Questions

I'm a software developer with over a decade of experience writing code. I've recently had an idea for a tech startup and am in the process of creating a prototype website and a pitch deck for the...

Getting Started Ideas Venture Capital

asked Dec 9 '12 at 04:56

Scott
136 points

For a few months now, I have been developing a web application for a "non-profit" (unofficial, more on this later) of my own accord. I'm the only one who has written the code, it was my idea in the...

Legal Ethics

asked Dec 9 '12 at 07:57

John Doe
13 points

We are 3 founders in the business. The two are working as close to full-time as we can given we dont receive a salary, we each hold 44% and 23% which leaves the last partner with 33%. He has been...

Equity Finance Startup Costs Entrepreneurs

asked Dec 9 '12 at 13:46

Seventy Six
1 point

I just moved states. From what I'm reading online, I have a few options, but the one I've decided to go with is to dissolve my LLC in the old state, and form a sole-proprietorship in the new one to...

Tax Dissolution

asked Dec 9 '12 at 18:27

John Z
216 points

I work for a private investing firm that is looking to move from a face to face business to online business. They want to create a large, scale-able website that can handle thousands of accounts...

Cost Estimation

asked Dec 10 '12 at 07:28

Jokker
26 points

I have read through the Q&Z for chicken egg issue, on this site. And have come up with a solution. I hope to receive some business advice on my solution. A Taxi Booking, webportal/mobile app...

Sales Chicken And Egg

asked Dec 10 '12 at 14:51

Siddharth
137 points

Can I sell SAAS product with no customer support. We have small utility which we can sell to customers at small price, but we do not have people to support it. If we tell customer upfront when they...

Customer Support

asked Dec 2 '12 at 05:31

Prashant K
6 points

I am starting a clothing business and have a manufacturer in Mumbai, India. Do I pay and Indian tax and/or a US tax for importing/exporting? THANKS

India Tax Shipping

asked Dec 11 '12 at 03:40

Lisa Armstrong
6 points

I'm going through the information and application for starting my LLC, and I came across the question: Will your business be registering as a professional company? I'm not sure what this means....

LLC

asked Dec 11 '12 at 05:39

Doctor Oreo
106 points

I have looked into Imagine k-12, and sadly they are closed to new applicants right now which I'm super bummed about, and NewSchools. How else can I get seed funding for an educational startup that...

Investors Seed Funding Education

asked Dec 2 '12 at 19:18

Apis Girl
38 points

I have recently been employed as a consultant doing software development for a company based in California (for around $100K). I am a US citizen and I am thinking of incorporating, mainly for the...

Incorporation

asked Dec 2 '12 at 21:14

System Down
113 points

Filing a trademark seems easy and relatively cheap. And I'm planning to do so to protect my new brand despite it not being particularly valuable. The tricky part - the part where you have to decide...

Trademark

asked Dec 3 '12 at 02:34

Paperjam
394 points

First question and this is on behalf of a friend of mine. I'm a student developer, so I was hoping someone around here could provide some tangible insight. My friend is not new to starting a...

Getting Started Hiring Entrepreneurs Saas Partnerships

asked Dec 3 '12 at 05:20

Tom Geoco
111 points

My daughters have started a bow-making business. One daughter is the crafty bow maker. The other is the outgoing marketer selling the bows to her friends and bringing in the orders. They are having...

Legal Partnerships

asked Dec 3 '12 at 07:54

Alex Geiger
16 points

So I develop further and further on a web project. I put in some considerable amount of money. But the more I develop the less I enjoy doing it, I hate it, doing it all on my own. All the time new...

Motivation Failure

asked Dec 11 '12 at 14:48

User1505034
31 points

I have a very immature idea of a B2B startup, and I want to gather some feedback on it. Assuming, that "future customers" are business people, what is the best way to communicate with them on...

Customers B2B Customer Feedback

asked Dec 11 '12 at 15:46

Filipovskii Off
21 points

I am a UK resident w/ UK ltd company which is looking to market digital products e.g ebooks, video courses, software and newsletters for example. Most vendors and customers would be based in the...

Tax VAT

asked Dec 11 '12 at 16:37

Mark
1 point

We have developed a platform here in India for consumers which they can also rate and review. We also provide latest informative articles, "how to" guides, etc, to educate customers. Now, we want...

Website Revenue Ads

asked Dec 11 '12 at 22:13

Tejash
6 points

I am starting a company and don't have any major competitors other than one company (who has a similar product and a huge market-share). Sadly this company doesn't sell its product online, you have...

Pricing

asked Dec 3 '12 at 15:43

Taylor Niver
68 points

We are a extremely small start up, just starting out and we need to hire our first marketer. The wages are low, but the work is fun. We put out an ad and many people have come back to us, but we...

Hiring UK USA

asked Dec 12 '12 at 04:17

Spoiled Techie.Com
102 points