Questions

I am in the process of forming a LLC so that I may sell a product with the protection that an LLC affords. I am the sole member of said LLC. I now have two more completely unrelated (to the LLC,...

LLC DBA

asked Apr 20 '12 at 17:45

Jason
124 points

I am a self-employed political consultant and would like to hire a non-US citizen to help me work on EU-US relations and have him work with me in the US. I am confident that his expertise cannot be...

Foreign Visa

asked Apr 20 '12 at 23:22

John
6 points

I want to sell my app as a one time purchase (not SaaS) but I also need my app to access backend services which end up costing me based on usage. How do I initially price my app without knowing...

Pricing

asked Apr 21 '12 at 04:26

Steve Moser
101 points

I'm building an app that contains an open source package protected under EDL license http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php Can I sell it? Do I need to specify something in my app's...

Open Source Software Licensing

asked Apr 21 '12 at 05:50

Nur Ne
186 points

I'm looking for a service that gives me a 1-800/1-877/1-888/etc. number and voicemail for it. That's it - don't want it to ring through, follow me, etc. Just take a voicemail if someone calls and...

Infrastructure Phone

asked Apr 21 '12 at 06:01

Raindog308
11 points

For the past 6 months or so I have been working on a project with 2 partners. Here's the breakdown: Partner 1: Finance, marketing, sales, legal Partner 2: Product dev, design, branding Me: Tech,...

Legal Website Partnership Intellectual Property

asked Apr 13 '12 at 13:27

Miles
130 points

Is it possible to have a Section 83(b) Election when the only risk of forfeiture of the restricted stock is for unvested shares and there are no repurchase rights for vested shares (ie all vested...

Legal Tax Shares Vesting

asked Apr 13 '12 at 13:54

Jj.
29 points

I'll soon be releasing my software product. It's much better than some of the existing products out there. My competitors make it easy to find who their customers are. Do you think it's ethical for...

Customers

asked Apr 13 '12 at 16:24

Grant D
23 points

I have single-handedly written all code needed for an alpha/beta till date. Now i want to go beta and hire marketing professionals and a developer. For that i need money and VC funds. Shall i...

Co-Founder Finance Venture Capital Team

asked Apr 13 '12 at 23:02

aditya tiwari
8 points

I'm trying to come up with a rough formula to help decide if I should join a startup. I'd like to weigh my current pay vs joining a startup, taking into account opportunity costs and possible final...

Software Equity Job Offer Tax

asked Apr 14 '12 at 03:26

Nick P.
6 points

I intend to sell a software solution.I have already registered a domain but i dont have a registered company.Can i use my website/domain name eg:myproduct.com for the licensor field in the EULA...

Software Company Website Domain Software Licensing

asked Apr 6 '12 at 13:37

User17330
18 points

What are the legal differences between using the two characters ™ and ®? Does using ™ imply the trademark isn't registered and therefore can be used by one?

Legal Trademark

asked Apr 6 '12 at 15:09

Ayub
133 points

We have an startup that was recently incorporated in Delaware but is based in California. We tried to open a business bank account at two different banks in California, and both said they require a...

Legal Bank Account

asked Apr 6 '12 at 15:18

Caligirl
204 points

So I've got a startup with a three friends of mine cofounding and on board. We used to have a fourth. When we originally started and got all of our documents in order, the fourth girl received a...

Co-Founder Founder Ethics

asked Apr 14 '12 at 07:00

Sdchargers
26 points

I really need your help. It 's the first time I've been asked to work for a startup. The company has already been made??, founded by 2 partners, and has already received an initial investment, but...

Contract Equity Employees Design Stock Options

asked Apr 6 '12 at 20:58

Vin
1 point

This seems like a silly question, but I want to make sure that my interests are protected. I own a software development company, LLC in Virginia, and I have a product that I developed and have...

Software Legal Legal Documents Legal Entity

asked Apr 7 '12 at 00:47

Tim
670 points

I am wanting to startup a software, app, games business conducted through the internet. I am in Missouri, the state where I plan to do work from. I did research and found that Delaware or Nevada...

Ecommerce LLC Foreign Tax Entity

asked Apr 14 '12 at 21:33

Nightmare
11 points

I am the technical founder of the startup that I work for. My software, that I architected, runs on a device that has won a Gold award even before the trade association's show. The startup is...

Equity Legal

asked Apr 7 '12 at 02:30

Someone Somewhere
116 points

I want to start a S-corp. The company will not generate any income atleast of for 1 year. Probably after a year the company may start generating some income. I also have a fulltime job. When the...

Salary S Corp

asked Apr 15 '12 at 00:28

Ragha J
4 points

I'm developing my business plan and I am trying to do some forecasting on my financials. Can anyone help me get a clue as to what is average electricity usage (kWh) for a startup. Lets say...

Getting Started Startup Costs

asked Apr 7 '12 at 04:48

Griffin
101 points