Questions

Nearing the end of our mobile application development, we are looking to get some initial funding in the form of a sponsorship. Our application would hit both iPhone and Android app stores. The...

Marketing Sponsorship Mobile Apps

asked Dec 12 '12 at 06:25

Brian
1 point

We are going to create a biotech spin-off from our University, now we need a website, with professional design and flyers and the like. Right now we are negotiating some contracts but still do not...

Contract Web Design Proposal

asked Dec 12 '12 at 06:31

Flow
114 points

Background: My friend and I talked about building an application, saying this is the idea, let's see if we can develop something around it. After thinking about it for a few weeks it seemed not...

Co-Founder Legal Partnerships

asked Dec 3 '12 at 18:40

Patrick Long
11 points

I want to hire a few developers and support executive for my website. Being an start up, I want to hire them to work remotely to save office expenses but I don't know anything about hiring full...

Recruiting Hiring Employees Remote

asked Dec 3 '12 at 20:32

Sourabh
288 points

One if not the biggest computer magazine for consumers in my country has approached us with the offer to do a thorough workshop of our consumer software. In exchange they want to distribute the...

Distribution

asked Dec 12 '12 at 18:19

Amenti
167 points

Here's the problem for software development startup. We're two. One can do a decent hard-skill programming. The other one don't know anything, except he has some capital ( approx. less than 10k,...

Software Co-Founder Management Business Development

asked Dec 12 '12 at 19:13

Peter
6 points

I'm considering advertising in general national magazines. (So far we've only advertised in specialty magazines for our industry.) I'm wondering what the range of rates is (for say, a 1/6 page...

Advertising

asked Dec 13 '12 at 02:46

Clay Nichols
737 points

I own a startup and a supplier I'm doing business with for the first time has required full advance payment before they start manufacturing. I have received a sample and it covers my...

Supply Chain

asked Dec 4 '12 at 05:01

John
108 points

Question: What strategies have been proven to work in marketing a crowdfunding campaign? Background: We/I have a project called WikiSeat, and we have tried (unsuccessfully) to run a campaign on...

Marketing Crowdfunding

asked Dec 4 '12 at 05:46

Apis Girl
38 points

I am the technical founder of a 4-years-old startup. After two rounds of funding with small European VCs, some very good customers (government agencies, big retail customer, ...), a unique product...

Open Source Fundraising Crowdfunding

asked Dec 13 '12 at 07:34

Math
111 points

I AM going to make comments on other Companys produkts via my website, and use the Companys name in my sub domain. Is it legal?

Legal

asked Dec 13 '12 at 08:26

Peter Forchhammer
11 points

I've developed a web-based RSS reader and it seems the next logical step would be to create apps for the various mobile platforms (iOS, Android, etc.). But I have no idea where to begin and I would...

Development Apps RSS

asked Dec 4 '12 at 07:50

Richard
357 points

A close friend of mine wants to start an Internet business and he offered me to be his partner. I will be responsible of building the website and deal with technical issues. He will be responsible...

Shares

asked Dec 13 '12 at 09:32

Bmm
121 points

I've been telling myself for many years now I've wanted to create a company of my own and get out of the corporate misery. I am a software developer by trade, and have worked with a few startups...

Getting Started Family

asked Dec 13 '12 at 09:42

Code Talk
253 points

There are a couple startups I'm thinking about joining. They are in very early stages (seed round or incubation). I am interested in the position of technical co-founder. They've all asked that we...

Co-Founder Contract Equity Technical Lean

asked Dec 4 '12 at 09:57

Scott Coates
111 points

In my mind i have two companies. A in the A industry and B in the B industry. Even though in some cases those two industries may have things in common, they are different. Of course, name...

Getting Started Management

asked Dec 4 '12 at 12:21

Nikolai
125 points

Other than small ads that came a couple years later after youtube's first launch and paid videos to be displayed as featured videos how can a site like youtube that has so many expenses profit?...

Profitability Money Income

asked Dec 13 '12 at 20:23

Yoyilbey
49 points

I'm wondering if there are any specific regulations and laws regarding the use of customer email addresses for companies (more specifically in my case, CA-based corporations). For example, say I...

Privacy Leads Email Marketing

asked Dec 13 '12 at 20:34

Glitch
156 points

There are currently 3 cofounders and 1 of them is an engineer other 2 are sales representatives. Many of the times technical cofounder doesn't agree with our views and is backed by his team...

Co-Founder Founders

asked Dec 4 '12 at 21:51

Santu
156 points

What is a safe time frame that I should implement a new feature for my directory-like website so the users won't lose their interest ?

Features

asked Dec 14 '12 at 04:16

Rob Del
113 points