Questions

I am wondering that if I want to publish a website or selling a software product, is it mandatory to register a company? Since website and software can easily sold cross countries boundaries, is...

Micro Startup

asked Sep 29 '10 at 23:49

Byang
130 points

My company is in the process of raising additional capital for my semi start up website. Currently we are in a beta testing phase with the intent of testing the functionality of the site on a...

Venture Investment Seed Funding

asked Dec 24 '10 at 01:59

Robert Dolle
118 points

I have been bootstrapping for 1.5 years, coding part-time while keeping my full time job. I have also invested some 10k into my project. Now, the workload seems to pile up over time, and I know I...

Co-Founder Legal Partnership

asked Apr 5 '12 at 12:33

Victor
593 points

I live in CA, and I am publishing a Web site that I intend to generate a tiny amount of cash through ad revenue. It costs $800/year to form an LLC in CA which is exactly what I made last year in ad...

LLC

asked Oct 21 '09 at 02:12

Don Zacharias
132 points

I would like to use the word wiki in my domain name, such as fastbikiwiki.com Is this legal or because of wikipedia, it would be a copyright issue using wiki in my domain name ?

Copyright Naming Domain

asked Sep 30 '10 at 00:06

Mrjohn
113 points

I have a few Angel investors, and a meeting next week with serveral VCs (brought to the table by the primary Angel), and I am trying to put together the equity sale package to present to everyone...

Equity Angel Investors

asked May 12 '11 at 23:48

Entrepreneur
11 points

Do you think this is too informal for an opening to a job posting: We are in need of a super-motivated pirate/ninja/rockstar/(insert more web 2.0 buzz words) marketing/bizdev guru to join our...

Job Offer Jobs

asked Sep 6 '11 at 01:15

Nextgenneo
327 points

I am the technical co-founder of my startup with some marketing experience (AdWords, SEO). What should I learn on how to sell software to enterprise clients?Our current customer base is mainly...

Sales Enterprise Selling

asked Feb 18 '14 at 08:54

Daryl Marks
11 points

When buying websites on Flippa, what is the key information I should do due diligence on?Also, isn't it possible to fake Google Analytics traffic fairly easily? Not just by modifying a screenshot,...

Acquisition Purchasing Due Diligence Flippa

asked Apr 13 '14 at 13:11

Kelly Harden
11 points

Following discussions triggered on another question: let's imagine a small start-up company who has to decide what to do with its capital. Two suggestions are made: a) The company spends capital...

Outsourcing IT

asked May 12 '11 at 23:52

J Verstry
152 points

If I were to be employed by a European company to represent them in India to develop the market, what taxes and laws will apply? Secondly, how will the expenses made within the country and travel...

Tax International Expenses

asked Nov 19 '11 at 19:29

User14523
11 points

I am curious whether the person is liable to paying back any business loans taken from a bank for a business that they have. If the business goes out of business, does the load simply vanish? How...

Accounting Loan

asked Jul 21 '12 at 04:37

Genadinik
1,821 points

I sometimes provide on-site ruby on rails consulting that clients book in advance.How do I deal with clients that commit to a time slot and when that time comes, they want to reschedule it for a...

Consulting Consultants Clients

asked Mar 12 '14 at 23:37

Marjorie Cowie
30 points

We've invested time and money into advertising our product which we will be launching next month. We just discovered another product with the same name just launched in a European country. Their...

Launch Advertising

asked Dec 1 '09 at 04:07

Big Tuna
349 points

We are building a web app where lead gen will be a major component. I would like to get more information about implementing it What are the best ways to incorporate lead gen in the...

Monetization Revenue

asked Apr 9 '10 at 06:13

User2202
164 points

I'm starting out building my business and plan on only ever having one product. I'm wanting input on the branding of my business and of my product. I see two ways forward. One I brand my business...

Products Branding Identity

asked Jan 8 '11 at 05:27

Supermighty
11 points

I have an idea. I started Googling for investors with immaturity. Well, once I got matured enough I thought first starting a company on my own with the little money I have and later I can find...

Consulting

asked Sep 17 '11 at 06:16

Gimp
427 points

I am planning into getting involved in a venture in an asian country. I have a friend from this country that has an experience in the kind of business I want to be involved in and that has “ built...

Ideas Venture Partnership Intellectual Property Project

asked Jan 22 '12 at 13:37

Ongoing
13 points

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...

Tax USA

asked Mar 6 '12 at 02:56

Steve Jones
3,239 points

Lets say I have an app or site that is quite popular, but there isn't a clear monetization plan, would investors still be willing to take a risk on such a venture? I would like to believe so...

Funding Venture Capital

asked Feb 18 '14 at 15:37

Karl Davies
11 points