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2 Votes
1 Answers
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What state do I need to file taxes in for my online business?

We have an online web development business with no true 'physical' address. We have incorporated in DE, I reside in CA and use my address for the contact information and my partner who is a true...

asked Mar 9 '12 at 06:55
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Jason Craig
11 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
2.89K Views
Paying self on start-up business

I'm a technical person, something is puzzling me. Why do owners of business startups have to pay themselves when they're just starting a business? It doesn't seem to make sense, because it's like...

asked Mar 9 '12 at 14:37
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Chuacw
109 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.81K Views
Can I have different co founders on different parts of the company?

I want to launch different web services which have different co founders under one company, And still keep them separated from each other? for example should one of the apps not do so well I don't...

asked Mar 9 '12 at 19:01
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I Scotts
152 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.97K Views
CRM for small software vendors

We are looking for a CRM solution for a small software vendor. We would like to be able to manage classic CRM data such as: account, contact info, orders, etc. But there are a couple of other...

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asked Mar 9 '12 at 23:58
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Paul
140 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.44K Views
Creative Solutions for Cheap or Volunteer Auditing

We're making donations as a percentage of web-app downloads. We'd like to report to our users that we're "3rd party audited," but we don't have the funds to hire large audit firms. Are there any...

asked Mar 2 '12 at 07:21
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Emile
204 points

8 Votes
7 Answers
5.99K Views
Should I send sales emails from [email protected] or [email protected]?

I don't want to appear impersonal, but having a sales specific email address would be useful to let everyone who is doing sales have access to it. What do you do? And how has it worked out for you?

asked Mar 2 '12 at 08:24
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Drew
141 points

6 Votes
3 Answers
5.75K Views
Intellectual Property (Source Code) Held in Escrow

I work for a start-up company who has a client requesting that we place the source code for our SaaS (software-as-a-service) application in escrow. They're concerned that, as a start-up, the...

asked Mar 10 '12 at 04:54
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Yuck
257 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.77K Views
Can a startup expense an employee's health insurance premiums?

As a proposed company policy, is it a legal/good idea for employees to just expenses their health care premiums? (By "expense", I mean submit an expense report and get a check that has nothing to...

asked Mar 10 '12 at 05:15
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Brad
117 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.5K Views
What is our startup worth?

Last year myself and two other partners got together to work on our startup. We got an offer from one of the investors for 40K seed money. We turned down the offer because one of the founder was...

asked Mar 10 '12 at 07:07
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Youngdev
1 point

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.5K Views
How can a H1b visa holder be a co-founder with another Green Card holder co-founder?

I am on an H1b Visa working for company A. My Green Card has just been filed. My friend is a Green Card holder working for company B. We want to start a start-up business as co-founders. Can...

asked Mar 10 '12 at 07:48
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Raj
24 points

2 Votes
5 Answers
2.67K Views
Have an idea - general outline - what's the next step?

A good friend (and former colleague of mine) has put together a general executive summary of a SaaS product idea. She has an excellent presentation, good statement of the need the product meets,...

asked Mar 10 '12 at 08:22
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Chris
4,214 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.81K Views
How to do marketing research in Finance related software?

I am a software developer in Canada. 2 years ago, a close friend referred me a business owner who is running Futures trading firm(12+ employees) in Chicago. He need some system to help them manage...

asked Mar 10 '12 at 09:18
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Smm
21 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
5.41K Views
Can startup funding cover founder's personal expenses?

I and a friend of mine are working on our own web startup. Right now we are coding the whole thing and would be looking for investors 3-4 months down the line. My question is, can we include our...

asked Mar 10 '12 at 09:32
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Sandip Dev
33 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.82K Views
Beta testing free of charge?

Possible Duplicate: Advice on getting early Beta testers I am a representative for Movieggs, a Swedish IT start-up, looking for beta testers. As we are self-funded we do not have the financial...

asked Mar 2 '12 at 18:12
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Joakim Hedvall
4 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
2.97K Views
Should I go for SEO or PPC?

I am working on starting up a new company for providing software development services for iPhone and Android apps. My goal is to get at least 10 projects in a month to reach break even in 3/4...

asked Mar 2 '12 at 18:43
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Ali
179 points

-1 Votes
3 Answers
2.21K Views
What social media accounts should a business have?

I know this question has a lot of possible answers, so I'll break it down to several questions so you'll understand exactly what I want to know. Which social media accounts should I maintain to...

asked Mar 2 '12 at 21:07
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March Robert Philip Serrano
152 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
3.24K Views
Is there another way to dilute successful startup company stock that I've never heard of?

I am a founding investor in a 3 year old startup company and own about 2.5% of the company stock. I was initially involved as a consultant but I haven't been involved for the last 1.5 yrs. The...

asked Mar 10 '12 at 14:05
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Robert
9 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
2.21K Views
Alternatives to externalize community forum (for support/KB)?

I'm working to launch ASAP my product and need a Forum for support and knowledge-base purposes. Because of time, money and other constraints cannot implement nor host it on my site (which is Azure...

asked Mar 3 '12 at 01:02
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Nestor Sanchez A
690 points

0 Votes
3 Answers
2.47K Views
Can I pay by company card for myself?

I myself run a limited company in the UK. The bank offers me a free Visa card only if I make any payments using the card. The problem is that sometimes I don't need to buy anything for the company...

asked Mar 3 '12 at 06:46
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Lukeshek
452 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.12K Views
How to divide assets of a defunct business?

I'm going through a breakup right now with my partner, where he and I started the company as 50/50 owners and then later brought on a third party which was then split 38/38/24 between us. This was...

asked Mar 11 '12 at 16:53
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Devin
36 points