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does ideas have a price?

I'm a software developer and some time ago, I've shared an idea to a friend. I've said, look, I think that this app will boost your services and someday I'll do it for you. That friend was very...

asked Nov 23 '11 at 21:35
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Dole Doug
141 points

1 Votes
8 Answers
3.51K Views
Do 2 Part time Developers = 1 full time developer?

If I could partner with 2 or more part time developers, would this be enough and as good as having a full time developer? Eg 4 part time developers = 2 full time developers? I am basing this on...

asked Jun 2 '12 at 00:20
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I Scotts
152 points

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2 Answers
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Taxes for Europeans working for USA llc- short term

I have an American based llc production company. I want to hire European artists for a short period (1 month for a show) . whats the best route for their taxes and mine? Would it be more...

asked Jul 16 '12 at 08:02
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Richard
6 points

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2 Answers
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Advice for pitching an idea for an app

Me and a friend of mine are presenting an app idea because we don't have the development assets to make it ourselves. Do you have any advice before I do this? I would love to see it developed but I...

asked Aug 15 '12 at 15:35
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Beachrunnerjoe
319 points

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2 Answers
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Hosting images outside main site?

I noticed that sites like StackOverflow host user-submitted images outside their site, (in the SO case, at imgur). I've also seen forums do the same thing. Are there advantages to taking this...

asked Oct 30 '12 at 03:49
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Martin's
121 points

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1 Answers
2.47K Views
equity max of 23% split among "development" -- a ripoff?

I've been working on a project with three other people: one is a developer, one is a manager type, and one is a sales type. I'm a developer. The two developers were invited into the project by the...

asked Mar 29 '13 at 13:28
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Brannon
146 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
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How do you decide what salary to pay employees or partners when you first profit?

Suppose there is a situation like this: There are 3 people in a startup, the CEO, a partner, and an investor (very small angel). The investor does no work but has 7.5% equity and 7.5% net profit...

asked Nov 24 '13 at 09:06
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Goose
16 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
5.93K Views
Legal considerations while starting a supplements business?

I've been contemplating starting a brain supplement product similar to Onnit's Alpha Brain. The supplements industry is ridiculously de-regulated (thanks Utah). Literally anyone can contract a...

asked Feb 3 '14 at 17:16
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Lyle Guerrero
6 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
3.49K Views
Where to find talented graphics designers? How much should I expect to pay?

I am looking to create a clothing line, and know exactly the style I want, how the graphics should look, etc...the problem is while I have plenty of vision, I do not have the ability to translate...

asked Dec 3 '09 at 03:59
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Ryan
40 points

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2 Answers
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California Business Law

For the purposes of this questions, let's say I have a domain example.com. Eventually, I want to form Example LLC in California, where I live. However, at this point in time, I don't want to,...

asked Feb 4 '10 at 15:12
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Waiwai933
163 points

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2 Answers
3.21K Views
What questions about twitter marketing would you most like to have tested?

I'm organizing a small group to perform some twitter experiments, testing different methods and uses of twitter for marketing (and by marketing, I mean contributing to business goals, whether they...

asked Aug 27 '10 at 03:53
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Jay Neely
6,050 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.53K Views
Building a twitter feed of links for my site's demographic

I'd like to build an RSS feed for my website's twitter. It would be a feed of links that interest my user demographic-- college students.. the links would be funny, informative, interesting, etc....

asked Dec 30 '10 at 11:32
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Babonk
143 points

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1 Answers
2.66K Views
Low Google rankings for my site

I have a website with an integrated Web service (an app for card divination online). Age of domain is already almost 2 years. Naturally, I wanted to make my site popular. First I submit my app in...

asked Apr 6 '11 at 04:35
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Astraport
186 points

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1 Answers
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Why do you think 'some' large Care Home Groups 'shun' the idea of making payments to third parties for referring clients to their care homes?

I realise they have their own marketing and sales teams to consider. However, when they have an opportunity to save countless thousands of pounds per year (through many of their beds being vacant),...

asked Sep 9 '11 at 09:35
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John Byrne
6 points

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1 Answers
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Side projects while being a co-founder and officer of a company

There is already an awesome question and answers on IP and spare time related to employees: If I'm working at a company, do they have intellectual property rights to the stuff I do in my spare...

asked Apr 1 '12 at 14:40
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Jj.
29 points

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1 Answers
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Offering some risk-free services

We are a new start up and we offer several services (Mobile,Software development,CMS,Web,etc). The classic problem that all the start-up got is to face at the begin is how to get into the market...

asked May 23 '12 at 19:20
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Massimiliano Peluso
172 points

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2 Answers
2.56K Views
Is it possible to start a self sustaining web design business with limited finances and experience? Do i need a partner?

I want to start a web design company, and ultimately a brand name. I am hoping to acquire skills, financing, and contacts simultaneously. Is this possible? Can one generate enough money with...

asked Mar 1 '13 at 01:57
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D Keifer00
6 points

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1 Answers
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What shopsystems do customers usually trust?

I have recently finished an ebook which I now plan to sell. So far I am going to use CreateSpace and plan to support Leanpub.com. Later I plan to publish more e-books. In a few blog posts I read...

asked Aug 13 '13 at 23:19
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Christian
3,590 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.64K Views
Traffic has started flowing from Google, but zero conversions.

Where should I begin / what are some strategies to figure out where the problem lies? While the traffic isn't huge yet, it is still a good chunk of daily visits.

asked Feb 3 '14 at 19:59
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Matthew Frederick
186 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.72K Views
Free event and action dashboard for startups - Is this is a useful idea?

This post/question is little long but could be useful for startups so I decided to write it here. I have been using an internal dashboard to track my application events and user actions in a php...

asked Feb 12 '11 at 01:33
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Nilesh
420 points