Questions

We are currently three partners in a tech start-up. I'm the founder and hold 85% of the stake. One of my partners is building the analytical engine which is kind of the backbone of our business and...

Equity Web Entrepreneurship

asked May 15 '13 at 12:01

Tech Entrepreneur
6 points

I'm involved in a deal where an industry organization is attempting to white label my software. Their Chairperson is a lawyer, so they are cautious on the legal stuff. They want to be absolutely...

Legal Intellectual Property Partnerships Whitelabel

asked May 15 '13 at 12:34

Dmurtagh
157 points

So here is a situation, we are facing. We are three co founders - Saun, Sam and Joel. Saun has been discussing about starting up with Sam and Joel who both happen to be his college mates. All the...

Founder Equity

asked Jun 1 '13 at 17:25

Saun
21 points

I really want to start my entrepreneurial career, the problem is I don't have money. I am mid-level IT manager, read lot of startup blogs, articles and books and keep planning (aka dreaming) about...

Bootstrapped Venture Entrepreneurs

asked May 16 '13 at 04:27

Ali
179 points

How easy/doable/possible it is for an early small (two man) funded start-up to hire someone how is now working with H1B for another company and we apply for a H1B transfer for him to come join us?

Getting Started Visa USA Hire

asked Jun 1 '13 at 17:44

I Code
111 points

Can we use a logo+name for our product even if other companies use it? We are in an industry which has no other business using the logo, but there is a clothing company, and probably some other...

Legal Logo

asked May 16 '13 at 07:09

Mr Kelley
118 points

I am making an angel investment into a startup, and as the industry is different from mine and as I'd like to get plugged into that industry, I told the startup founder what I could offer as an...

Advisors

asked Jun 2 '13 at 04:36

User6492
1,747 points

(also posted on The Workplace ) A friend of mine (no tech bg, but lots of business xp) is planning to found a startup and has invited me to be the CTO. I have some background working in IT and in...

Getting Started Co-Founder Equity Partnerships Shares

asked Jun 2 '13 at 06:14

User26496
1 point

Say, I have: An idea for a tech company / product, that I want to get realized. Sufficient time, right now. Seed capital, which I am willing also to spend on guidance. Citizenship in a country...

Getting Started Technology Development Incubators

asked May 18 '13 at 02:13

Feklee
148 points

Recently I have been thinking about opening a new company, specifically, a pizzeria. I'm from Brazil and here I already have a restaurant on São Paulo - SP, state of Brazil. Initially my objective...

Getting Started Company Business International Investment

asked Jun 3 '13 at 06:45

Carlos Xavier
6 points

I'm doing a website for a client, and I require them to make a down payment that is a percentage of the bill for the entire project. The remaining portion of the bill is due when the website is...

Billing Invoice

asked May 18 '13 at 05:56

Pete
17 points

So I am working on a start up company in the fitness sector. Besides a couple of other things we are making training videos for fitness instructors, to show them how to do the moves and such. Our...

Legal Trademark

asked Jun 3 '13 at 07:29

Olli
89 points

I am developing a web site with an idea that it would be a networking platform for small companies. I have registered the name (Let's call it www.merchandiize.com for now...), however I have...

Patent Trademark

asked May 19 '13 at 00:40

Disconnect25
16 points

I am running a startup idea by my own. I am doing all programming, design, promotion etc. not because I do not enjoy team work but because I haven't met the proper people. My idea was based upon...

Domain

asked May 19 '13 at 22:49

Rob Del
113 points

If failed at a business startup, what does it take to have another go? Precis: Left a safe academic job to start up my own services company ... just in time for the Global Financial Crisis. So now...

Getting Started Recommendations Entrepreneurs Business Flameout

asked May 4 '13 at 02:34

Drllau
501 points

I work for a UK LTD company who wants to expand to the US. They're arranging the paperwork to start a US business entity, and we have a queue of US customers that means this business will be...

Business Sponsorship

asked May 4 '13 at 04:26

Stuart Hall
6 points

I have a health related website which I am in no rush to monetize, my first priority is to build page rank and dominate the serps. I am thinking about letting healthcare providers advertise their...

Strategy SEO

asked May 4 '13 at 07:48

Jdh
182 points

I've seen plenty of websites that utilize philanthropic crowd-funding, but I'm unable to find any websites that allow people to purchase equity online. Are there any? If not, for what...

Funding Equity Capital

asked May 4 '13 at 11:07

Steve
3 points

We've recently launched a platform and we start aquiring emails from users, partly from facebook and partly on their own merit. We want to start sending operational emails to our users, for...

Legal Email Operations

asked May 4 '13 at 21:45

Itai Sagi
337 points

I was in a debate recently with someone on how we should go about pricing out our material costs to clients and we couldn't decide on what is the proper way in going about doing this. Example:...

Startup Costs Cost

asked May 5 '13 at 12:34

Matt 2.0
188 points