Questions

My co-founder and I are creating a SaaS product similar to Basecamp with our own funds. We don't have the resources to hire anyone to do sales right now. When we launch, what are some unique...

Sales Saas Clients

asked Feb 8 '14 at 21:00

Araki
6 points

I feel like most of my time is spent researching instead of actual execution of the gazillion startup ideas I have looked into.What are some hacks you use to correct this crippling habit?

Entrepreneurship Execution

asked Apr 2 '14 at 09:56

Juan Baker
7 points

I am looking to dump GoDaddy, the company I was with for the last 5 years or so. Yesterday my dedicated server went down for at least 5 hours. I was not impressed with the support I received and at...

Hosting Server

asked Nov 4 '10 at 22:04

Usabilitest
1,698 points

I would like to start a website with the .me TLD and this domain name should be the brand name as well. But as all .yu domains have been deleted, I'm a bit cautious. Is it safe to register a .me...

Branding Domain Name

asked May 6 '11 at 06:06

Marco W.
108 points

I am running this start-up with a couple of other guys and we often write receipts manually and the mode of payments for our shops are not electronic.On a number of occasions,i have had customers...

Fraud

asked Mar 3 '13 at 04:02

Logan
108 points

My friend and I are working on a product - "Data centric configuration" approach to build business applications. The product is ready and we have a pilot customer as well. From our analysis we...

Products Customer Feedback

asked Nov 5 '13 at 16:05

User2551407
6 points

I would like to find themes based on the call to action I need - for example, I need a theme with an email signup as the main call to action - any one know of a themes website? Should I build one?...

Website Lean Design

asked Sep 23 '10 at 03:04

Bob Cavezza
191 points

We don't need a one-shot collaboration (see elance.com, odesk.com) but a long-term remote developer. We don't know, legally speaking, how to proceed and which are the needed steps. Thank you

India Hiring Outsourcing Legal Tax

asked Oct 12 '10 at 23:45

Leonardo Dario Perna
106 points

I'm on H1B visa. Is it legal to register a LLC or corporation?

LLC Visa

asked Jan 13 '11 at 03:45

Vanchinathan Chandrasekaran
115 points

I know that a particular product will be useful to a whole group of people. However, I am uncertain if once the product is made, the people will purchase the product. Prior to making the product,...

Ideas

asked Apr 21 '11 at 06:16

Picakhu
106 points

I'm thinking about registering a single member LLC to simplify tax reporting and costs involved with registration and maintaining a registered business. In the future, I'll need to raise capital...

LLC Corporation

asked Aug 29 '11 at 07:56

Alex
6 points

We recently approached a large company with a proposal to build them an application we thought they'd find useful. The idea is that they'd partner with us to get it developed and get unlimited...

Products Contract Consulting Intellectual Property Partnerships

asked Nov 24 '11 at 13:18

Terry B
121 points

Has anyone here ever tried giving a share of company profits to regular clients? We are thinking of allocating about 30% of after tax profits to a pool in which our regular customers share. The...

Sales Equity Terms And Conditions

asked Apr 18 '12 at 18:05

Jacques
6 points

I own a side company creating web apps. I formed an LLC, registered an EIN and opened a business checking account. Recently, I sold a copy of my software for let's say $10,000. Now, since...

LLC Tax Accounting

asked Apr 28 '12 at 08:13

Luckytaxi
177 points

I'm trying to generate a reasonable valuation for my content/community based startup. It has not launched yet. How do content/community based startups come up with their first valuation. For...

Valuation

asked May 6 '12 at 02:09

Marc
113 points

I have been lately trying to find different products to create to make money. I have been trying to find out what regulations are there on small appliances for the kitchen (coffee makers and...

Products Food

asked Feb 10 '13 at 08:46

Annonomus Person
204 points

If the round is 500k but we need 50k today What's the best way to structure this? (get some money transferred to our bank account/doesn't have to be the entire amount) Equity or convertible notes?...

Fundraising

asked Mar 17 '13 at 04:02

Tim
6 points

Most VCs will never tell you "no". Instead they will keep saying they'll get back to you. They do this so that they don't jeopardize investing in future rounds (in case they made a mistake the...

Venture Capital Investors Angel Investors Rejection

asked Mar 5 '14 at 23:24

Thea Cortez
10 points

For startups, if a potential candidate comes for an interview wearing a suit, is that a flag that they might not be a cultural fit?

Recruiting Culture Hiring Employees Interviews

asked May 30 '14 at 22:45

Ellen Davenport
7 points

In order to keep your share unchanged and avoid loans, could it be possible to think of setting up a foundation to get government grants and/or donations, and have the foundation's main project to...

Funding

asked Dec 20 '09 at 02:46

Newyuppie
441 points