Questions

Startup execution is by now a well understood process. The Customer Development model does a good job at delineating the different steps necessary to determine if something is a scalable,...

Ideas Entrepreneurs

asked Jul 13 '12 at 11:23

Glitch
156 points

I run a new apparels ecommerce business and I manually pieced up a terms & conditions page from various sources. I was just wondering if it is at all crucial to have these drafted out by a...

Ecommerce Legal

asked Jul 13 '12 at 12:43

Bernie
23 points

I was recently terminated from a startup without cause, where I was one of several founders owning a decent percentage of stock. We also had an angel investor (incubator) in with us for a small...

Equity Legal Micro Startup Fraud Dilution

asked Jul 13 '12 at 16:31

Startup Monster
48 points

An academic paper published by a major university contains some methodologies that fit perfectly with my start up idea. I would like to incorporate the methodologies into my start up but I am...

Legal

asked Jul 14 '12 at 00:34

Forgotten Kahz
13 points

My company is currently developing a product which requires a software developer. The person we are using first requested a set fee for his work, but now would like a % of product sales? Is there...

Entrepreneurs

asked Jul 14 '12 at 01:53

Brian Coombs
1 point

The United States is known for having its Founding Fathers, not its Co-founding Fathers. The term Founder doesn't imply exclusivity, rather the use of "The" vs. "A" makes that distinction - someone...

Titles

asked Jul 14 '12 at 02:15

Paul O'brien
521 points

BACKGROUND I'm a senior software developer and started my own company last year. Prior to last year, I worked for a couple of years as a software developer on contract for many companies. And...

Marketing Technology

asked Jul 14 '12 at 02:36

John
170 points

I have reserved a name for my business. It does not contain any "Co" or "Software" suffix. But sometimes it's more appropriate to use the suffix, e.g. in Facebook page's title. Can I use the "Co"...

Marketing Legal Name

asked Jul 15 '12 at 00:48

Muller
19 points

Is it common to ask early employee of a startup to sign a contract containing non-compete clauses? I am against our employee, but I have a little concern on our competitor as they have money to...

Getting Started Recruiting Contract Employees NDA

asked Jul 15 '12 at 01:28

Yoga
116 points

We are building a service to help small businesses manage data they have in the cloud. We got to the point where we are profitable, but our growth is anemic. Our problem is that somehow a majority...

Small Business

asked Jul 15 '12 at 18:42

User10483
208 points

Consider a startup with a small number of founders (lets imagine 2 to 4). At some point down the line a difference of opinion developed (such as market to target, or if to continue or fold) that...

Board Equity Corporate Structure

asked Jul 4 '12 at 18:27

Ryan
1,365 points

I've been searching the valuable info in the posts and most suggest to use a lawyer to get a license agreement, especially for the enterprise software we've developed. It's costed by the number of...

Software License Enterprise

asked Jul 4 '12 at 18:33

Bill
1 point

What is a Memo as referred to in transaction between a technology firm and Investment bank? Does Memo has any legal validity in Courts of Law. For example as Memo refereed to in this case between...

Consulting

asked Jul 15 '12 at 19:44

Gaurav Agarwal
107 points

Let's say I am based in US, and I want to sell gadgets in UK via online store. Due to shipping cost consideration, I would like to ship the gadgets to a UK location ( somewhere like a small...

Retail

asked Jul 4 '12 at 18:43

Graviton
871 points

I run a small US-based startup, (an S Corp), I am also a contractor of this business. Am I able to withdrawl money from the main business banking account and pay myself (a contractor) without...

Independent Contractor Accounting S Corp

asked Jul 16 '12 at 06:22

User1062058
22 points

I have an American based llc production company. I want to hire European artists for a short period (1 month for a show) . whats the best route for their taxes and mine? Would it be more...

Tax USA Contractor

asked Jul 16 '12 at 08:02

Richard
6 points

Hoping someone can comment or help. I have been invited to join in partnership with two others to start a new company which is entirely there idea. I am not expected to make any cash...

Equity Startup Costs

asked Jul 5 '12 at 05:42

Col
6 points

I'm launching a new project/company, upon which we've decided on a name that we really like. We're planning to first target the UK, before expanding worldwide. Unfortunately (and annoyingly), the...

Prices Domain

asked Jul 5 '12 at 18:14

Anonymous
557 points

Wondering if it's possible to hire a new set of developers to take on an existing project not completed by previous developers? Some complained it may be difficult to understand the codes developed...

Web Services Web Dev Developers Web App

asked Jul 17 '12 at 01:48

Wanda Pebbs
11 points

We're two Italian developers, and we're about to release a software technology in open beta. However, we're not incorporated as this is a long-term side project of ours and we're both employed...

Incorporation Legal Beta

asked Jul 5 '12 at 19:03

Tunnuz
101 points