Questions

I hope I am posting this in the right board. My problem Making a new commercial Application name I don't understand how to read the trademarks Afraid of breaking trademark rules and have to...

Trademark Name

asked Sep 6 '13 at 03:12

Alice
108 points

If a startup sells into IT departments, is it beneficial for that startup to enter into a relationship with IT research and advisory firms like Forrester, Gartner, etc.? Do these firms bring...

Marketing Credibility Research

asked Dec 29 '10 at 06:36

Matt
16 points

I have break & fix computer business and would like to find out how to go about figuring out the best marketing medium for my advertising. There are some local magazines and news papers,...

Strategy Advertising Local

asked Apr 11 '11 at 09:49

Mat Banik
325 points

I am building my business plan and am getting close to completion (well, for the first iteration, you know how things change!) Should I be including my resume in my business plan? I have started...

Business Plan

asked Apr 15 '11 at 11:32

Nick
1,171 points

Does anyone have a methodology or logic for deciding on debt vs equity financing? Specifically, for a software startup, where a lot of development has been completed and product is ready to launch....

Funding

asked Apr 17 '12 at 06:22

Patrick Ny
300 points

Can I sell SAAS product with no customer support. We have small utility which we can sell to customers at small price, but we do not have people to support it. If we tell customer upfront when they...

Customer Support

asked Dec 2 '12 at 05:31

Prashant K
6 points

I've patented my idea in several countries but am having problems sourcing for capital. I've customers who've indicated their interest in my product but I'm unable to locate funders. Everyone I...

Funding

asked Jun 14 '13 at 15:35

Kris
6 points

I have two other cofounders for my startup and I'm trying to figure out the equity split situation. My question revolves more around if I give out too much equity, how can I remain in control as...

Equity CEO

asked Jul 5 '13 at 11:03

User26898
6 points

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing "product development" eg new social media website project?

Products Technology Development Social Media

asked Sep 8 '10 at 02:25

Francis Eager
38 points

If I've a company registered as Abcd LLC, is it safe to write it as ABcd in email templates etc. ? or are there rules for that.

LLC Legal Legal Entity

asked Sep 20 '11 at 00:41

Who Is Ninja
118 points

Issue, that bothers me: every day 10-15 people adds my application via Chrome Store. But I don't feel like they are using website or coming back (and bounce rate among them is nearly 100%). From...

Getting Started Traffic

asked Sep 6 '13 at 06:03

Joe Half Face
188 points

I'm setting up a C-Corporation (its Mid October at time of this writing) and planning a Kickstarter project projecting to raise $100k in funds by late November. As I understanding, KS funds are...

Incorporation Tax USA

asked Oct 10 '13 at 04:13

Michael Lang
16 points

I have a very small operation (just three employees) and we decided to try out flexible hours when we hired our latest engineer. Now no one shows up on time every day!Usually it's not an issue, but...

Employees Human Resources Perks

asked Mar 1 '14 at 06:41

Kenya Brouwer
90 points

We are a bootstrapped company of three. Our primary competitor is interested in acquiring us (acqui-hire). How do we place a value on our startup? Since we don't have any revenues or a huge user...

Bootstrapped Company Acquisition Valuation Acqui Hire

asked May 15 '14 at 10:40

Angela Williams
7 points

I'm currently a purely technical founder who is working on a SaaS application.What kind of skills should I also be learning on the side to become a better solo founder and make my startup a...

Solo Entrepreneur Founders Learning Skill Startups

asked Jul 25 '14 at 20:27

Lois Cooper
7 points

I'm in the process of building a subscription-based content service. Users pay a monthly fee for one of a number of levels of service, and in return get regular emails and website access...

Payments Subscriptions Web

asked Oct 14 '09 at 22:17

Epall
50 points

Does anyone offer a Flexible Spending Account for dependent care to their employees as a benefit? If so, whom do you use as an administrator and what are the costs of administration?

Employees Benefits

asked Jan 19 '10 at 17:40

Oleg Barshay
2,091 points

If you happen to wanna target your product at web developers (where your product happens to add value to their clients), how and where would you start your marketing effort?

Marketing Web

asked Mar 18 '10 at 12:32

G Rex
683 points

When you are starting a new company, its often hard or impossible pay everyone for services they can provide. Some people may be willing to work with\help you build your dream in exchange for...

Equity Free

asked Apr 20 '11 at 03:48

Bryan Migliorisi
449 points

I know that the Startup Visa is under discussion in congress. But does anyone know when this visa will be passed, or what the process of passing the bill is? I'm looking for this visa.

Visa Startupvisa

asked Sep 20 '11 at 01:48

Anlai
375 points