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Need some help on profit sharing of partnership

I'm starting a small online apparel business with a good friend. But I'm having trouble finalizing the partnership agreement. It is a little complicated for me now because we are both investors and...

asked Jun 20 '12 at 00:57
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Lkk
8 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
1.82K Views
How to go from private into public beta?

I'm currently having an app in private beta and I'm now ready to launch it. Should I just make it available on my website or should I seek out for a blog that announces the launch to get some...

asked Jul 2 '12 at 20:36
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Tom
6 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
3.4K Views
provisional patent and source code and/or video

I would really appreciate if anyone could help me answer the following. I am currently at MIT and attempting to submit a complete provisional application for a SaaS service I am about to launch....

asked Jun 20 '12 at 03:15
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Somid3
195 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.31K Views
LLC questions for a one-man software shop

I have a few applications that I am about to release on the App Store. I have not yet received any revenue from these apps. I'm also not planning on making a lot of money from them. I'm considering...

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asked Jun 20 '12 at 03:47
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Ron Garrity
123 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.11K Views
When do I need to file as a foreign corporation?

We recently formed a c-corp in DE and are currently bootstrapping as we look for outside investment. Since we are currently based outside of DE, we will need to file as a foreign corporation at...

asked Jul 3 '12 at 05:42
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User18626
6 points

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1 Answers
2.43K Views
Getting funding with an unorthodox team

We have three co-founders...all of us business men and business owners. None of us are programmers. We have decided that finding one more co-founder(a coder), would probably be the best move for...

asked Jun 20 '12 at 10:36
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Derek
164 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.19K Views
How do I defer Liability to people we certify under us?

My business is going to be group fitness with in all ready established gyms. We will certify instructors through our company to run classes with in gyms. The thing we are trying to figure out is...

asked Jun 20 '12 at 11:30
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Kerry Sullivan
6 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.84K Views
I want to start an ecommerce apparel line, how should I structure my company, and what are the legal requirements to sell online?

I already have an LLC, however, It's not the brand name I want to use for my business. Should I do a DBA under that LLC? I would like to apply for a trademark on the brand, so would this structure...

asked Jul 3 '12 at 20:43
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User18631
16 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.62K Views
Are Android users less likely than iPhone users to spend money on apps?

I've been told that Android users are less prone to download paid apps compared with iPhone/iOS users. Is this true? I haven't yet researched this matter or found any useful statistics but since...

asked Jul 4 '12 at 05:03
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Torben Gundtofte Bruun
350 points

16 Votes
5 Answers
4.78K Views
Losing Controlling Interest in a company, can that be bad?

Basically I have been lucky to get spotted by some angel investors and will be signing £60,000 for 60% of my current business come thursday, which will really boost my start-up massively and...

asked Jul 4 '12 at 07:18
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Owen O'neill
83 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.56K Views
Questions on running a company on H1B

I'm currently on OPT and will be switching to H1B soon. I want to start a C corp which will function as an online business. Can my friends who live outside the USA develop the website? They...

asked Jun 20 '12 at 15:37
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Mark13426
131 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.71K Views
Equity share in product not company

thanks for taking the time to read this, any advise is welcomed. A friend of mine is trying to get launch a new piece of software. As we work well together and he wants to keep initial development...

asked Jul 4 '12 at 08:05
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Craig5
21 points

5 Votes
4 Answers
2.61K Views
How effective is Facebook marketing?

What impact did your Facebook fan page have on your sales or traffic? Did you try to measure conversion rate: "Facebook fans/visits" or "Facebook fans/sales"?

asked Jun 20 '12 at 17:26
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Activation Cloud
153 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
2.42K Views
How to determine the monetization sources of a startup web service

I am "Russian" by nature, and maybe due to that I am finding it hard to see what may seem obvious to a western person. I read a lot of investment stories on techcrunch.com about "what it seems...

asked Jul 4 '12 at 17:53
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Maxim V. Pavlov
217 points

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How much time should be spent on expandability in front of investors?

I have five minutes to present a web app in front of investors (well, actually they are contest judges, but they are still looking for an app that will take off), and then I get five minutes for...

asked Jun 21 '12 at 05:18
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Tyjkenn
103 points

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2 Answers
1.47K Views
What choice of business entity should I choose for my business?

I am starting a non profit organization of which I will be the sole owner. The business is about selling books to particular groups of people at a cheaper price. I live in US, Massachusetts. What...

asked Jun 21 '12 at 12:21
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Chimpanzee
102 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.56K Views
Contact information towards customers

I own a start up, and me and my staff are adding some slogans onto our twitter graphics (background). We we're thinking of adding my [email protected] instead of generic info@ or contact@...

asked Jun 21 '12 at 17:58
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Patrick Voth
30 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
2.73K Views
Starting to write a business plan before becoming a company

I'm starting to write a business plan for a possible future startup. We're still not a company and we're pretty much in garage-mode still holding to our day jobs. I was looking at example business...

asked Jun 22 '12 at 00:06
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Orchestrator
149 points

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3 Answers
2.58K Views
Suggestions for dealing with a monthly Subscription billed in $US but showing up in foreign currency as varying monthly amount

We just started a Monthly Subscription this year. We're now expanding it to non-US currencies (e.g., $AUD). The challenge is that the amount the customer sees (in $AUD) will vary every month with...

asked Jun 22 '12 at 15:12
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Clay Nichols
737 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.47K Views
Does creatively naming a product make it look inferior?

I have developed a product and did a basic search for domain names, and to get the domain name I want I will need to more creatively name my product. Does this creative naming turn off some...

asked Jun 23 '12 at 00:51
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Dkroy
130 points