Getting Started Questions

I'm going to be working for a startup that is prefunding. They have received a grant for housing and a bit more. I was wondering what I should negotiate in terms of salary and equity. I don't want...

Getting Started Hiring Equity Compensation

asked Aug 25 '13 at 08:43

Sean Fisher
108 points

I am looking to build a website which, among other functions, aggregates credit card transaction information (namely the amount of money somebody has spent on each of their credit cards over the...

Getting Started Credit Cards Legal

asked Jul 26 '13 at 02:24

N00b
101 points

I have an educational application, and it gains some little traffic from Chrome Web Store and Facebook App listing. But Google Analytic says, that 'refuse' is extremely high - 70%-90%. Refuse -...

Getting Started Analytics Statistics

asked Jul 27 '13 at 23:47

Joe Half Face
188 points

I am currently in the process of forming a software startup. My first product is essentially finished. All that's holding me back at the moment is that I can't seem to find a suitable company name....

Getting Started Products Company Name

asked Aug 3 '13 at 03:11

Ben
136 points

I'm looking to start an online business. I have an idea and I have it on paper. I am not sure if I should use a web developer or if I should use one of the builders I keep coming across online. I...

Getting Started Web Design

asked Aug 3 '13 at 06:06

User27165
8 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

So, at this point I think there is no sense in waiting for some miracle. 120 people visited my site, and no one became a user, even though my application is free. What options do I have? Should I...

Getting Started

asked Aug 4 '13 at 04:11

Joe Half Face
188 points

A partner and I are working on a web-based service and have reached the prototype phase - I've completed a working prototype of the website and we are now in the process of refining what we have....

Getting Started Co-Founder

asked Aug 7 '13 at 02:02

Shereth
11 points

Since I am on H1 visa and I am not supposed to work/ contribute directly to my own company, what would be the best way to manage company proceedings. If I plan to hire a manager, who would get...

Getting Started USA

asked Jul 6 '13 at 04:22

User596374
116 points

My dad has a business idea. Being much older than me, and having previously worked in software companies for decades, my dad is more experienced in business than I am - although he has never ran or...

Getting Started Co-Founder

asked Jul 8 '13 at 16:56

Kevin
31 points

I am working full time as a Software Developer and I am making my startup go live this September 2013. My question is that, should I/Not put CEO/Founder Title in my LinkedIn profile while working...

Getting Started Linkedin Titles

asked Jul 15 '13 at 23:22

Rg 3
136 points

I have a full-time job, 40 hours a week. I make good money that helps me have a secure life and leaves me some money for savings + about $200 to fund for my project. Basically I can do both the...

Getting Started Startup Costs Bootstrap

asked Jul 17 '13 at 05:39

Alex
31 points

I have a prototype - educational web service and I just want to get some real users - would they use it, their feedback and so on. And I just don't know, where I can get them. At the moment site...

Getting Started Marketing Finance

asked Jul 19 '13 at 20:04

Joe Half Face
188 points

I would like to create some infographics to publish them on Pinterest, twitter and the blog on my website. As my infographic will contain some public available financial data about companies listed...

Getting Started Blog Finance Legal Liability

asked Jul 21 '13 at 21:52

Alex R
99 points

We are about to launch an interstitial ad network for our country. Our startup is similar to companies like adfly and linkbuck. We need suggestions on how to properly launch our company. We are a...

Getting Started Launch Company

asked Jun 6 '13 at 22:20

Nedy
109 points

I took part alone in a 4 months acceleration program for startups, during which I worked on the idea, I did market and customer research and all the usual things needed before start a new company....

Getting Started Co-Founder Equity Founders Agreement

asked Jun 10 '13 at 06:51

Andrea
26 points

I actually have a very nice idea in IT field. It is a large online game which is easy to monetize in case of popularity. I am also a programmer myself so I generally know how to start with my idea....

Getting Started Business

asked Jul 1 '13 at 04:40

Artem Moskalev
118 points

An open source project I designed & developed as my thesis in grad school has been continuing development through a non profit organization that hired me full time. Throughout my work there,...

Getting Started Legal Open Source

asked Jul 4 '13 at 01:54

Kim Prisin
16 points

Say, I have: An idea for a tech company / product, that I want to get realized. Sufficient time, right now. Seed capital, which I am willing also to spend on guidance. Citizenship in a country...

Getting Started Technology Development Incubators

asked May 18 '13 at 02:13

Feklee
148 points

I am 50% done with my startup and I am appying to Techcrunch Disrupt at San Fran this Sept: http://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-sf-2013/event-info/ They said that they will prefer companies who...

Getting Started Launch

asked May 24 '13 at 00:06

Coder
28 points