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Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? The history of the project: The project started four years ago based on the works and idea of one of the...

Co-Founder Equity Developers Shares

asked Oct 25 '12 at 21:34

Robin
6 points

I'm altering a contract between myself and another individual. The contract defines clauses for forcing another partner out but does not define how percentage of ownership shall be handled. I.e....

Getting Started Contract Legal Legal Documents

asked Oct 26 '12 at 13:26

Rks
108 points

Can online marketing still survive even if it isn't mobile-friendly? What advantages can it give to online marketing?

Marketing Sales Online Leads

asked Oct 26 '12 at 17:04

Lorie Lewis
11 points

Specifically I'm thinking of living in UAE. They don't have a tax treaty with the USA, but if the service is an online service, owned only by me and not incorporated, am I liable for anything? (I...

Tax Online

asked Oct 26 '12 at 22:33

Tom
121 points

What are some caveats in this situation? For example, how can I make sure my partners in both companies are happy, and there is no suspicion on their side that I'm tricking both companies to my own...

Legal Conflicts Conflict Of Interest

asked Oct 28 '12 at 03:07

Mojuba
138 points

I would like to prevent being dependant on one CTO, because fast and efficient progress is too important. Is it possible to hire two CTOs at the beginning? Or will it be similar to hiring two...

CTO Human Resources

asked Oct 28 '12 at 03:57

Daniel Jan Neetzel
21 points

My bootstrapped saas startup launched only a few months ago. My traffic is growing steadily but still fairly low (~200 hits/day). Although I do consider the product validated (we have a growing...

Bootstrapped Traffic Saas Conversion

asked Oct 28 '12 at 11:25

Bc Web
101 points

Will investors be turned off if i own 51% of the company and have an Anti-Dilution clause that keeps me at 51%? I expect I will go through several rounds of 3rd party investing in my start-up.

Investment Investors Shares

asked Oct 29 '12 at 06:02

Dragonman
120 points

A friend and I created a product, found a manufacturer for it, and are selling it online, but we need to get it into stores. We don't know anything about marketing, we are bootstrapping the...

Sales Retail

asked Oct 30 '12 at 01:44

User21383
6 points

I noticed that sites like StackOverflow host user-submitted images outside their site, (in the SO case, at imgur). I've also seen forums do the same thing. Are there advantages to taking this...

Website SEO Hosting Forum

asked Oct 30 '12 at 03:49

Martin's
121 points

Business hasn't been great lately, I've been riddled with problems of my service losing demand, employees not seeing a future and am unable to get new services launched in time because of...

Planning Business Growth

asked Oct 30 '12 at 03:57

Raj
16 points

I am in the midst of writing a follow-up article to one I have written to address some myths about startups and operations executives. In 15 years I have been through 9 startups (co-founder in 2...

Strategy COO Operations Scaling

asked Oct 30 '12 at 12:48

Apollo Sinkevicius
3,323 points

I am in the following situation where i got an offer to join a start-up in Paris for a lead ios dev position. The field they are working on is a mix of technology and art which really fit to my...

Decision Salary Mobile Apps

asked Oct 30 '12 at 16:19

Tiguero
106 points

I'm meeting with a local incubator tomorrow and I would like to know if it's okay to tell them I'm going to "shop around". I want to talk to other incubators and see what they can bring to the...

Getting Started Funding Incubators Investors

asked Oct 30 '12 at 23:10

Dragonman
120 points

In The beginning Around one year ago we build a software company, we needed to quit our jobs, get financing, a product, legal work, accounting work, clients and partnerships with providers. we...

Equity Partnerships Agreements

asked Oct 31 '12 at 05:19

Sd Reyes
156 points

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...

Getting Started Consulting

asked Oct 18 '12 at 18:55

Metadice
23 points

I'm looking to file a provisional patent application in Canada and the US. From what I've been told, the process is not easily out-sourceable, and I'm on a shoestring startup budget. I would like...

Patent Canada USA Provisional Patent

asked Oct 19 '12 at 01:59

Blueberryfields
426 points

I've been meeting with mentors and entrepreneurs to learn more about startups. I've been told that is better to focus in one feature and one sector in the market. I have a service that can help...

Getting Started

asked Oct 31 '12 at 16:26

Zapoo
303 points

According to the Canadian patent info site, here, a patent application can claim a priority date of a previous patent, filed in Canada or in a country with an appropriate treaty, as long as the...

Patent Canada

asked Oct 19 '12 at 03:07

Blueberryfields
426 points

I have a few questions about promised milestones to investors. Is it common to include very specific milestones in the term sheet? What are the consequences if you fail to meet them? Losing Board...

Investors Terms And Conditions Term Sheet

asked Oct 19 '12 at 05:02

Wewill See
53 points