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Opensource vs custom development strategy

The possible advantages of using something like Drupal is a dev time-saver. But if we were to develop a minimum viable product / proof of concept / prototype using Drupal, other developers could...

asked Oct 16 '12 at 23:51
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Gyrostu
6 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.73K Views
Which Credit card processors allow us to retrieve payment information?

Which credit card processor allow us to retrieve payment information from their server in case if we need the payment information? I believe my question isn't clear enough and I decided to write a...

asked Oct 3 '12 at 15:00
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Simplyme
186 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
6.5K Views
Paying a contractor to be "on call"?

We're looking at hiring a systems administrator contractor at a certain hourly rate to do sysadmin-y things. So far, this is easy enough for me to wrap my brain around. But during certain hours,...

asked Oct 17 '12 at 02:11
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Todofixthis
183 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.5K Views
Contract signing and signature forgery

When signing a contract, how can we make sure the other party's signature is real? what if that person scribbles some random signature? And if disputes arises he can claim that it was a...

asked Oct 4 '12 at 01:47
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Harry
18 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
7.62K Views
Does BizSpark preclude you from accepting funding elsewhere?

I am going to embark very soon on a software venture (have been a consultant and employee up until now). I see advantages in signing up for Microsoft's BizSpark. However, I wonder if doing so...

asked Oct 17 '12 at 11:40
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B. Clay Shannon
123 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.09K Views
How can you partner with a complimentary company to assure prospects that someone will be able to support them if you go out of business?

We're a small SaaS provider for child welfare agencies and even though we have been in business for five years and offer one of the most robust case management solutions, we have a problem with...

asked Oct 18 '12 at 00:26
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Zasyatkin
16 points

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1 Answers
2.49K Views
Fake Linkedin profiles

What can you do if random person lists your company on their linkedin? Emailed linkedin support but they won't do anything and the person won't respond. it is damaging our reputation

asked Oct 4 '12 at 11:24
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Joe
7 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.22K Views
How to undo trademark hijacking

Say I have a company called Business, and I've been operating under the domain name greatbusiness.com for 2 years. The "tm" symbol is on our logo and elsewhere on our website. Then someone else...

asked Oct 4 '12 at 13:52
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Nolan
8 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.04K Views
Tax consequences of server location

We are about to set up our production environment in AWS and are wondering about the tax consequences of where the servers are located. We are a Swedish start-up and since AWS is cheapest in the US...

asked Oct 4 '12 at 16:15
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Yrlec
108 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.85K Views
What does anti-dilution protection mean in a term-sheet?

My question is in the context of a Term-sheet. I want to know what does anti-dilution preferences mean?

asked Oct 18 '12 at 05:36
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Lisa Howard
116 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
2.79K Views
Should I get investors to sign an NDA before sharing my idea?

I have an idea for a company and I want to share it with potential investors. I'm a bit concerned about my ability to protect the idea. Should I get them to sign an NDA? Would that scare investors...

asked Oct 18 '12 at 05:56
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Sarah Simpson
23 points

6 Votes
7 Answers
3.47K Views
Potential offer as first employee at startup, worth it?

I am a software engineer with about 2 years experience and currently at a big tech company. I have an offer to join a startup that has just received seed funding of 250k and they're about 6 months...

asked Oct 4 '12 at 18:06
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Rob
31 points

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What are main functions of a start up that need continous attention

So we are 2 co-founders having a full time job and from the last 14 months are working on a social network. I wanted to share the name of our start up here, but somehow I think that would be cheap...

asked Oct 5 '12 at 01:30
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Rajiv Singh
14 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.39K Views
What are techniques to elicit requirements from customers who don't understand their needs?

Question: How do you prevent a situation where you have to produce work-product work first and get client feedback before getting on the right track to meet their needs? Are there techniques to...

asked Oct 18 '12 at 10:34
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Daniel Skowro?Ski
18 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
1.82K Views
Tax advantages for LLC in NY or NJ?

My partner lives in NY and I live in NJ. We will be doing business globally. We could have our offices in NJ. We would like to set an LLC in NJ, however, need to understand the tax implications for...

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asked Oct 5 '12 at 02:41
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J O
6 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
3.22K Views
Does building upon open source software affect company valuation positively?

Most startups and quick-risers promoted publicly are building intellectual property on top of open source software stacks. Aside from avoiding upfront investments towards license, is there any...

asked Oct 5 '12 at 03:49
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Ronaldwidha
106 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
3.07K Views
Kickstarter to get interest not product?

Is there something like Indiegogo or Kickstarter where you would invest to get interest/share as opposed of getting a product? Is such an idea viable?

asked Oct 5 '12 at 07:55
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Den
131 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
3.08K Views
At what point can par value no longer be used with restricted stock?

I have a web site that I own restricted stock in. When I purchased the equity, all I had to pay was par value for the stock (.001 per share I believe). I'm now looking to receive more...

asked Oct 5 '12 at 12:32
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Billy
16 points

7 Votes
7 Answers
3.53K Views
Is 'free' a bad idea in business applications?

In the case of business SaaS, specifically in a market where this type of software is never free what are the arguments regarding launching your product for free? More specifically the idea would...

asked Oct 5 '12 at 15:48
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Maxim Gershkovich
234 points

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Alternative to expensive legal contract review?

I have a partnership agreement I'd like a second opinion on, but I can't afford a lawyer right now. What other resources are out there? I've found a web-based contract review site that uses...

asked Oct 6 '12 at 04:13
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Jim
4 points