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2 Answers
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Setting income limits for rental leases

I'm looking to rent out some condos and a large 'plex and am looking to change some of the lease terms. I've noticed some lessors setting income requirements of 3x-4x rent from their renters. Is...

asked Oct 6 '12 at 05:52
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Mechaflash
146 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.43K Views
Getting a team of developers to join the bandwagon

I've been planning a social web app for about 12 months now, we have a large project team of about 23 members, a few technical team members but they're all currently busy with study or current...

asked Oct 6 '12 at 06:07
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Will S
6 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.25K Views
What happens when a corporation(small restaurant) declare bankruptcy?(Canada)

This corporation is a small restaurant in Canada. If there are debts need to be paid to the other companies and to the government, what is the liability of the major share holders and people who...

asked Oct 6 '12 at 07:21
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Shawn
6 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
2.64K Views
Find an engineering position at a startup

What is the best way to find an engineering position at a startup? Typical job listing sites don't often have postings for these opportunities. While I realize networking is key, how does one get...

asked Oct 6 '12 at 15:16
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Wwwuser
125 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
3.39K Views
H1B co-founder for company that may not make profit for 3-4 years

Our question is very similar to this one: While H1B can I work on my interested Idea as Startup with no intention of earning? We have one co-founder on a H1B visa who we want to make a legal...

asked Oct 7 '12 at 03:08
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Sam
20 points

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3 Answers
3.22K Views
How can I protect my website concept?

My dilemma is that I have the ability to design and develop my web concept to a certain extent and I'm doing courses to equip myself with as much knowledge as I can get to take it as far as...

asked Oct 7 '12 at 20:27
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Warren Van Rooyen
34 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.45K Views
Have any advice on getting good at sales?

We're ready to start selling our (free) software product to local businesses. Don't worry, we make money another way :) So, by selling, I mean of course, pitching them and getting them to use the...

asked Oct 8 '12 at 02:23
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User18631
16 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.83K Views
Why is selling in the Apple Appstore less profitable in Europe than in the US?

As you can see here, Apple appstore application sales in Europe are not as profitable for developers. To talk precisely, if you sell an app: in USA for 3.99 USD, you earn 2.80 USD in Europe for...

asked Sep 27 '12 at 20:05
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Noway
192 points

7 Votes
4 Answers
3.84K Views
What are the elements of a one line pitch?

I've been trying to put together a one line pitch for days. Either my startup sounds too complicated or too simple. People automatically compare my startup to other websites.

asked Sep 28 '12 at 00:48
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Zapoo
303 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
3.76K Views
How can I encourage participation in a survey?

I am about to do a customer development survey, which will be promoted either via AdWords or via an email campaign (maybe both). I did a few tests with AdWords ads and it seems like responses...

asked Sep 28 '12 at 08:42
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Mvbl Fst
144 points

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2 Answers
2.17K Views
How to split equity between founders

We have a very complex team and our actual roles and skills are known to each other only after we started working and deciding the equities which would be vested in few years. We started working...

asked Sep 28 '12 at 13:08
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User1699696
8 points

12 Votes
4 Answers
3.05K Views
Expanding development team for a startup

I'm a software developer and co-founder of a start up that's in a sprint to launch a web app the next 2 months. We have about 3 months of burn time we have before we need to get some funding. By...

asked Sep 28 '12 at 03:58
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Acjohnson55
181 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
1.94K Views
Going Public Through a Reverse Merger - Capital Pool Company

I am with a one year old startup. We had an offer to get public a couple of days after we started the company and nowadays more and more people ask me that. Reverse mergers and Capital Pool...

asked Sep 29 '12 at 08:52
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Ovi Ang
6 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.14K Views
Tax deduction for imported IT goods and services

I have a partner in California and I own an IT Company outside USA with license to export. I'm planning a scenario where I export software we've developed and my partner import it into usa and...

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asked Sep 29 '12 at 10:07
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Darwin
110 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.42K Views
Starting a company while keeping the current job

I have been working on a product for a while keeping my day job. With the help of a partner we are now ready to form a company and to launch the product. The issue is how to do it so that I won't...

asked Sep 29 '12 at 12:19
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David Lema
11 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.03K Views
Using ads inside startup pages to pay for expenses? And what advertisement solutions work best?

Has anyone added banner ads to there startups to monetize from the beginning? Is this a good idea or better build a memberbase first without any ads that may turn people off? I will be have a free...

asked Sep 29 '12 at 22:35
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Rubytastic
139 points

5 Votes
6 Answers
3.18K Views
1-man show, coder/marketing/everything else... 10 months in the making, too long?

As a 1-man show I've been building a social startup for the last 10 months. A lot of the time on development has been spent learning a new programming language (Ruby on Rails) and also all the...

asked Sep 29 '12 at 22:54
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Rubytastic
139 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.74K Views
What are some pitfalls when registering a .com domain name and how do you avoid them?

I have no experience registering a .com domain name and am looking into how to do this. I came across a site which lists “10 things you must know before you register a domain name with anyone.” The...

asked Sep 29 '12 at 23:42
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Rinzwind
116 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.91K Views
Starting an Australian company while living abroad?

How can an Australian citizen (or two) set up a company in Australia while living overseas? Is it possible to pay a professional (e.g. lawyer/accountant) to fulfill the requirements of having "at...

asked Sep 30 '12 at 08:25
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Nomadhacker
11 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.15K Views
Evaluating an online venture on the basis of user acquisition and traffic

How can I evaluate my online venture on the basis of traffic and user acquisition to estimate the value of my company and do financial projections. Say, an online venture has 1000 registered users...

asked Sep 19 '12 at 03:42
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Sourabh
288 points