Questions

Most of the articles I've read online give fair warning of crooked fulfillment companies, eager to rip of the first-time start up. The number one thing I've read is that "good fulfillment...

Outsourcing

asked May 1 '13 at 03:04

Pblock
133 points

A CEO of a bigger company has contact me today asking if I am interesting in selling my Android application. He is asking for the numbers straight away and how much I want to sell it for. The app...

Saas Partnership Business Selling Mobile Apps

asked Oct 16 '13 at 01:06

578841441
111 points

How does one determine the "market size" for a business opportunity. Lets presume I'm selling mugs. How do I figure out what the market size for mugs is?

Pitch Research Market Analysis Market Research

asked Jun 4 '14 at 15:55

Dolores Jensen
6 points

Am I a CEO or COO? I am running a LLC that is a spin off of another LLC. I was working for the original LLC for 1 year when the 2 partners decided to start the spin off LLC. I let the partners...

Equity CEO COO

asked Aug 4 '10 at 15:39

Anthony O
51 points

From my understanding of Paul Graham's Article http://paulgraham.com/msftpatent.html, IP doesn't have much affect on digital products/services. For example, youtube, tinyurl, groupon, kickstarter...

Patent Intellectual Property

asked Jan 1 '11 at 04:23

Manish Nair
8 points

Can an investment agreement take place online without entrepreneurs meeting with the investors? If yes, then what is the best procedure. Most of the time Investors want to invest in a startup but...

Investment Investors Entrepreneur

asked May 12 '11 at 03:56

Gin
8 points

So we launched our website almost exactly one and a half months ago. We have about 900 unique visitors in that time. Not nearly as many as we all would have hoped, but hey, it's still early, and we...

Marketing Website Web Design Mobile

asked Aug 17 '11 at 05:40

Slandau
203 points

We gave a free product trial for 2 months with our first potential client. It is a unique product, there's a great learning process and we have had an amazing response from both students and...

Sales Strategy Entrepreneurs Business

asked Sep 10 '11 at 22:39

Kumar K
11 points

If I plan to do a purely internet based startup, could I outsource myself to the cheapest place on Earth, and manage my startup from there? This way, my cost of living would be minimal, while my...

Outsourcing Internet

asked Jan 21 '12 at 04:09

Siamii
195 points

I've registered an LLC in the US as a foreigner. Registration was no problem, but I find the specific tax laws and regulations difficult, especially because it's hard to find clear information on...

LLC Foreign Tax Accountants

asked Aug 17 '12 at 10:10

User
192 points

I am trying to find a retired executive who has industry expertise and who can help me grow the company and invest in it. Where do I begin to find people like this? I don't find they are make...

Entrepreneurs Angel Investors

asked Jun 4 '10 at 03:39

Stacey
484 points

I am doing some freelance work. I am about to send an invoice and in the footers I am writing that payment can be made by check at the address X, paypal to Y, or bank transfer. Is it OK to include...

Finance Billing

asked Jun 28 '11 at 02:34

Nute
143 points

When raising funds for a start-up with a working prototype/alpha product, should you refrain from asking for a specific amount? Or should you provide a preferred amount, and a backup plan for a...

Funding Investors Seed Funding

asked Dec 21 '11 at 16:38

Nick
108 points

All the investment to my company now is my time and skill. But I do have to pay out of my own pocket for elance, cloud computing, etc. These, based on my understanding, would be counted as "loss"...

LLC Tax

asked Jan 13 '12 at 08:32

Tom
197 points

I'm a web developer and could build a store quite easily and cheaply. Is a good site enough to make dropshipping profitable? I have concerns that the large companies would always beat me on price...

Whitelabel Dropshipping

asked Jan 21 '12 at 04:12

Tom Squires
1,047 points

I will be offering services virtually through my online business. What options are there for accepting payment electronically? There is the obvious one PayPal, but are there any others worth...

Payments Online

asked Mar 12 '12 at 12:32

User16817
63 points

I'm in the process of closing a somewhat sizable deal with a new client, and the only sticking point with the contract is the choice of jurisdiction. I am located in state A, the client in state...

Contract Legal USA

asked Mar 27 '12 at 04:38

Josh3736
116 points

While my online product is free for users to use and a paid marketing platform for business owners, How can I calculate return on investment of advertising campaign I am running on various...

Marketing Advertising Strategic Investment

asked Sep 24 '12 at 21:01

Sourabh
288 points

I am an entrepreneur in Zimbabwe, Africa seeking for funding to start up an import business of mobbile phones and accessories in our country from China and Dubai. How can i easily get a partner or...

Funding Partnership International

asked Feb 20 '13 at 20:11

User25117
6 points

I have a provisional patent for a product that I have been developing. I had a meeting last weekend with two individuals and we have verbally agreed to form a partnership. The partner who will be...

Contract Equity Legal Partnerships

asked Mar 18 '13 at 08:19

Bill
6 points