Questions

We're building an online community which will have a very active forum with large user base. Please share your experiences and tips on building a large forum community. What're the initial...

Community

asked Nov 4 '09 at 08:50

Boolean
388 points

I'm starting up a lawn mowing service, and I want to know if there is any free software, where I can track sales, customers, expenses ect. It doesn't need to be feature-crazy as my business will...

Software Management Accounting

asked Jul 4 '11 at 07:05

Ratz
118 points

I am starting an internet business I have enough traffic of my estimation and I am currently earning through to Google adsense program now I faced a question What are the major risks that can...

Risk Business Model

asked Sep 16 '11 at 06:53

Gimp
427 points

...and we never signed any founders or vesting agreements? I now know not having those agreements is the worst thing ever and won't do that again. We are parting as friends friends so I feel like...

Equity

asked Feb 1 '12 at 15:13

Confused
11 points

I am the primary founder of my start up. We have just received our first influx of capital. My current employer feels working on this would be a conflict. The start up has a management team in...

Equity Founders Agreement Conflict Of Interest

asked Jul 7 '12 at 07:53

Dan
11 points

Hoping I can find some help from those in the know!! My wife has recently started a business here in the UK customizing shoes (with crystals, bows etc). On Thursday she received a email from a UK...

Legal

asked Mar 4 '13 at 00:59

Mark Sacco
11 points

We are planning on introducing an annual maintenance fee for a new enterprise-level product we will soon be launching. How do you handle when the payments are to be made? For example, let's say a...

Sales Software Subscriptions

asked Mar 12 '10 at 23:28

Cocowalla
327 points

We're in the final stages of building an online quoting system that automates quoting and lead generation for B2B companies, via their own website. The overall market for our software is large -...

Marketing Inbound Marketing B2B Saas Target Market

asked Apr 16 '11 at 15:38

Mike
252 points

Paypal is the only payment gateway! so, my current system only collects seller's PayPal email addressed and create buttons based on that email address. since its all digital downloads, there will...

Ecommerce Payments

asked May 6 '11 at 16:19

Andy Carlson
28 points

I'm writing an advisory for a company that's already running for over 4 years. One of the things that came up is that they don't have any written mission statement. What is the modern opinion on...

Untagged

asked Aug 5 '11 at 05:05

Tommy Bravo
113 points

I have developed a product and did a basic search for domain names, and to get the domain name I want I will need to more creatively name my product. Does this creative naming turn off some...

Products Branding Naming Domain

asked Jun 23 '12 at 00:51

Dkroy
130 points

I work at a small company that writes cloud based medical software, I often get asked if we are HIPAA compliant. To the best of my knowledge we are but I am unsure whether or not a certification or...

Legal Documents

asked Sep 12 '12 at 08:50

Todd B Fisher
163 points

I'm wonder how is 30-day moneyback guarantee handled with recurring subscription. Does the customer have to request refund WITHIN 30 days or even for a period of X after 30 days have passed? Whats...

Money

asked Jan 7 '13 at 20:59

Nimbuz
174 points

We are a startup in Europe. (A Saas music web app + mobile app and we are now exiting from stealth mode.) I wonder how to reach US Venture Capitalists and Angels from Europe. We are incorporating...

Funding Venture Capital USA Europe

asked Jan 20 '13 at 18:49

Mike
113 points

When you pitch your idea to a VC and he is expressly concerned with numbers: 1) How do you best determine projected revenues? 2) Do most VC's take into consideration projected revenues or do...

Funding

asked Oct 13 '09 at 01:32

Isaac Hill
31 points

I've been working on several web applications of my own. For each web app I have different co-founders and I own more than 70% of each app. I decided to incorporate a company (in BC, Canada) for...

Co-Founder Incorporation Legal

asked Oct 14 '09 at 05:15

Boolean
388 points

For instance, if someone sues me because they do not like the product offered or if someone else sues me because of a contract violation. How much is the owners responsible for (in this case me)...

Legal Partnerships

asked Jan 13 '11 at 06:35

Justin
113 points

I've formed an S-Corp in California for a small local business. Like many small business owners I'll be operating the business out of my home. What expenses can the corporation pay for without...

Legal Tax Corporate Structure

asked Feb 1 '11 at 08:08

Mcohen75
157 points

What are the terms to get new employees, I am asking about when regarding, money, salaries, place, and sure number of projects in hand. And when to say no, I can keep going solo, or with the...

Employees

asked Jun 27 '11 at 22:25

Amr El Garhy
118 points

TL;DR: Would presenting your SaaS on the world web stage as created by a UK business (ltd), instead of by a continental European individual with a non-English sounding name, make a difference in...

Incorporation Saas Ltd

asked Dec 29 '11 at 20:23

Danmaz74
381 points