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I am one of 2 members of an LLC that I started. The LLC had no income in its first year-only a small loss. I'm reflecting my share of the loss, as on my K-1, on the my own tax return. If I file my...

LLC Tax

asked Mar 18 '12 at 23:59

User6492
1,747 points

I formed an LLC 18 months ago, in 2010. Nothing happened in 2010- it didn't issue equity; it didn't have any income; and it didn't have any expenses (other than formation expenses, which I paid...

LLC Tax

asked Mar 19 '12 at 06:55

User6492
1,747 points

Web startups with the theme of a "community" as in let's say a Match.com, a roommate finding service or even this site for that matter....my question is how do they gain their initial users? I am...

Launch Website Community Memberships

asked Mar 12 '12 at 13:32

M Ant29 M Ant29
6 points

In our tribe, every single bit of what we put on something we make has a story behind it. It has some meaning. So it takes me several days to make Indian art. I sell the art I create at pow wows...

Marketing

asked Mar 19 '12 at 09:33

Tribaldude
6 points

The situation is this. I am a software developer that, in his free time, has developed a software library for a specific purpose. I use it to write custom applications that I sell or sell directly...

Software Equity Partnerships

asked Mar 12 '12 at 22:11

Lukeluke
8 points

I'm about 95% into what started as a personal project but has developed into a nice website with some interest. It's a distributed-donation platform for donating to charities. Here's a quick...

Legal Website Donations

asked Mar 19 '12 at 19:09

Iamjonesy
129 points

There's a truism I often hear - claiming that the less complicated the signup process for a web-service, the higher the conversion rate (as a rough measure of complexity, count mouse clicks to...

Marketing Conversion User Acquisition

asked Mar 13 '12 at 00:52

Blueberryfields
426 points

I am building a SaaS app, it's a pure search and download data type of app so I am not expecting much customer interaction other than site usage and I am wrestling with the question of weather I...

Customer Support Saas Web App

asked Mar 20 '12 at 00:09

Tim
670 points

How is it possible to get the data from the banks? Did they go and talk to each bank and convinced the bank to open a API for them? Or do banks have this API already that they are using and you can...

API Bank Account

asked Mar 13 '12 at 01:20

Ryan
147 points

My pre-seed technology startup has developed unique IP which needs protection. The industry we're targeting is run by giants (with tons of IP), so the IP story will play a key-role on the startup....

Advisors Software Legal Intellectual Property

asked Mar 13 '12 at 01:49

Ellery Familia
16 points

Our lease is up on our US-based office-space in July, so it's back on my radar to evaluate our office-space situation. Two of our partners rather like the idea of leasing a house rather than...

Office

asked Mar 20 '12 at 02:31

Frankston Ralphington Iii
133 points

Are there in the UK any particular regulations regarding sending business offers/requests by e-mail? I was unable to find any, but for example in my home country, Poland a company can send an...

UK Spam Email Marketing

asked Mar 13 '12 at 04:21

Lukeshek
452 points

In a startup company, there are 4 people involved, and all of them work on a sweat equity basis. Here are the people and their role: Person #1: Helped shape the idea with person #2. One of the two...

Co-Founder Equity Shares

asked Mar 20 '12 at 06:44

Dave
1 point

We are a very strong team technology-wise but little start-up/business experience on board. It would make an awful lot of sense to extend the team with someone who potentially has start-up...

Sales Partner Business

asked Mar 13 '12 at 15:31

Michael Hausenblas
118 points

As a stock holder, do I have the right to know how many stocks other investors have? The company is not publicly traded yet, but I am having difficulty trusting that I have received my fair "share"...

Equity Legal

asked Mar 13 '12 at 17:28

User16901
11 points

Just a quick question related to my start up. Am I legally required to provide posted hard-copies of invoices and receipts to clients or are email PDFs sufficient (if I know they can receive and...

UK Legal Legal Documents

asked Mar 20 '12 at 18:27

Anonymous
557 points

My partners and I are working on a startup and part of our model is acting as a 3rd party aggregator of certain services, similar to a travel agent, meaning customers pay us and we pay the service...

Insurance Service Merchant Account Retail

asked Mar 13 '12 at 19:05

Dmoore
46 points

Can anyone recommend websites or organizations that would give loans to pre-revenue startups or to founders who don't currently have income? The simplicity and speed of this method could make it...

Debt

asked Mar 13 '12 at 20:49

Ashton M.
83 points

I have managed to get myself a job as a graduate programmer in a games studio developing AAA games - but just barely. I was hired more for my ideas than anything else - frankly, I think they made a...

Getting Started Leadership Business

asked Mar 20 '12 at 21:06

Sir Yakalot
123 points

I may have made a goof here and want to fix any problems. I formed an LLC in 2010. In 2010 and early 2011, I paid the LLC's expenses out of my own bank account, using my own checks, and I had no...

LLC Tax

asked Mar 20 '12 at 21:32

User6492
1,747 points