Questions

I'm NOT seeking investment (legally stated for now), but I've pitched my business/goals to a few angels just for practice. The business is in data processing and is very procedural. As such, the...

Venture Capital

asked Mar 28 '12 at 09:06

Xepoch
234 points

I'm looking for the magic trifecta of good/quick/cheap, what are some options for improving operational capabilities around... Support - Clients email a support email, this opens a ticket,...

Management Operations

asked Apr 6 '12 at 03:30

Mr. Graves
3 points

I've been working on an idea with a while now and plan to go full startup come the summer. However, every now and then I'll get another awesome (at least, it seems awesome) idea. I'm never sure...

Ideas Development Time Management

asked Apr 6 '12 at 06:57

Max Mackie
166 points

Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? I just want to say that I've read a lot of threads regarding this subject, including the most popular one...

Equity Partnership Shares

asked Mar 28 '12 at 14:38

User1202888
1 point

The name that we'd like to use for a new web application is a 2-word name (e.g. "Leaf Quick", with a space) that's already a registered trademark in the reverse (e.g. "QuickLeaf", no space). Both...

Trademark

asked Apr 6 '12 at 10:01

Buggy Licious
3 points

Are there any rules and regulations when selling products purchased from the market in an online store? This is not affiliate/commission based selling. I'm purchasing products for the retail...

Ecommerce Legal International Selling

asked Apr 6 '12 at 11:37

Sara
101 points

I have a product for monitoring specific areas of content within webpages and notifying the customer when changes occur to this content and what they are. (E.g. monitor the latest stories on a news...

Pricing Payments UK Saas

asked Mar 28 '12 at 23:01

Yojimbo
326 points

My question is, how should we decide how much money to spend on advertising if the return on this advertising isn't easily measured? For example, spending it on an adwords campaign to acquire new...

Advertising SEO Budget

asked Mar 29 '12 at 08:39

User17220
19 points

Recently we received a letter from Dun & Bradstreet asking us to update our profile with them. Based on the information we received, they position themselves akin to Equifax, TransUnion, or...

Credit Rating

asked Mar 29 '12 at 12:05

Karlson
1,779 points

I asked a question recently here, discussing options for what to do in my current situation. The other co-founders let me know they no longer think I deserve 20%, and I decided it was the last...

Intellectual Property Licensing

asked Mar 29 '12 at 12:56

Phil
210 points

I want to make a website, that is by definition a software, but I don't remind seeing any open source websites. My website like many is supposed to pay itself by ads. Is there a reason why I...

Strategy Website Open Source

asked Mar 29 '12 at 21:53

Michelpm
109 points

I am planning a new E-commerce business and will be selling products that are only available from specific manufacturers. How should I approach these manufacturers when I currently have no live...

Getting Started Products Ecommerce Entrepreneurs

asked Mar 29 '12 at 22:48

User20236
133 points

When the buyer is paying cash, how and when is sales tax calculated when payment is made with a foreign currency? Guessing it's the same as if the transaction had been paid in currency the tax is...

Foreign Tax Local Currency

asked Mar 30 '12 at 10:43

Blunders .
899 points

I am currently making a decent amount of income from affiliate marketing (people go to my site, click my link for product X, and if they buy product X, I make a percentage of the sale). I am...

LLC Incorporation Affiliate

asked Mar 30 '12 at 22:20

Martin
1,340 points

Joined together to create a new venture with my ex-boss, we shared a great work dynamics and gelled well together, had complimentary skills & liked the idea and hence I decided to start...

Co-Founder Equity Founders Agreement

asked Mar 31 '12 at 04:30

Roby
11 points

Scenario: I'm in the market research stage of my startup (manufacturing), and when researching my competition I noticed one company who is able to provide similar goods to what I plan to sell at a...

Competition Market Research

asked Mar 31 '12 at 04:53

User19897
18 points

I'm launching a website with some features that are different from my two competitors. One of my competitors established a website in 2008, and one launched in January. A friend told me not to...

Competition Product Launch

asked Mar 31 '12 at 07:11

Afnan Bashir
103 points

We registered an LLC company. The company has not made any money, do I still need to pay the California state tax? PLease let me know.

LLC Tax California

asked Mar 31 '12 at 15:34

Yugoday
1 point

around 1 year ago I quit my job . Which was in a metro city and changed my location to a small city(my hometown) to start my business. and according to me for starting a business we should have 3...

Location

asked Mar 31 '12 at 17:38

Michal Fernadis
1 point

I'm the only executive, I have 100% of the shares, I have 4 employees.I built the prototype on my own and I'm almost launching. This person has intense experience in tech but not as an investor....

Equity Investors Team

asked Mar 24 '12 at 16:26

Zapoo
303 points