 Max Salmeron the youngest caller to date (15 years old) calls in to ask, if Jason has any advice for someone who wants to become a blogger. Jason suggests you find something that you are passionate about and that you enjoy, start with one vertical and become part of that community. It [...]
Ask Jason, How do I determine the value of my community?
Share TWiST 33 Stephen Cross calls in with a good question , how do I determine the value of my community? Jason and Shawn comment: At Weblogs Inc they used Google’s keyword manager and worked backwards, started with AdSense and got a feel for pricing power and then moved to display ads. Some advertisers are [...]
Ask Jason, I’m graduating soon, should I learn from a great entrepreneur or learn on my own?
Share TWiST 33 Travis Fisher will be graduating soon with a Masters in Software Engineering, he and a friend started ECStageArt they make custom drum heads, guitar amp grills, backdrops, scrims and road cases for touring bands and other applications. He also started KeyMinor which is an online knowledge exchange for people who play, perform [...]
Ask Jason, How do I get customers for my service business?
Share TWiST 32 Francis Gulotta, of MacSupport, (MacFirst on Twitter) a support call center for mac users, calls in to ask, how do I get more customers? Jason and George comment: Paying $30 is obviously your barrier Web site is ok, logo can use work No money back guarantee visible You need to A/B Test [...]
Ask Jason, How do I grow my website?
Share TWiST 31 Dan O’Donnell, Founder of Positive Atmosphere would like to know, how do I grow my site? Dan’s approach so far has been a lot of Facebook and Twitter and some paid adwords, he wants to know is their a better method. Jason and Jack recommend: People need a reason to come to [...]
Ask Jason, I’m a web developer and I have legal issues with a client, what should I do?
Share TWiST 31 Jordan Punchinger a web developer has legal issues with a past client, the project was completed but after a few months the customer wanted updates. Jordan estimated the update price to get started and a lawsuit was filed against him, the customer has gone to the press and is ask for a [...]
