Questions

I'm planning to incorporate in Delaware. But not sure If from the start I have to create an x amount of publications to be recognized in the state as an LLC. I incorporated an LLC In NYC and it...

LLC Incorporation Corporate Structure

asked Apr 24 '12 at 09:28

Zapoo
303 points

We're all familiar with the traditional shared equity arrangements in a startup; Some contribution = Some % of shares (thus equity) in the company, which may or may not payoff down the road at...

Bootstrapped Hiring Equity Royalties Stocks

asked Apr 16 '12 at 12:18

Inator
106 points

Ok, let say. I have created a web based application, registered a domain name, and hosted it on the Internet. Can I say it's a one man startup? If not, then: What will it be if I just host my app...

Website Micro Startup Legal Documents Web App

asked Apr 16 '12 at 17:25

Anon
6 points

I would like to hear from those folks that have gone through their initial market research and idea validation stages of their start-up and would like to share how they went about making sure their...

Marketing Ideas Customers Valuation

asked Apr 24 '12 at 12:34

Victor S
141 points

In general, what penalty do you provide to an employee that takes company Intellectual Property away (violating the non-disclosure agreement)? What is the best way to protect our bigger value...

Intellectual Property

asked Apr 24 '12 at 22:47

Devdept
108 points

I wanted to know what you would recommend for analyzing data in this scenario: We have a web application that requires users to register etc in order to use it. For our further decisions on what...

Business Intelligence Data Analysis

asked Apr 16 '12 at 22:57

Luksurious
3 points

I am 18 but my co-founder is 17. (In other words, I am able to sign a binding contract, he is not.) We are getting ready to incorporate our startup — but is my co-founder old enough to start, and...

Co-Founder Contract Incorporation Shares

asked Apr 25 '12 at 02:23

David Kendal
28 points

I am looking at purchasing a service business in California that states it makes $160K in revenue and $120K in Net income. What Can I expect to net (estimate) after taxes with a LLC? Is it a 39%...

Tax Business

asked Apr 25 '12 at 03:28

Thomas
6 points

I'm declaring one of my startups kaput and moving on to another. The first venture, Stronico Contact Management, was an llc and had a ten percent partner. We declared it closed by mutual agreement...

LLC Legal Partnerships

asked Apr 25 '12 at 04:32

Steve French
621 points

I'm forming a LLC in California in the coming months and I have come up with a few good names. Can I simply pick the one I like best and run with it (have graphics made, etc) or is there a chance...

LLC California Naming

asked Apr 17 '12 at 01:25

Nick
113 points

Roughly only 30% of the potential co-founders I chat with for 5-mins or more believe that getting meaningful results in the real world is less important than first reaching agreements about who...

Co-Founder Negotiation

asked Apr 17 '12 at 02:20

Blunders .
899 points

What are some methods that you use? There can be issues like time conflicts, not keeping them in the loop enough, and advice that comes like after you've already made mistakes. Is it hard to make...

Board Advisors

asked Apr 17 '12 at 03:45

Steven
41 points

My wife and I are starting a small business to create hand made cases for laptop/tablet/phones etc. We're curious about the legalities of buying fabric that's pre-printed with logos of lets say...

Copyright

asked Apr 17 '12 at 05:04

Dstarh
113 points

I have problem, I live in Poland and I want to incorporate my software startup that makes around $15k/year. The cost of incorporation of a limited company in Poland is $7k/year (w/out taxes). This...

Incorporation

asked Apr 25 '12 at 19:36

Svisstack
188 points

Does anyone have a methodology or logic for deciding on debt vs equity financing? Specifically, for a software startup, where a lot of development has been completed and product is ready to launch....

Funding

asked Apr 17 '12 at 06:22

Patrick Ny
300 points

I am in the 3rd year of my university and I am thinking of a startup but I am afraid if it fails I'll be treated as a guy with no experience after two years or a guy with same experience than...

Getting Started

asked Apr 25 '12 at 22:35

Aditya Anjoli
123 points

I know this might be a bit narrow for a question, but I can also see other start ups working on this scenario it self. We have X amount of money currently sitting in the bank. We just received it...

Tax Money

asked Apr 17 '12 at 06:47

Spoiled Techie.Com
102 points

I want to take some of the revenue that I generate with the for-profit business I'm starting, and use it to provide start-up social enterprises that I think are interesting with some funding to...

Getting Started Investing Legal Tax Social Entrepreneur

asked Apr 17 '12 at 06:57

P.R. Pelrain
1 point

I have a marketplace website. There are several types of emails that I am having the coders develop to be sent to users. For example, when a seller's item is sold they are alerted, when they have...

Email

asked Apr 26 '12 at 01:16

Sk24iam
344 points

I have a startup which is 2 years old. I would like to know whether I should be more concerned about growth or profit margins? My startup is a software development firm.

Finance Business

asked Apr 17 '12 at 10:32

Meetpd
99 points