Questions

I have a project which when complete will attempt to build an online community with features specific to my favorite hobby. The project has been designed such that eventually we can extend this...

Getting Started Audience Building

asked Jul 20 '11 at 23:43

Nick Larsen
128 points

So let's say we have company ACME. ACME has 2 people: John - Founder ( %70 Equity ) Dan - Sales ( %30 Equity ) An investor came up and invested $100k and demands %20 of shares. Question...

Funding Equity

asked Aug 14 '11 at 01:27

Ryan
139 points

I have an idea for a website/online business that I would like to create. None of the technology is groundbreaking by any stretch of the imagination, I have seen it done a million times. With a...

Website Business

asked Sep 19 '11 at 04:06

Jdh
182 points

We have a very unique platform - connecting people by analyzing their wishes, worries, desires & dreams. People are not used to it, but when we speak then people get it. People spend 3 seconds...

Getting Started Marketing Website Micro Startup

asked Oct 5 '11 at 22:44

Debasish
46 points

My friend and I have invested $40-$50 k in a website we are launching in April. We have full time jobs but put all our savings into this project. We are done with the development phase and are...

Marketing Planning Startup Costs

asked Feb 15 '12 at 04:55

Raj
24 points

My understanding is that trademarks afford protection when used as an adjective to represent goods or services, but they do not afford protection for generic usage of a trademarked term and only...

Intellectual Property Trademark

asked Feb 16 '13 at 01:24

Cesel
128 points

This question is about how does an owner of company who own n% equity of company as a technical co founder makes real world cash. This is not about regular share holder who buys share to make...

Equity Income

asked Mar 26 '13 at 19:31

Abhijit Navale
245 points

I have been given an offer to join as a partner for an existing startup as the technical owner, and am not sure what is fair in terms of equity. The current owner has the connections and...

Partner Equity Partnership

asked Apr 24 '13 at 08:43

Guest215
6 points

A recent disagreement between partners in a recent start-up was on how many variants of domain names should be registered early on. My view was that just the main domain (.com and .co.uk as we are...

Resources Cost

asked Oct 11 '09 at 09:18

Ronnie Barker
313 points

If you were able to choose the ideal team of mentors for your company and you could choose anyone, who would they be and why? Note: This is a dream team, like fantasy football. CEO's? Steve...

Mentor Motivation

asked Oct 13 '09 at 13:00

Derek Beda
221 points

I've recently launched an ecommerce startup which I've been working on in my spare time for the last 2 years. Now that I'm finally ready to market I'm not sure exactly how to proceed. I think it's...

Marketing Ecommerce

asked Jan 19 '10 at 09:01

Eli
6 points

My company is beginning to do research to identify the biggest pain points that our potential customers have, as well as what the most appealing aspects of our software are. We are creating a...

Market Research

asked Jul 27 '11 at 03:18

Tom Harrigan
373 points

I'm talking about those Invention Assignment clauses in employment contracts (especially with regards to California labor code section 2870) "Prohibiting employee assignment to an employer of...

Software Legal Copyright Intellectual Property Bootstrap

asked Dec 25 '11 at 21:34

Kamikaze Pilot
253 points

In this publication, the IRS lists a number of fringe benefits that you can provide employees and details when/why they would be considered taxable vs. non-taxable. However, at the start of the...

Tax Benefits S Corp

asked May 3 '12 at 01:56

Jeffrey Blake
115 points

I'm pretty sure I know whats the answer, would like another opinion. I am using generic time values in my business plan (M1, Y1). I want to know the proper way of displaying my sales forecast....

Sales Launch Business Plan

asked May 30 '12 at 23:55

Chieftec
10 points

I have an idea for a website that myself and a partner have started to get going. One of our first steps was speaking with a web developer. The site may run over our budget. The developer (who is a...

Getting Started Venture Capital Web Services Investors Profit Sharing

asked Sep 19 '12 at 10:28

Melissa
6 points

We are a startup web development venture based in India,we have some one time clients from e-commerce industry but they will not benefit us in the long run.So we are planning to showcase the work...

Getting Started Marketing Business

asked Dec 19 '12 at 15:05

Manu Kuriakose
36 points

I will be joining a new start-up as a technical partner. Other two partners are business administration role. I will be the one who will program everything from scratch and build the new web based...

Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Mar 26 '13 at 20:14

Abhijit Navale
245 points

I came up with a solid product that would be interesting to the top 5 companies in my specific market. These 5 websites are very competitive and its a small market. In order for my product to...

Business Proposal

asked Apr 28 '11 at 17:37

Frankie Yale
6 points

I want to incorporate a new company and authorize 10MM shares. I also need $50,000 to get started. I am considering inviting friends and relatives to invest, and issue them shares. I want to own...

Investors Shares

asked Nov 7 '11 at 21:03

Olu
6 points