Discussion Forums

Where do you find answers to your startup questions? There are a few discussion forums worth checking out.

 

Quora
This Q&A site has been gaining popularity in Silicon Valley.
http://www.quora.com/

Answers.OnStartups.com
Dharmesh Shah (HubSpot), Jason Cohen (Smart Bear, WPEngine), and other startup founders moderate this lively forum with questions ranging from how to incorporate to how to hire and raise VC.
http://answers.onstartups.com/

Startup To Do
Although the focus of this site created by Bob Walsh (47hats.com and Startup Success Podcast) is to help startup founders get their companies up and running quickly, it also features a discussion board for members.
http://www.startuptodo.com

Microreneur Academy
Serial entrepreneur Rob Walling introduced me to his site and I’ve been hooked ever since. Although focusing on micro-ISV, the community is great and willing to help.
www.micropreneur.com

StartupNation
StartupNation’s website has a dedicated discussion forum.
http://www.startupnation.com/business-forum/

Joel on Software – Business of Software
Not a startup forum per se, but more all things software, you’ll find mostly technical Q&A goes on here.
discuss.joelonsoftware.com/?biz

Sprouter
Aimed at building a community of entrepreneurs.
http://ask.sprouter.com/

The Funded
Discussion and Q&A focusing on Venture Capital. From the startup founder point of view.
www.thefunded.com