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Here's what I would do.

- Set up a continuous integration server, I use this test server whenever I want to test any test cases. Also, it allow me & the mgmt to always be in touch with the development team.

- Make sure Unit Test cases are present.

- Semi-automate testing of GUI, using tools like Selenium, I will be cover most of the testing on UI.

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great way to beta test a product!

I think you make the pdf a step further to make it into a printable photo album or calendar, etc.. and thru supplier like zazzle, cafepress, etc... to have an actual album, etc.

I use this formula instead.

10,000 emails x 0.1 ctr = 1000 leads 1000 x 0.02% sign up = 20 users

I want to make sure I got enough leads or first time users and assuming only 2% of my leads actually sign up. I want to still have a decent monthly recurring income.

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it helps to make it as transparent as possible too.. tell as many friends about it.. do a tell hn: thread.. chances are you wont back out from it there after.

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Nice!

You definitely have your MVP done already. Just a suggestion, it would be nice to allow saving of the completed mockup in pdf or img.

The ability of multiple revisions of a mockup would be nice.

Er... I tot there is a noprocrast feature. Why reinvent the wheel?

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I think with a pen & paper we are actually focused on completing the tasks written down, instead of working to record the stuffs to do into the productivity system.

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Remote or Singapore.

I am interested in Unit Testing, Automated Testing or Java development work. I'm familiar with Selenium, Grinder, JMeter, J2EE, Springframework, Hibernate, etc.

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You could look at these projects Hibernate, Spring Framework, ActiveMQ, Cassandra, etc they are not quite in the first phase.

Here's what I would do. Get a [myfancyname]labs.com ... any new startup ideas goes under [myfancyname]labs.com/idea1, [myfancyname]labs.com/idea2, etc...

This is much more cost effective, when the idea take off, I will consider getting a proper domain with all its extensions.

Or if you know a few domainers, you could consider renting it from them for a x period of time. But it's not going to be cheap.

- Show HN.

- Show it to your local startup community.

- Show it to your potential paying customers.

MockFlowv ( http://www.mockflow.com/ ) is not too bad too.

ya.. that's the one!

Most would agreed that campaign did not performed, instead aim to achieve CTR > 1% and Bid < $1.

Facebook ads is used widely by affiliate marketers, you could spend some time on blogs like MrGreen ( http://stackthatmoney.com ), or affiliate marketing news aggregator ( http://affbuzz.com )

I would change the following if my objective is to get more likes & users.

- Target person, i.e vc, developers, etc instead.

- Limit and test the age groups.

- Target Tech events.

Bids will be cheaper & CTR will be more targeted. If it is not CTR, KILL it. Personally I like what you are doing at signnow, much easier to use than those I used when opening up my trading account.

Maybe you want;

- Add the Facebook icon or something to link to your Facebook page in your website.

- I am kinda of surprised that there's no YouTube explaining signnow, considering doing a hipmunk-like video explaining what signnow does.

- If you have existing customers, do a video case study what it does your customers and how signnow could come in handy in other industries or applications, etc.

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I like http://www.playmoolah.com/ quite a fair bit.

To add to @vishaldpatel's list.

Complexity of a task: -> If a task takes > 3 days to complete, time to review the complexity of task. I.E. What's the other alternatives or approach to complete the task? Are we doing it right? How are others doing it? etc...

Assumptions & risks: -> Not too much assumptions, if your assumption turn out wrong, it instantly become a risk and that takes much effort to resolve. If unsure, back to the drawing board, analyse, plan again.

Limit communication channels: -> I have this feeling that there exist some form of communication gap. Limit the communications channels you have with the team, keep all the project communications in a Prologue WP blog or a project management tool like Basecamp. This is important to keep communication transparent and clear.

You can consider going through the Getting Started guides for Apache Hadoop, Cassandra, Lucene & Solr. These software are used quite widely in the specified areas. Also contributing to the code base will help too.

I'm a Large Companies guy making transition to a Startup guy now.

What I learnt from Large Companies. - The way they price their software is by far the most creative. There is these core components which you pay $X for. Then for feature A, you pay $X+1. For feature B, you pay $X+2, etc. And of course you'll give you a discount for being first customer.

And installation & support hours are separate cost components, etc. At the end of the day, it really really really add up. - Multinational work culture. You will work with counterparts from various countries, etc. Much like a Startup too if you are hiring remote workers. You'll have a good idea how to work different culture & style.

These are 2 main benefits working in Large Companies. In terms of coding, I learnt from the folks sharing their codes at github, and open source communities; unit testing, continuous integration, etc.

At the end of the day, it is what you want to achieve? ps: The monthly pay check in a Large Companies can really put in a comfort zone mode.

.com - My first choice but it is tough to secure a brandable domain with 6 chars or less.

.net/.org - To secure it from cyber squatters.

.me/.co - Any projects/gigs related to the startup.

I think you should work and develop a working prototype of your idea. Having an idea and bring it to prototype stage is just the beginning. Even when you are have a working prototype, you have no idea whether users will buy in the product or not, and actually pay for it. Without a working prototype, it is tough to any traction or mention on it.

With all these ground work undone, dun think you want to bringing in a business person to help.

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The good thing about business is that there is NO Right or Wrong way to develop a business. If you already have a MVP in place already, I think you should work on your own business, bring it to the next level.

If not, then maybe you want to take up this opportunity - to learn & gain experience, build your MVP, save up, etc.

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I hope someone would create a web app template that's mobile friendly too. This way, anyone can dive straight into building web app and not worry about making it mobile friendly.