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2 Votes
1 Answers
3.16K Views
Does a UK company pay tax in the USA?

I was looking at a previous question on the subject and it mentioned a form 1120-F for foreign corporations. Does this mean that foreign corporations who do business in the USA must pay US...

asked Mar 6 '12 at 02:56
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Steve Jones
3,239 points

8 Votes
7 Answers
3.69K Views
Off Shore vs "Self Development"

After being a senior developer for quite a few years (more than 15) I would like to start my own business and implement a product that will be used for financial purpose (it will probably take 4-5...

asked Mar 6 '12 at 04:18
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Massimiliano Peluso
172 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.55K Views
What is a good marketing framework for an internet marketplace application

We are building a web-based application which will provide an advertising outlet and online fulfillment for certain service providers. We are writing our marketing plan and I am wondering if anyone...

asked Mar 6 '12 at 04:37
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Confused
6 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
3.15K Views
How do I motivate someone who values his time significantly more than money to come to work on time?

I'm looking for a strategy to negotiate punctuality with an employee who is quite skilled. However, I fear that docking his pay may not have an impact because he values his own time more highly...

asked Feb 20 '12 at 08:58
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User2436
14 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
2.39K Views
How do you structure contracts with clients

I am bidding on the construction of a website for a startup. We agreed to make it a fixed price contact, and I have what I consider a reasonable bid ready. What I wanted to know is how payment on...

asked Feb 20 '12 at 10:35
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Bill Leeper
123 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.67K Views
Ethical marketing?

I'm a bit confused at the moment... hope someone can help me out. I'd like to hire a temporary internet marketing team to promote my website on the internet. I'd like them to promote it on...

asked Feb 28 '12 at 09:00
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User16659
18 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
3.73K Views
Is it illegal to sell a software template created at work but duplicated and augmented at home?

I am an employee at a large company and I created a worksheet using my work computer. The worksheet helps me organize my info such as passwords and time-off records. I replicated it and then...

asked Feb 28 '12 at 11:36
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Es Developer
11 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
2.81K Views
Premium features VS Donation gifts

We are developing a freemium business model and have planned some Premium features that users can buy. What are the main differences between these two types of monetization: Premium model : Buy...

asked Feb 20 '12 at 22:22
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Xavi Esteve
223 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.64K Views
Using brand logos for polls on my website?

I make some polls on my website, like : What do you prefer Ford Explorer or Toyota 4Runner? Is such a poll allowed without explicit permission of Toyota and Ford? Next step: Can I use their...

asked Feb 20 '12 at 23:05
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Alisia123
13 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.68K Views
Introducing the idea to friends I'd like to add to the startup - How to and at which conditions?

I'm in the process of trying to establish my first startup. At the moment I'm working with a friend of mine on developing the idea, and we had already created a prototype for our product on a...

asked Feb 21 '12 at 04:50
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Orchestrator
149 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
2.51K Views
Efficiency of demand prediction software

I have an activity, which is very simple in conceptual sense: Exploration of possible demand and extraction of interesting products. Product is considered "interesting", if it seems to be...

asked Feb 21 '12 at 04:58
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Mixo123
1 point

6 Votes
4 Answers
3.14K Views
I made a product, now how can I find customers?

This question gets asked repeatedly every day on this site in many different facets, but essentially boils down to this: I made a product. How do I get customers?

asked Feb 21 '12 at 06:44
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Michael Pryor
2,250 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.6K Views
How to tap an existing market?

I've built a site to review & rate beers. It needs some further work & improvements, but I got it out the door. Better to release than to polish to perfection. There are a number of...

asked Feb 29 '12 at 08:56
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Marshall
113 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.22K Views
SaaS limitations for high-volume but low-profit organisations?

We are providing a SaaS Service (currently in open beta) and thinking about our pricing tiers. We want to offer plans that grow at the same pace that our customers businesses grow. We are thus...

asked Feb 29 '12 at 11:19
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Sam
13 points

2 Votes
6 Answers
3.57K Views
How to nail down requirement when the customer is not sure what s/he wants?

Customer comes with a rough software idea and is willing to pay. However, he does not have a detailed requirement. Please kindly advice what to do with this situation (or links to resources). Would...

asked Feb 29 '12 at 14:05
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Dr. Xray
113 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.3K Views
What Happens After funding and Product Development?

I've been running my own online business and do very well from it however I'm looking to go to take it to the next level as i found there is a ceiling in my current business of mid 6 figures....

asked Feb 21 '12 at 17:43
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Jake
11 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.85K Views
focus on only one target or try at least a few?

Because of the nature of startups, they have multiple ways of proceeding with the product. this is the problem right now for us. we were planning to for go for global but now we noticed there is a...

asked Feb 21 '12 at 20:16
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Altuure
103 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.22K Views
revive abandoned patent

My startup has a pending patent application that has recently been abandoned due to the inability to make the payment to respond to an office action. It costs thousands of dollars that we don't...

asked Feb 29 '12 at 17:35
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Jason
6 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.43K Views
What specific metrics should I collect as I'm monitoring an early stage web startup?

I'm looking to measure performance of a web-service, and collect meaningful information. What metrics should I be looking for, in order to measure how well the startup is doing? What have you used...

asked Feb 22 '12 at 03:57
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Blueberryfields
426 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.62K Views
Should I transfer the intellectual property of a product to get investors?

I've been working on a new software that could do a nice work on the current market, and I'm trying to get investors to be able to work full time on this project and deliver before the other...

asked Mar 1 '12 at 01:08
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Cross
141 points