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*Mr. Rush, do you think it is more appropriate to start a business right after graduating from college or after spending several years (or more) in industry? -Will McGrath | *Mr. Rush, do you think it is more appropriate to start a business right after graduating from college or after spending several years (or more) in industry? -Will McGrath | ||
*Mr. Rush, how do you go about recruiting and hiring partners and employees for a start up company? - Stephen Edwards | *Mr. Rush, how do you go about recruiting and hiring partners and employees for a start up company? - Stephen Edwards | ||
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Do you have questions for Gary Rush, our guest speaker?
Write them below.
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- Mr. Rush, for a startup, how developed should a product be before seeking investors? Is a prototype or proof of concept required? - Justin Huffaker
- Is work experience needed before beginning a startup?
- Mr Rush, what are the advantages and disadvantages of starting a company in a "small" metropolitan area like Indy vs a "big" metro area like Austin or Silicon Valley?
- Mr. Rush, What are the determining factors for a a successful start of a small business in Indiana?-Derek Hancock
- Mr. Rush, Are there any factors that would cause a business to start in Indiana vs. other states? -Craig Lechlitner
- Mr. Rush, what advice do you have for someone like me who is looking into starting their own business (in my case an application software company) right after graduation? - Stephen Zabrecky
- Mr. Rush, can you share some of the most preventable mistakes that you've seen startups make? - Stephen Zabrecky
- Mr. Rush, How do you pay employees when first starting your company and you have no money? - Daniel Hudepohl
- Mr. Rush, what was the biggest challenge you faced when starting a company? -Hyung Soo Cho
- Mr. Rush, how has the emergence of social media changed the IT aspect of Angie's List? Have you been experiencing more competition because of it? -Brian Kelley
- Mr. Rush, do you think it is more appropriate to start a business right after graduating from college or after spending several years (or more) in industry? -Will McGrath
- Mr. Rush, how do you go about recruiting and hiring partners and employees for a start up company? - Stephen Edwards
- Mr. Rush, noting that you are on the Angie’s List team and that I feel Angie’s List has stiff competition in a swamped internet space, how do you go about uniquely positioning your start-ups? Any interesting tips as to how to choose the 4 P’s (Product, Placement, Price, Promotion) in a software oriented start-up? - Matthew Wickesberg
