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When talent is being paid to acquire/create intellectual property, it's been my experience that the standard due diligence is to just have that party sign a contract stating they own the rights to...

Intellectual Property

asked Apr 16 '12 at 04:11

Blunders .
899 points

I'm about to launch a new ecommerce startup and I'm considering using this e-fulfillment company until I can afford my own. But I have some concerns: E-fulfillment companies often run a bunch of...

Ecommerce

asked Jun 18 '12 at 19:26

Mark Boulder
118 points

In the early stages, the consensus in advice seems to be: Building an MVP: Use whatever is quickest. After you've got product market fit: Use whatever the team knows best/is best for the medium...

Acquisition

asked Sep 18 '12 at 23:40

User19712
6 points

My friend and I are currently developing a marketplace for virtual assets. However we are not quite sure how we should set the company up. Do we need only a DBA, or should we go with the LLC route...

LLC Business USA DBA

asked Mar 26 '13 at 05:47

Sharkman
6 points

Two month ago I've joined with two friends to build a startup. I came with the idea and we started working. Two weeks ago, the first partner left the project due to lack of time. The second partner...

Legal Founders Agreement Partnerships

asked Apr 23 '13 at 20:17

Thedp
106 points

A larger competitor recently sent us a legal letter asking us to change certain things about our app because it infringes on their app (it doesn't).Is it legal for us to make this letter public on...

Legal Competitors

asked May 2 '14 at 17:12

Donald Seymour
6 points

My site replaces existing technologies and channels for discussion. My competitors are email listservs, discussion boards and direct email. For solving problems and discussing alternatives, those...

Competition Business Plan

asked Oct 22 '09 at 02:57

Rob Allen
631 points

Do you engage your market before or after you make a prototype? I say it's better to get people involved as early as possible (before making the prototype), because not only will you make sure...

Getting Started Customers Customer Feedback

asked Apr 11 '10 at 06:44

Raed
101 points

Ok, slightly controversial headline - but at least, it got your attention. An associate of mine is an attorney. I used to work with him in the past, but have not made contact with him over the...

Marketing Inbound Marketing

asked Aug 25 '10 at 00:46

Morpheous
236 points

I intend to set up an IT company. As a one person startup, how do I determine what share capital the company should have? It can be $1, $1,000 or $100,000. Then, the shares can be ordinary or...

Shares Capital Startup

asked Mar 21 '14 at 10:53

Wayne
6 points

Basically for purposes of marketing and product research we need access to data about the internet: what are people talking about, number of users in India, demographic patterns, conversations...

Marketing Data Request

asked Oct 10 '09 at 18:38

Sid6376
6 points

I'm starting a small business and I'm concerned about personal liability. I like the idea of a corporation providing some protection, but I'm uncomfortable with the notion that the corporate veil...

Incorporation Insurance Corporate Structure Liability

asked Jan 28 '11 at 15:23

Mcohen75
157 points

I am in the process of starting a biotech. I have determined that a year is enough time to gather results promising enough to merit much greater investment- or failing, serious reconsideration or...

Funding

asked Feb 26 '11 at 18:41

Cyclone
128 points

does anyone know any good services that can help to plan and manage conferences and other type of events? Especially twitter/facebook oriented. I had to organize a small con recently, and couldn't...

Planning Conferences Events

asked Mar 18 '11 at 23:35

Riz
8 points

I have been asked to work with a small startup who say they will offer me a 15% share of their LLP for my expertise. However as far as I am aware an LLP does not have a shareholders agreement and...

Partnerships Shares

asked May 4 '11 at 18:14

John
6 points

[Disclaimer: This question was also posted on Hacker News] Howdy, Just 6 weeks ago my co-founder and I began working on our startup full time. We want to accelerate development and have talked to...

Co-Founder Hiring Equity

asked Jun 11 '11 at 09:42

Caffeinated
6 points

I am looking to setup a small business selling digital products, that are downloadable and or online questionaires. I want to sell internationally and am a European business. I have a potential...

Cost Legal International Digital Product VAT

asked Oct 25 '12 at 21:18

Jaget
6 points

I am looking to work at an early stage startup, and I am currently negotiating with founders of several such startups. All of these startups have just raised their first funding, and for each of...

Equity Negotiation Jobs

asked Feb 26 '13 at 06:23

Joe
108 points

I have a person on staff who has been doing a lot of admin type work: support, billing, etc. I am thinking that I will want another programmer (PHP/MYSQL/etc) in the next 6-12 months for some new...

Software Management Employees

asked Apr 9 '13 at 01:27

Simon
165 points

I'm beginning to put out lightweight online communities pretty quickly -- about 1 every week! Many of these communities are oriented toward social change, and aim to provide the necessary...

Legal Terms And Conditions Content

asked Oct 27 '13 at 06:42

Themirror
130 points