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98 Votes
36 Answers
35.1K Views
What fun and low-cost fringe benefits/perks would you offer to employees?

Let's face it. As startups, we can't really offer top-dollar salaries to our employees. But we can offer some fun benefits that the big companies can't/won't. Here are a few that we have that seem...

asked Oct 15 '09 at 12:20
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Alex Papadimoulis
5,901 points

337 Votes
21 Answers
497K Views
If I'm working at a company, do they have intellectual property rights to the stuff I do in my spare time?

I was interviewed by a lady from Zynga and she told me that Zynga doesn't allow developers to have side projects. Is this true for companies in general, or just a minority that Zynga is a part of?...

asked Jan 26 '11 at 16:35
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John
716 points

32 Votes
12 Answers
9.38K Views
What to do next? Micro startup existential crisis

I built a small web app based on the freemium model. Free accounts are free forever, paid accounts have 3 tiers: 5, 15 and 25 bucks a month. I'm the only person behind the app, 100% self funded....

asked Nov 18 '10 at 01:33
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Deb
314 points

3 Votes
7 Answers
23.4K Views
Help with my company name. What is the difference between 'technology' and 'technologies'?

I am setting up my new startup company. I noticed some company named XXXX technology Inc. and some other named themselves XXXXX technologies Inc. . I would like to name my startup MyCoolName...

asked Oct 21 '10 at 05:15
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Xlione
118 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
3.99K Views
What are the best options for multi channel help desks for a startup?

What I'd like to achieve is that all the support emails, live chat messages, Facebook comments and messages, and Twitter messages can be handled from one simple and clean interface. The key factor...

asked Aug 3 '17 at 15:59
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Brian Wayne
1 point

3 Votes
6 Answers
5.22K Views
Hiring a quality UX/UI designer for our startup?

We're have a tough time finding any good designers to hire for our startup. Most of the good designers are usually more interested in working at VC funded startups in the valley or more established...

asked Jun 10 '15 at 09:55
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Keenan Bachelder
20 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.67K Views
Toll-free or local phone number?

I'm getting a phone for my new business and I'm debating to either get a 888 number or a local one. My main concern is high phone bills on a 888 number, when I will get support and other...

asked May 2 '10 at 00:30
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Stefanos Tses
981 points

5 Votes
9 Answers
5.9K Views
Small office phone solutions - what do you recommend?

My company has 3 full-time people including one salesmen who makes a fair number of phone calls. Currently we all use our cell phones and I am trying to figure out a good small office solution. The...

asked Dec 16 '09 at 08:53
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Jason Cianchette
511 points

0 Votes
0 Answers
2.31K Views
How can a non US citizen get 20% equity in US company?

Background: I am an Indian citizen residing in India. For the past 3 years I've worked with a US company to develop a software product at a very low price. Now the product is generating some...

asked Feb 2 '20 at 15:48
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Raghu N
1 point

2 Votes
4 Answers
4.28K Views
I have an almost working mobile application, how do I get investment?

I am new to the game. How do I get investment? Will having an almost working mobile application help when it comes to investors taking me seriously. I am a developer by trade. 5% of the work is...

asked Dec 7 '14 at 15:21
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User34199
46 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
3.21K Views
Wait to develop mobile apps?

I'm in the middle of developing a site that focuses on restaurant reviews. My dilemma is whether or not to develop a mobile app and release it at the same time as the site launch. The site itself...

asked May 5 '11 at 03:54
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Sam
509 points

0 Votes
0 Answers
2.02K Views
Print on Demand Project Setup - General Questions

First off: I also asked this question on pm.stackexchange.com, but was not really sure if it belongs there. I know it is rather technical and rather basic. If you know a place this would fit in...

asked Oct 27 '19 at 00:37
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j4kobko
1 point

3 Votes
2 Answers
5.43K Views
Easy business loans?

Is there a way to get an easy business loan for a medical business?I work with a client who is in urgent need of financing. They essentially want to bridge gaps in working capital by taking out an...

asked Aug 21 '18 at 20:11
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Patricia Wright
663 points

0 Votes
0 Answers
2.31K Views
Is the source doce an asset of the company or only the binaries?

A friend came to me asking to work with him around an idea he had. My role was software developer and he would create the business machinery around it. This did no went well at the beginning and we...

asked Oct 15 '19 at 14:50
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Manuel Sopena Ballesteros
1 point

1 Votes
0 Answers
2.77K Views
Advice on selling source code so it can be used to create a white label site

I have a product that I created originally as a SaaS solution, but since I was in a market filled with better funded competitors, I decided to change direction and target software developers...

asked Oct 1 '13 at 21:51
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Tomasmcguinness
114 points

37 Votes
11 Answers
7.89K Views
Sites where you can promote your startup?

What are the best sites or blogs to freely promote or prompt reviews for your new startup? (Except well-know sites like TechCrunch, ReadWriteWeb, and so on ... or other sites where you don't have...

asked Aug 27 '10 at 00:11
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Ekvador
189 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.53K Views
Educational startups: how do you handle down seasons?

Almost any education related website sees a spike when school is in and then traffic drops off (by over half in my case) when school it out. How do other startups deal with seasonal traffic, and...

asked May 2 '14 at 00:55
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Lakisha Black
14 points

0 Votes
0 Answers
1.94K Views
What level of development is required for the pilot project to begin seeking investments?

I am developing pilot project in the automation of natural language (comprehension, understanding, inference and generation; law/IT/healtcare are experimental fields for practical tests) and it has...

asked Aug 18 '19 at 14:06
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Alex Maier
1 point

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.04K Views
Mobile Development Business - How to start?

At the moment I'm studying Informational System at my local College and now I'm sophomore. But I'm not really enjoying it because I found out that what I really care and what I really enjoy is...

asked Oct 28 '13 at 17:35
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Deimantas B
8 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.86K Views
Is developing a backend for a mobile application costly?

I'm developing mobile apps for a time and I feel I'm spending nearly 50% of my time for backend development, choosing the technology, etc. Now I have a new idea for a mobile startup. I want to...

asked Apr 21 '12 at 04:25
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Newth
23 points