Questions

Is there any usable mechanism to ensure I can trust my developers so that they can't do anything stealthily harmful to my product / business in the code? Such as changing my PayPal email to his or...

Trust

asked Jun 13 '12 at 15:33

Kavoir.Com
129 points

I currently live outside of the US and I want my small (one person) software company to be in US jurisdiction. I'm not making enough money yet to justify forming an LLC, so I thought about filing...

Incorporation International DBA

asked Jun 3 '12 at 20:38

Mike T
174 points

Im developing a business model that brings a new feature to its market. the idea itself is new and nobody is doing it today. in order to enable this, Im using an existing platform (free at this...

Competition Free

asked Jun 4 '12 at 14:37

Lior
11 points

I'm 15, and I want to repair computers, which I've recently found out is considered a business even if I just do it from home? Can someone start a business when they're under 18?

Getting Started Legal USA

asked Jun 14 '12 at 08:03

Orcris
148 points

I'm curious to know how most go about gathering information regarding their competitors? I am interested in developing an application that would directly compete with numerous websites and I am...

Competition Traffic Website Market Research

asked Jun 5 '12 at 05:20

Tbowman
217 points

I am a software engineer with no experience on web development and I will work on a startup which main product is a website. We are in the very beggining of things, we are not commited to any...

Website Tools Web Dev

asked Jun 15 '12 at 12:09

Roberto
113 points

How many developers would it take to build another Facebook? Or at least a trimmed down version. Can one good developer do it, or would we need a large team? I have three partners, none of us has...

Development Website Code

asked Jun 15 '12 at 14:12

Derek
164 points

I have couple of good quality web applications. Personally I never got time to market them. I am just a web enthusiast who love to make web products. Is there any good market place other than...

Web App Marketplace

asked May 27 '12 at 14:54

Amit Gupta
11 points

Amazon payments has a strict list of requirements including having a US EIN or SSN, a state driver's license and US residency. Google Checkout is not yet available in Canada. What are the steps...

Payments Legal Delaware Payment Gateway

asked May 27 '12 at 17:47

Calydon
26 points

Our company is a small, Eastern European outsourcing firm, focusing on PHP, .NET, and mobile development projects). As our company is trying to get off the ground, and since we don't have much...

Sales Employees Acquisition Clients

asked May 27 '12 at 18:51

Davey Boy
55 points

I have been building a SAAS product for a vertical industry for the last two years. The product is now pretty mature. As a geek my sales and marketing skills are pretty rubbish so am are looking at...

Co-Founder Equity

asked May 27 '12 at 20:53

Craig
219 points

If I have a company that has been building some SAAS for several years. I am now looking to take on another person and give them 40% equity. Were should the IP of the software been maintained?...

Intellectual Property

asked May 27 '12 at 21:29

Craig
219 points

I'm building an application that lets users upload images from their desktop. (A FTP kind of program) Where do I find a disclaimer text for a program like that? Something that says "I'm not...

Legal Terms And Conditions

asked May 28 '12 at 01:38

Thomas
6 points

I'm looking at the S-1 filing of Shutterstock: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000104746912005905/a2209364zs-1.htm It says that $20.5mil, $25.9mil and $28.6mil of dividends were paid...

Business Profit Sharing

asked May 28 '12 at 08:11

Kate
99 points

I'm negotiating a job to build a prototype for some people. They will show that prototype to investors and can potentially get funded. Do people usually get compensated for this? If so, what...

Funding Compensation

asked May 28 '12 at 16:13

Russell
180 points

I'm about to launch a social travel network PhD colleague. It uses a complex algorithm to rank results and recommendations. We've just concluded the development and must say that we made mistakes...

Marketing Product Launch

asked May 29 '12 at 00:47

Jan
1 point

Could a limited company decide to pay dividends only to certain individuals, e.g., those who hold 50% or more of the outstanding shares? If not, do dividends have to be paid out proportionately to...

Business Profit Sharing

asked May 29 '12 at 02:18

Kate
99 points

Before launching our startup, we are attempting to have a large portion of the documentation for the product complete. However, we're a bit stranded when it comes to the best presentation of that...

Customer Support

asked May 29 '12 at 03:14

Gregg
108 points

I don't want to modify it, and the script itself has URLs to their site in the header. They have a commercial version for sale, but I want to know when I should pay for it. Here's the GPL-3.0...

GPL

asked May 29 '12 at 03:48

Neonguru
101 points

I was going through the online wizard in the IRS site to create an EIN and I got to a step where it asked me about my LLC Address. I have not filed my articles of organization yet so obviously I...

Getting Started LLC Registered Agent EIN

asked May 29 '12 at 04:11

Viriato
144 points