Questions

I'm a web developer, and I've been offered (in addition to cash) equity in the new business that will be based largely on the application I'm being hired to build. As someone who has been scraping...

LLC Equity Credit Rating

asked Jun 10 '12 at 11:47

Jasonmklug
106 points

I have developed a library that I would like to license to customers in the traditional way: users are paying for a license for a closed source library which allows them to use the library for a...

Business Model Open Source Software Licensing

asked Jun 10 '12 at 18:15

Mark
1 point

An engineer creates a product with most fundamental functions and is almost ready to establish a new company. He wants me to be in charge of the marketing for the new company/product. For now, only...

Co-Founder Equity Shares Stocks

asked Jun 11 '12 at 00:53

Thomas Jackson
6 points

I'm an amateur because I have no formal technical education. I built my current startup through technical trial and error. I'm looking to bring in someone who is a professional and can secure my...

Hiring

asked Jun 11 '12 at 02:01

Johnny Kim
33 points

So I just finished the development of my software application. This is a tool intended to help webmasters to promote their websites in order they may get more traffic. I must add this software is...

Software

asked Jun 11 '12 at 15:11

Daniel Rios
6 points

We have a software which supports scripting. One of our main competitors has a software which works in the same way. I wonder if it is legal for our software to support their properiatery...

License Legal Intellectual Property

asked Jun 11 '12 at 17:36

Noway
192 points

I have a habit of registering my own name on social sites, just to ensure that nobody impersonates me. Now, starting a business, I am doing the same with the business name and the product...

Marketing Social Network Online

asked Jun 11 '12 at 20:51

Torben Gundtofte Bruun
350 points

I started a small web development company with my friend. When we talked about the services we were going to offer we obviously also had to talk about how much to charge for these services. What...

Pricing Business Services Web Dev

asked Jun 11 '12 at 22:40

Mike
140 points

Surely you've heard of Ramit Sethi (this guy: http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/ ). In one of his courses, he teaches how to model an idea and test it for profitability before implementing it....

Business Model

asked Jun 11 '12 at 23:58

Walrus The Cat
106 points

What's the correct country code/prefix for a UK unique taxpayer reference I should give in an invoice when supplying services overseas? I suppose it's simply UK, but I couldn't find anything about...

UK Company Tax

asked Jun 12 '12 at 04:29

Lukeshek
452 points

Two other founders and I are planning to start an S-class tech firm. All of us have a government background and are new to the process: one founder is the notional CFO and has thus far handled the...

Getting Started Co-Founder Incorporation Equity

asked Jun 12 '12 at 04:40

Fox
126 points

I am a videographer in San Diego, CA and I'm fairly new to working freelance. I've recently aquired a Fictitious Business Name (or DBA) under my first and middle name (my stage name when I was...

Legal Legal Documents DBA Legal Entity

asked Jun 12 '12 at 06:41

Melissa
6 points

A two part question for my startup: I intend to sell products / stationary (such as letterhead, pencils, pens, etc.) to companies (or divisions of a company). Would it be illegal to create samples...

Logo Trademark

asked Jun 12 '12 at 06:55

Jeff
6 points

I just launched an online platform that allows inidividuals to video chat based on their interests. Unfortunately, Sean Parker launched a similar concept last week but it just means we are both on...

Funding Investors Product Launch Fundraising

asked Jun 12 '12 at 13:01

Kumar
6 points

First I must say, this site is quite impressive. I found it while researching partnership agreements. That being said, I am nearing a fairly important conversation with my current partner to...

Equity Partnerships

asked Jun 12 '12 at 14:51

Icon
69 points

I am an IT engineer, I am familiar with programming and website development (not a complete expert though), I am also good with servers, OS, security and networking etc (whole 9 yards of IT). What...

Ideas Business Plan

asked Jun 12 '12 at 17:46

Kapish M
134 points

Maybe a better way to ask this would be, how does a "startup" differ from any other small business which might grow?

Business Model

asked Jun 13 '12 at 05:25

Warren
329 points

I have a company which is based in the UK, but I myself don't live in the UK (I do come to the UK from time to time). The company has a registered office address in the UK, but not a physical...

UK Server VAT

asked Jun 3 '12 at 08:50

Lukeshek
452 points

We were thinking of starting a Web Startup using the technologies C#,Asp.Net MVC 3 and Sqlserver. We have heard a lot of talk about "cost" when it comes to using Microsoft technologies for a...

Launch Startup Costs Microsoft

asked Jun 3 '12 at 11:05

User636525
138 points

I recently joined a small company who has been established for a year and doing outsourcing. It doesn't have tech employees and what they do is to take customer request and find outsourcing...

Shares

asked Jun 13 '12 at 11:53

Perlwle
23 points