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Which other article(s) do you feel are more accurate and paint a more complete/clear picture?

Thirded for part 3. I'm looking forward to it.

== Help Me Out: With growth/marketing for ShelfLife.net, a social marketplace. ShelfLife.net makes it easy for collectors of toys, action figures, video games, etc to buy, sell, an…

We decided to postpone the deal because it was still quite early in ShelfLife's life and we want to grow our userbase. There's a write-up about it in the Financial Post. http://bus…

What do you collect that isn't on ShelfLife yet? There might be a curator working on it right now.

More curators, collectors, and catalogs are the biggest goals right now. There's a critical mass of users that needs to be reached for the site to be useful for a majority of colle…

Thanks! Nearly anything can be catalogued, provided there's information available for it (E.g. manufacturer, release date, etc), and it's not something like the sweater that your g…

What's blocking you? A corporate firewall?

ShelfLife co-founder here. We're aiming to document to every collectible ever made, and provide collectors with the best tools for buying, selling, and tracking their collections.

You're spot on. Paying to participate is ridiculous. It also works against Salesforce by creating a barrier to entry for people who are on the fence about participating.

SoftLayer has their Catalyst Startup Program, which provides $1,000/mo of free hosting for 1 year. http://www.softlayer.com/partners/catalyst

Rackspace runs their Rackspace Startup Program, which provides $1,000/mo of free services for 6 months. http://www.rackspacestartups.com

Which web hosting companies are "startup-friendly"? By that, I mean which ones regularly provide startups with hosting, services, or add-ons that are free and/or discounted?

Plants are fantastic, by the way. They make the room feel much more natural and alive, and less institutional and synthetic. My favourite plant is Pachira Aquatica. It's more commo…

I like minimalism. If there's a lot of stuff in the room, it can become quite distracting. @blazzar's suggestion of a small couch is spot on. You'll probably feel like moving aroun…

Going one step further, when a user goes to your site for the first time, create an account for them behind the scenes. This will enable them to track beers immediately. Later on, …

See these useful posts by Daniel Tenner: http://swombat.com/2011/1/24/how-to-PR-firms-startups http://swombat.com/2011/2/4/attention-seeking-for-startups

@VSerge, I think question #3 is meant to be interpreted as "Are you doing either of the following?".

There're many solutions, from installable software such as Redmine[1] to hosted services such as TenderApp[2], GetSatisfaction[3], UserVoice[4], ZenDesk[5], FreshDesk[6], Groove[7]…

Have you thought about contributing to one or more open-source projects? That's a great way to meet fellow hackers, hone your skills, contribute to the community, and begin making …

That's a very good point: this planning is part of the role of the CEO.

The CEO (who had the idea and wrote the business plan) has validated the idea in the market. Also, we have a direct, funded competitor now, which has also validated the idea, and o…

It's pretty slow, but it hasn't been giving me any errors.

Thanks for your insight, aspir. Much appreciated. Despite the CEO having worked on the business plan for the last 2 years, it's actually not out of date. This is because it's been …