Questions

I have a SaaS app aimed at small businesses, and I am considering an affiliate marketing program to help me reach customers, but have questions: Is it customary to give an affiliate a commission...

Saas Affiliate

asked Sep 26 '12 at 07:20

Mike Sickler
108 points

When opening up a new corporate bank account, are initial deposits looked at as income, and therefore considered taxable? Or are they counted as 'funding' (or some other term) and therefore...

Tax Delaware Corporation

asked Nov 2 '12 at 07:01

Nas
6 points

We just incorporated and are now bringing on board an advisor. We want to give him %1. Our company consists of me and two co-founders, each with 1 million shares. Our total authorized shares are 5...

Advisors Shares

asked Jan 22 '13 at 12:50

Neon Blue Hair
66 points

We are an early stage web startup, and do not have anyone with deep financial experience on our team. Is not a likely option at this point. We are pitching to investors in a contest setting next...

Pitch Financial Investors

asked Feb 1 '13 at 08:38

Laramie
192 points

I'm doing a website for a client, and I require them to make a down payment that is a percentage of the bill for the entire project. The remaining portion of the bill is due when the website is...

Billing Invoice

asked May 18 '13 at 05:56

Pete
17 points

These are new grounds for me so I have a lot of questions. I'll just touch on a few not to overwhelm! I have a new game company and I have a couple interested investors who may invest some seed,...

Revenue Investors

asked Nov 11 '13 at 10:59

User1574168
6 points

My team has 3 founders: 2 technical & 1 non-technical. We just started a few months ago. The non-technical 1 is like the VP Marketing: has a few key contacts for our launch strategy, built our...

Co-Founder

asked Apr 29 '12 at 23:30

Peter
6 points

I am starting a technology business with my 50% partner. We are trying to decide between an LLC and a C-Corp. (We are in Michigan) In our case an S-Corp probably won't work too well. I've read a...

LLC Incorporation Legal Company S Corp

asked Dec 5 '12 at 10:00

Thread7
11 points

I need to set up a company to do some development for couple of companies. Less than 100k of revenue per year. But the problem is that my personal name should be hidden for some very personal...

Offshore Setup

asked May 2 '13 at 04:52

E White
6 points

I have created a simple-clever search engine for events, however I would like to make the website known to event organizers, so instead of me adding the events found in other websites, they will...

Getting Started Communication

asked Aug 3 '13 at 07:12

Nikolai
125 points

I started a website about a month ago just as a side project for fun. It was initially a project for me to try out some new learned features and techniques in Ruby on Rails. Albeit, I started to...

Customers Website Users Customer Retention User Acquisition

asked Aug 18 '13 at 21:25

Apane101
106 points

I have just been sent a link, from a somewhat trusted source, to a system for catagorising Entrepreneurs and before handing over the money wanted to see if anyone else has heard about it. From...

Ideas Testing Partnerships

asked Mar 5 '12 at 15:38

Robin Vessey
8,394 points

What is the best way to find an engineering position at a startup? Typical job listing sites don't often have postings for these opportunities. While I realize networking is key, how does one get...

Hiring Development Jobs

asked Oct 6 '12 at 15:16

Wwwuser
125 points

I mean, isn't "Apple" a bit generic ? Could that kind of word still be trademarked in 2010 or would the request be rejected ?

Legal Trademark

asked Jan 21 '10 at 11:00

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

If you are a MicroISV with 20$ utility product, what are your best options for advertising? How and where do you advertise your MicroISV businesses? What are your experiences with PPC schemes...

Marketing Adwords Advertising

asked Jun 5 '10 at 02:05

Spiro
105 points

I think a trade company is unnecessary. It only lengths the chain. Many trade companies pretends to be a manufacturer, but actually they are not. What positive a trade company make? Why do we need...

Business Selling Business Morality

asked Jul 6 '10 at 21:22

Jack
116 points

On a website like groupon were it is centrilized (location based) how impactful and important is the first location the website is launched? Meaning if an app (again like groupon) launches in...

Launch Location

asked Aug 31 '12 at 03:30

James
6 points

I have idea for the file sharing site. Now, I was thinking to first release the service without pricing options and users base, basically, to offer free but limited service, kind a like free...

Website Web Services Freemium Free MVP

asked Dec 5 '12 at 10:46

Cikatomo
108 points

I'm a developer and I've been working with a startup for awhile and things are now getting (more) formalized with regards to equity (grants) and vesting. I am getting equity as a developer but my...

Equity Business

asked Oct 19 '13 at 07:00

Daysareokay
6 points

I have a software as a service and few hundred Paypal subscribers with phone numbers. I have heard its a good idea to talk to my customers so I can improve my product but I'm having trouble getting...

Lean Customer Feedback

asked Sep 29 '13 at 11:41

Steve Hanov
596 points