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I'm a web developer and could build a store quite easily and cheaply. Is a good site enough to make dropshipping profitable? I have concerns that the large companies would always beat me on price...

Whitelabel Dropshipping

asked Jan 21 '12 at 04:12

Tom Squires
1,047 points

If I plan to do a purely internet based startup, could I outsource myself to the cheapest place on Earth, and manage my startup from there? This way, my cost of living would be minimal, while my...

Outsourcing Internet

asked Jan 21 '12 at 04:09

Siamii
195 points

Hi my name is Aden and this is my first post. I am in a somewhat unusual intellectual property issue and, though I have done a lot of searching, cannot find a direct answer to one of my...

Software Legal

asked Jan 20 '12 at 21:12

Adenjones
6 points

I'm working on the business plan of a daily iPad magazine project which revenues should mostly come from advertising. I've spent some serious time around (but still maybe not enough) trying to...

Cost Ads Ipad App

asked Jan 20 '12 at 17:54

Gillesguillemin
3 points

My roommate and I are partners and only employees in a startup focused on a single web application (for now). We discussed VC, but based on the costs we thought of it seemed unnecessary. Here are...

Startup Costs Venture Capital Cost

asked Jan 20 '12 at 12:14

Mirov
384 points

First the business question, how do you find enterprise clients? Do a PPC on Adword? Cold call? How do you introduce yourself to companies you are looking to build an enterprise application for...

Enterprise

asked Jan 20 '12 at 07:58

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

I was reading about the creation of mingle2.com, and what struck me as curious is that at that time (in 2007) the online dating market was well on its way to being saturated (aside from niche areas...

Marketing Social Media Website SEO

asked Jan 20 '12 at 02:17

Jason C
41 points

I have an idea for a website which I think will generate traffic. I want to put the material itself on the website but minimize taking care of the advertising which is how it's supposed to generate...

Marketing Website

asked Jan 20 '12 at 01:49

Startup1
90 points

Initially a potential customer asked us whether we can design product X with features ABC. Now, we have built an alpha-stage product. We are ready for a demo of product X with feature ABC, but the...

Marketing Products Product Launch

asked Jan 19 '12 at 23:41

Kamal
8 points

Okay so i Know this question has been asked before but i feel like this is a little different. Can you patent a medium of marketing/advertising. For instance, billboards on the highway. Obviously...

Marketing Patent

asked Jan 19 '12 at 14:54

Alex Betz
6 points

I been asked by a potential investor to create a term sheet. What should such document include and focus on expect how much I'm asking for and estimated costs of running the start-up? Is there...

Investment

asked Jan 19 '12 at 04:56

Peter K.
194 points

I am a Software Developer and I live and work for a company in the UK and pay PAYE taxes and NI Contributions through my wages for this jobs salary. I am looking to start working on a couple of...

Getting Started UK Tax Contractor

asked Jan 19 '12 at 00:16

Penfold
111 points

I know there are tons of partnership questions, so I hope it's ok to add another one to the mix. I have been bootstrapped my own software product for the last year while still having a day job....

Co-Founder Partnership

asked Jan 18 '12 at 23:26

Scott J.
111 points

I am lucky to have found the most ideal domain name with TLDs free. the problem comes in with local one of competitor's country here :) I thought generally buying all secondaries (non-TLDs like...

Naming Domain

asked Jan 18 '12 at 23:16

Obady
6 points

My Website is out and think it is a great product that makes link between professionals and individuals about jobs: you can look for quotation or propose quotations. (I'm not trying to advertise...

Products Selling

asked Jan 18 '12 at 21:45

Olivier Pons
144 points

This question is related to a previous one I've asked, but this aspect felt broad enough to deserve its own space. I have a web site where others contribute code and I am in need of an open source...

Software Legal Software Licensing

asked Jan 18 '12 at 19:30

Leo
120 points

We're looking for a TOS. We have some options, but I want to make sure it's done right.

Legal Legal Documents TOS

asked Jan 18 '12 at 15:48

Andrew
6 points

Me and my developers are developing the code for a tech startup that I have an equity with. I'm giving the code to the startup for the startup purpose use. However, since I'm the developer, I would...

Development Copyright Code

asked Jan 18 '12 at 11:49

Kathy
6 points

I recently launched a web site but I have a dilemma between building a community completing business model at the moment the site just MVP so it has some attractive features but doesn't have...

Marketing Strategy Community Freemium MVP

asked Jan 18 '12 at 06:56

Altuure
103 points

I've ran a few contests / giveaways on my site for new customers. So far I've given away a color nook, 2 rounds of golf, and 2 ski lift tickets. Just some stuff to get people more active in the...

Marketing LLC Tax Promotion

asked Jan 18 '12 at 05:03

Jared
31 points