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I am starting an online company and for various reasons want it to be located in one city (in another state) that I visit frequently. I actually do much of the work for the company in that city,...

Location Business

asked Feb 15 '11 at 22:21

User6492
1,747 points

I’ve funded a startup with 4 more friends (my fault, but keep reading) and I am taking care of nearly everything. To put you into perspective, we are setting up something with the same...

Co-Founder Profit Sharing

asked Sep 23 '11 at 10:54

Electric
8 points

I own a small business IT consulting firm, and on the web site we have our ToS listed. In our ToS is the following line: [Business Name], or anyone working at the request of [Business Name], may...

TOS Liability

asked Oct 29 '11 at 15:44

Kevin Soviero
180 points

If I and an investor own 50% of the outstanding shares in a limited company each, can I transfer some of my shares to another entity without the investor's (or any other shareholders') approval?...

Incorporation Business Shares

asked May 29 '12 at 11:39

Kate
99 points

I'm creating a travel website that lets users select points of interest for a particular city (a restaurant, museum, etc.). These records are to be displayed on a google map as markers. This I've...

API Website Travel

asked Jun 6 '12 at 20:59

Iamjonesy
129 points

I am starting a new startup that operates a local online business directory where you can find businesses (much like YP.com or superpages.com.) I am divided between the two revenue...

Strategy Monetization

asked Jul 23 '12 at 10:37

Jacob Hart
6 points

What are some tools, tips, and strategies for tracking expenses in the least friction way as possible?We don't have the resources to get an accountant from the get-go so I will be tracking...

Finance Startup Costs Tools Expenses

asked Mar 18 '14 at 11:57

Peter Scott
55 points

Is there a website that lists all the upcoming tech meet-ups in each city? I'm new the tech world and cant seem to hear of any events in Los Angeles.

Co-Founder Meet Up

asked Apr 10 '10 at 06:03

Pennyfiller13
86 points

I have a list of companies I want to approach, but I'm not sure what to say when I call them, or who I should be contacting within the company. Any ideas? I am in the software business.

Sales Partner Resellers

asked Nov 25 '10 at 07:30

Stacey
484 points

We are a small startup located in Sweden, but our product, soon to be released is of course just as interesting in america as in Sweden. We will be looking for partnering with consulting firms...

Foreign Partner Partnerships

asked Dec 27 '10 at 04:48

Fredrik Tonn
40 points

I have been a fulltime student recently working on graduate work to complete a graduate degree. While continuing my studies I have maintained my computer hobby. However, recently my computer hobby...

Consulting Terms And Conditions

asked Mar 9 '11 at 10:41

John
106 points

I am curious what tools people are using out there to generate and manage their sales quotes. I would like to better understand the market for our online quoting system. Where do most of your...

Marketing Sales Inbound Marketing Leads Quote

asked May 30 '11 at 11:26

Mike
252 points

This is a related question to another post I made here: Partnership agreement advice -- I have the idea & ops, he has the marketing investment and industry exp. But here's a critical issue that...

Co-Founder Equity Partnerships

asked Jul 26 '11 at 02:19

Springster
23 points

I am in negotiations to spin off a new company that will develop and sell our in-house software project as a SaaS product. As a founding member (the Development Manager) of the new company, I have...

Software Equity Saas

asked Aug 2 '11 at 00:46

Ash
106 points

I'm on an F-1 visa. Would it be possible to be a co-founder (other founders being US citizens) in a startup incorporated as a C-corp. Thanks

Co-Founder Visa

asked Sep 23 '11 at 11:45

Anon1234
6 points

If you hire somebody to develop a product for you, and they take the credit and the idea and make a success out of it, is it possible to have them sign a document stating that if they steal the...

Legal Legal Documents

asked Oct 24 '11 at 06:09

Michael Grigsby
111 points

I have been working as an independent consultant for several years now. I've been fortunate enough that my business has grown to the point where i am considering hiring someone to share the...

Billing Rates

asked Nov 21 '11 at 13:08

Phone Developer
123 points

How would you go about marketing to consumers a service which is free to them? If it were a product or a paid-for service you could offer discounts and things, but since its a free service you...

Marketing

asked May 1 '12 at 09:10

Blazemore
106 points

I am starting a coupon website of local vendors, but I don't know how to calculate the fees. For example, a vendor on my site offers a coupon for 15% off on a product's price, or 15% off for any...

Affiliate

asked Nov 29 '12 at 21:24

Stanford Sequeira
42 points

One of my partners, in an online service startup, is going to put the software design as his investment and share on equity. The rest of us are putting in time and money. But now came up a...

Equity Startup Costs Cost Investment

asked Oct 4 '13 at 00:31

Christian Rojas Alves
8 points