Consulting Questions


2 Votes
1 Answers
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How to separate teaching/consulting with product company I founded, or should I?

I've been teaching on the side as a technical expert throughout industry for the last several years, while maintaining a full time job. I have an established an LLC for this side business. Now, I...

asked Aug 16 '13 at 10:10
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User27452
11 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.66K Views
Should I provide a customer support number on my site?

A company that I recently started connects clients and freelancers in a higher quality way via online project board. (Think craigslist on steroids). I launched in beta about 2 weeks ago and...

asked Jul 28 '13 at 12:22
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Justin
50 points

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1 Answers
1.86K Views
Consultant agreement - transactions as loans?

I've been given a paper to sign where it says: You will be paid equivalent when/if SomeCompany makes turnover. Eventually transactions between the parties must be seen as loans. What does that...

asked Jun 17 '13 at 05:45
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User26655
1 point

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.68K Views
Organisational structure of investing / consulting LLCs? (by example of seed accelerator Y Combinator)

I wonder how companies like Y Combinator are structured. Y Combinator is a seed accelerator, investing in and consulting businesses. On Y Combinator's web site, there is a list of partners. Y...

asked Jun 22 '13 at 21:58
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Feklee
148 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.31K Views
How do you charge for consulting services of varied amounts?

We charge a monthly fee for customers to use our service. On the sign-up form the calculation for this fee is done and the cost is shown to the customer. They can then complete the billing info and...

asked May 22 '13 at 23:27
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Sjbotha
116 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
1.84K Views
Does it make sense to give the customer the option to either pay by the hour or a fixed rate?

I am a freelance software developer My process of getting work is typically: Find out about potential work through some channel (people I know, former employers, job postings etc.) Set up a...

asked Feb 26 '13 at 07:25
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Codeape
128 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
1.72K Views
Feasibility of a narrow focused development firm

I am curious if there is demand for a development firm which specialized only on front-end development. Most companies that I know of offer wide range of services — front, back, mobile, native...

asked Jan 15 '13 at 16:01
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Mvbl Fst
144 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.48K Views
Is consulting work subject to my day-job's intellectual-property clause?

Disclaimer: I'm not seeking legal advice here, I will naturally seek actual legal advice before I make any decisions. I'd just like to know the lay of the land, if anyone can help. I'm in the...

asked Jan 17 '13 at 11:47
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Bluepnume
121 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
1.81K Views
Training for a technology solutions provider startup

I am a trained accountant with banking experience. However, my real interest is finding technology solutions for everyday end user challenges. I understand business very well and technology fairly...

asked Jan 17 '13 at 23:56
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Stella O
13 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
6.95K Views
What is an acceptable commission structure for a marketing rep?

I am a marketing professional with over 10 years of successful experience. My specialty area is strategic thinking/planning. Recently a local company in its first year of operation asked if I...

asked Jan 18 '13 at 12:56
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Carol Hughes
6 points

5 Votes
2 Answers
2.06K Views
How much to charge for the initial analysis?

I just started my own consulting firm and was talking to a client who has a rather large project. After spending an hour, he then suggests we book another 2.5 hour long call to go through one of...

asked Nov 14 '12 at 12:36
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User21592
26 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
1.88K Views
How to start consulting "As an Individual or as a company"

I am planning to offer SEO and Web Development services(mainly SEO). It's a case of Bootstrapping. So my confusion is, if I create a website to offer services.. Should I present my website as a...

asked Oct 18 '12 at 18:55
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Metadice
23 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.02K Views
Consulting firms. Do they target only one industry?

I have came across some links after a Google search on the top consulting firms around the world. For example in this link http://www.stormscape.com/inspiration/website-lists/consulting-firms/ My...

asked Nov 4 '12 at 11:57
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Nikolai
125 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.31K Views
On working with consultants

I have been asked by many startups to help them with their core machine learning IP Unlike outsourced software development, machine learning is difficult to outsource or even to specify because it...

asked Oct 12 '12 at 01:04
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Charles Martin
26 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
5.43K Views
Tax for US company hiring offshore consultant

What are the Tax implications for US company hiring offshore software consultants? How different is it from hiring a consultant from US in tax filings? Are taxes higher for a US Company to hire an...

asked Sep 13 '12 at 10:14
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All Spark
11 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
1.81K Views
Service contract with monthly fee and extra hours

Let's say I provide services for my clients (consulting/programming/training, etc.) but the services are provided on demand at the clients' request. I want to charge a fixed monthly fee to cover...

asked Sep 15 '12 at 05:14
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Miguel M
1 point

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1 Answers
2.29K Views
Which is the right way Technology Consulting or Technology Centric Consulting

I am a regular reader of this forum and am trying to clear my doubts before I actually dive in the real sea. I am a hardcore developer working in a specific stream, web2.0. precisely on Rich...

asked Aug 14 '12 at 20:56
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Dhananjay
33 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.54K Views
Starting a technology consulting company and working as a subcontractors

I have a decade experience in software developement and specially web related applications. As a geek, I have a nice contacts but I do not see any of my contact turning into a perspective client....

asked Jul 25 '12 at 22:14
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Dhananjay
33 points

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2 Answers
2.49K Views
Consultants offers

We are a small marketing consulting company. Usually we are invited to solve some kind of problem or task. But we face a large problem. Our offer needs to have an idea of how to solve a particular...

asked Jul 10 '12 at 03:55
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Boris
6 points

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1 Answers
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What is a Memo? as referred to in transaction between a technology firm and Investment bank?

What is a Memo as referred to in transaction between a technology firm and Investment bank? Does Memo has any legal validity in Courts of Law. For example as Memo refereed to in this case between...

asked Jul 15 '12 at 19:44
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Gaurav Agarwal
107 points