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What would be the appropriate share?

I'm a software developer in a East European country working for a tiny software firm with only few developers. Our owner is also our manager; he lives in the North America and makes arrangements...

asked Mar 3 '11 at 09:08
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James Blunt
8 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.53K Views
Good resources to hire developer on a work basis

Is there a place where I could hire a developer (or a team) based on functional specs I would submit. What I am envisioning is a site where I would submit a description of my project and get access...

asked Jun 30 '11 at 07:44
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J Delage
277 points

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3 Answers
3.16K Views
How much profit-sharing should I give my secretary / marketer?

I am a part-time programmer contractor and usually I do everything myself, including meeting clients, writing the proposal, programming, the whole 9 yards. I would like to hire someone to split the...

asked Dec 12 '11 at 07:37
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Yongke Bill Yu
106 points

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1 Answers
2.15K Views
revive abandoned patent

My startup has a pending patent application that has recently been abandoned due to the inability to make the payment to respond to an office action. It costs thousands of dollars that we don't...

asked Feb 29 '12 at 17:35
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Jason
6 points

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2 Answers
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How should you approach manufacturers when looking to source products for a new business?

I am planning a new E-commerce business and will be selling products that are only available from specific manufacturers. How should I approach these manufacturers when I currently have no live...

asked Mar 29 '12 at 22:48
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User20236
133 points

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2 Answers
5.58K Views
How to properly bring remotely working freelancer to US for a short period of time?

We have our lead developer working for us remotely outside of USA. We would like to bring him over to US for a month - what kind of visa should he get to do this properly? Is B1/B2 a right choice?...

asked Sep 18 '12 at 22:04
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Igor Romanov
118 points

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4 Answers
3.1K Views
IS .com is better than other extension ? How?

Possible Duplicate: Should I get a .co or .com? Statement - 1) Many peoples says that .com is better domain extension than other extension like .org, .net, .info, .gov , .in etc. According to...

asked Oct 25 '12 at 18:50
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Directory Submission Service
6 points

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1 Answers
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Incorporated in US but expenses in another country?

I'm forming a US C corporation in Delaware. Paid the service fees to a lawyer and everything's ready to be filed. My goals are very simple as: Having a US presence for user credibility, Opening...

asked Nov 20 '12 at 17:07
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Kavoir.Com
129 points

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2 Answers
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Is an open source prototype a bad idea?

I'm building a prototype for a web/mobile application. The goal is to collect user generated content, let user rate it while at the same time being entertained and do something interesting with it....

asked Jan 26 '13 at 07:07
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Pvoosten
106 points

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1 Answers
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Competing products -- what's the law?

I had an idea for a web app about 3 years ago, but I haven't had time to build it. This year I've finally got some time and some interest/availability from a colleague, so we've decided to begin...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 10:36
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User4732
28 points

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2 Answers
2.54K Views
Should I raise FF funding before or after the Holidays?

Is it better to hit up your friends and family before the Holiday gift giving season or afterwards in the New Year? Assuming I have enough cash to wait till after the New Year. Another factor is...

asked Nov 9 '10 at 02:47
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Jonotron
13 points

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1 Answers
2.68K Views
Which metrics are more appropriate for landing page?

right know I have an idea that would like to test out and would like to know which metrics are regularly used to understand why people are signing in or not. So far I have just Google Analytics,...

asked Jan 17 '12 at 13:25
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Pdjota
532 points

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3 Answers
2.41K Views
How to calculate churn on a product where people just stop using instead of cancelling?

Churn is a nice metric to learn a lot more about your business. But it only works if there is a direct correlation between subscribed users and revenue. How to calculate churn on a product where...

asked Mar 22 '12 at 07:24
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Jan P.
106 points

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2 Answers
2.16K Views
co-founder not divulging domain information

Three friends and I have started an internet startup. Since we didn't really have much legal information and we all are friends, we never had any NDA in place or any IP protection. Now, we are...

asked Jun 18 '12 at 19:10
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Gentrobot
122 points

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2 Answers
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What are the top 10 'Startup Friendly' States in the U.S.A?

Which state(s) would you relocate to if you were thinking of starting a startup?. Why do you think those states are 'Startup Friendly'?

asked Oct 13 '09 at 12:11
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Anup
547 points

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1 Answers
2.42K Views
Hiring an in-office writer

I am in the process of moving my home website business into commercial office space because I need to hire an employee (or two) to help with all of the work. I need to hire a writer - but the...

asked Jul 19 '10 at 23:02
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Steampunk
166 points

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2 Answers
1.92K Views
Trademarking a name

I have a unique name for my domain/startup. If it's really unique can I trademark the name in general or still have to specify what it sells even if it's unique? And can I trademark something...

asked Mar 3 '11 at 09:35
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Matt
141 points

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2 Answers
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What do you do when you have an idea _and_ money but no expertise or experience creating a technical product?

I know that seems like a "how do I cope with my spoil of riches?" type question and I apologize in advance for being the type of amateur class that for all I know has a popular tumblr blog...

asked Apr 23 '11 at 14:41
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Ray Kinsella Not Really
6 points

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1 Answers
2.94K Views
Android Market and SaaS. Is there problem?

I'm working on industry specific software. Basic idea is that I have big fat server somewhere, some web app. and mobile clients. Now I started to think about legal parts of this model. Reading...

asked Jun 24 '11 at 12:55
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Katit
276 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.53K Views
Is my procedure for determining market size based on keyword search traffic a good one?

I'm making a software for a very small and specific market. Worldwide, the numbers seem good. That is, there is a possibility for business. Nevertheless, I wanted to post my procedure. The question...

asked Dec 6 '11 at 07:35
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Jbcolmenares
117 points