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What information to gather when registering users

We all know that it's really important for an impatient SaaS user to not make them spend too much time filling forms. Having said that there maybe some important fields that needs to be gathered...

asked Jan 17 '11 at 13:13
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User3462
345 points

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2 Answers
2.33K Views
Customer development for offline startup?

Customer development is a nice way to build a company through iterations. However, all blog posts and articles that I have read depict software and web startups which can be developed through...

asked Sep 30 '11 at 19:46
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Martin Lee
120 points

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2 Answers
2.65K Views
Web-based Project Management for me and the clients?

I am developing my website to the membership area part which will enormously help me and my clients communicate through web-based channel, then I come to the dilemma whether should I hand-code...

asked Dec 13 '11 at 01:10
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Modular
39 points

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2 Answers
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Starting a software company without registration

I want to sell a software product. I would like to use a brand name e.g. mysoftcompany in the EULA (End User License Agreement) and in the contact details of webpage. So that the software is sold...

asked Jun 1 '12 at 01:51
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User17330
18 points

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Do I need to pay tax on shares earned?

I am working on a project in my spare time with a friend. The project has the potential to make money in the future. We want to run the project democratically and non-hierarchically. We have...

asked Jan 28 '13 at 20:59
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Erik Straughn
6 points

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1 Answers
2.77K Views
Is any press good press for a startup?

If a startup were to get some questionable press in the media, would it still be considered a good marketing strategy? Granted that negative press might tarnish a large company's brand. But...

asked May 14 '14 at 12:43
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Thomas Becker
7 points

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2 Answers
3.39K Views
Well known one-man startups that have revenues / profit over $1M?

Are there any startups that are run by a single person (bootstrapped by solo founder with no employees) that generate revenues over $1M?

asked Jul 24 '14 at 17:55
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Melanie Dodson
6 points

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3 Answers
2.86K Views
3rd Party Merchant Services

I'm looking for a 3rd party payment handling site to sell my software. Currently I have shortlisted Avangate (www.avangate.com) and Fastspring (www.fastspring.com). Fastspring seems to have the...

asked Jul 31 '10 at 00:26
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Tanvir Chowdhury
165 points

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5 Answers
3.32K Views
Difference between Limited and Inc?

I want to register a company i.e. MyCompany Limited but unfortunately this name is unavailable I am playing with different names and found MyCompany Inc is available. What would be the difference...

asked Nov 10 '10 at 03:51
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Jason
106 points

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3 Answers
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Are "invite your friends" emails can-spam compliant?

I've added an "invite your friends" feature to my site but reading through can-spam, it seems as if invites should be classified as unsolicited emails. But invites must be can-spam compliant...

asked Nov 14 '10 at 21:47
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

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Pricing for very first web app

My question concerns pricing and I hope someone here will offer us the benefit of their experience. A friend is moving from avid autodidactic tinkerer to professional web app developer this week...

asked Apr 11 '11 at 09:16
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User9306
13 points

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1 Answers
3.27K Views
Will SaaS solution work for POS and Inventory Management in small retail stores in India

How could I measure the effectiveness of a subscription or commission model for POS and inventory system, in a high volume low cost market?

asked Aug 23 '13 at 19:32
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Srkgupta
6 points

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2 Answers
5.11K Views
Selling through VARs and Systems Integrators

We're developing an extension to a commercial open source enterprise software product. Most customers of the product we're extending buy it trough one of its system integration partners. To reach...

asked Aug 26 '10 at 05:33
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Jonas H.
108 points

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1 Answers
3.41K Views
What is the best and least expensive way to trademark and patent your business IP internationally?

I am working on a start-up company to grow to become a big company to compete against some well known, popular, and in some ways powerful companies in the respective industries and markets today. I...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 15:23
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User5732
6 points

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3 Answers
2.6K Views
What companies will need products based on Android tablets, in-app payments, NFC?

I am looking to understand how to find companies which might be interested in my consulting / programming services. Of course I don't want to compete with existing small companies or freelancers....

asked Apr 5 '11 at 06:21
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Greg Dan
108 points

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1 Answers
2.49K Views
How much should you put aside for taxes?

I have an LLC located in the US. As I've never done this before, I'm wondering what is a good rule of thumb concerning a percentage of revenue to put aside for taxes? Our LLC is based in Texas, we...

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asked May 25 '11 at 23:32
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James
139 points

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2.48K Views
Contractor to small business

I've been working as a contractor for a company for a few months now but I haven't signed a contract or a 1099 form, I just receive payment on services due when an invoice is submitted. If I start...

asked Jul 14 '11 at 03:35
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Lisa
6 points

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1 Answers
3.38K Views
Why are most call to actions on websites to the pricing page?

I am just wondering why most standard web 2.0 websites have the main call to action button on the homepage send the visitor to the pricing page? This is assuming a pretty typical navigation...

asked Sep 24 '11 at 14:45
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Joel Friedlaender
5,007 points

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What is the best strategy to follow now?

We are a startup and our project consists of 4-5 sections, each one will have several standard and advanced features. What we will seek in the future is a funding. We are currently developing our...

asked May 12 '12 at 21:26
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Nikolai
125 points

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2 Answers
2.46K Views
Adwords - Understanding Modified Broad Match Keywords

I'm not completely new to Adwords optimization, but I guess the learning process never really ends... My company is focused tightly on a specific niche. All of my keywords (across several ad...

asked Nov 22 '12 at 02:05
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Bc Web
101 points