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Sales Commision for Project

I wondering how much is the typical commission percentage for sales (third party) that helping me to winning a project ? Do the commission based on project value or from net profit ?

asked Dec 23 '11 at 14:36
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Jazar
123 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.3K Views
Ownership/Equity Distribution on Fashion Startup?

My Friend (a graphic designer/production manager) is a 33% partner in a manufacturing company with 2 investors (spilt 33% among the 3). Right now they are manufacturing for outside clothing...

asked Dec 24 '11 at 03:01
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Stacey Jackson
6 points

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4 Answers
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What's the thinking behind why so many pricing pages having 3 options?

I'm pricing my SaaS version 2.0 software in preparation for launch in Q1 and I'm wondering why so many pricing pages have 3 options. For v1 we just had 1 pricing plan and we definitely left money...

asked Dec 24 '11 at 03:44
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Umassthrower
458 points

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3 Answers
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Pros and Cons of "Act Now" offers

Do any of you have experience with what I like to call "Act Now" pricing, or pricing which implies that the current price is a discount from the "real" price? I'm releasing a SaaS tool that has a...

asked Dec 24 '11 at 04:09
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Umassthrower
458 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
1.78K Views
What to do with income from SaaS

I own a SaaS app with a subscription model. When I (hopefully) eventually switch from PayPal to a merchant account, where should I keep the income from subscriptions? Some people have told me to...

asked Dec 18 '11 at 05:55
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Rick Button
113 points

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2 Answers
2.36K Views
How people may react if you ask them to join your "hospital" for internet ingorants?

I came with an idea, it is mainly a small internet company that will help and guide people with no or little experience with computers and internet. Something like e-learning. My main problem is...

asked Dec 18 '11 at 05:58
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Nikolai
125 points

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Fresh startup and hard thing what to do next, no ideas

I have fresh software product startup (4 months after end of beta). I have a problem with making more money from that, i have from 4 last months almost constant income from that and this not...

asked Dec 24 '11 at 10:05
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Svisstack
188 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.09K Views
Suggest best way to process payments?

We are from NJ. Our start up consists of 2 people. Previously, all of our clients were through our contacts, so we just accepted cheques for payment and deposited them in our Bank of America small...

asked Dec 18 '11 at 11:25
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Varchar1
33 points

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2 Answers
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How to convince a sales rep to take a commission job?

I have contacted a sales rep with good experience and his recommendations are good. But he is interested in salary jobs that pay 80k, with me his 25% is six figures and he only has to sign 8...

asked Dec 24 '11 at 14:38
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Sergio Alvarez
46 points

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4 Answers
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Best way to say that I charge for coming to you?

I need to tell someone that I charge for going to them. What is the best way to say this?

asked Dec 24 '11 at 16:03
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E Gamer Hdk
28 points

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4 Answers
3.05K Views
Percentage of enterprises who have policies against using Cloud solutions

There is a lot of hype about cloud solutions and I am considering whether to develop a piece of software to be sold in the Enterprise Segment as a cloud solution or as a regular software solution...

asked Dec 18 '11 at 12:51
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David
1,567 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.49K Views
Launched two weeks ago, tried lot of things but don't know where the problem is and I'm stuck

This is my first experience launching a startup, as well as my first desktop software I have ever wrote...so you are going to see lot of rookie mistakes. I waited until I have tried what I could...

asked Dec 25 '11 at 00:39
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Gagwgw
227 points

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Writing a Company Profile for a early stage startup?

Some key aspects include: 1] Writing the product desciption (obvious). 2] Describing unique features of the product. 3] Adding some personality to writing. 4] Describing use cases for the...

asked Dec 25 '11 at 00:50
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Thinking Monkey
103 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.03K Views
Becoming an Effective Mentor

At 39, I am not a young entrant into entrepreneurship. The majority of my career has been spent as an engineer in a subordinate position. I have only light undergraduate business training as a CIS...

asked Dec 25 '11 at 06:28
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Laramie
192 points

3 Votes
7 Answers
3.66K Views
Desktop Software Startup: 11 Downloads, 2 pre-sale questions, no purchases

I am really stressed out. I launched about a week ago. So far there were 11 downloads of the free version. I had 2 pre-sale questions about the product. There have been no sales. I advertise that...

asked Dec 18 '11 at 15:54
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Gagwgw
227 points

10 Votes
6 Answers
6.64K Views
Joining a startup within its first year - salary/equity expectations?

I've recently been headhunted by a startup a year old which I am very interested in leaving my current position in a large established business in the same industry for. There are a number of...

asked Dec 25 '11 at 08:39
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Scotland
51 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.26K Views
Choosing a company name

Location: UK I'm thinking about going freelance and having a decent name, and in near future probably convert to a Limited company. However I found on businesslink.gov.uk that the company name is...

asked Dec 25 '11 at 11:40
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Klj613
36 points

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Is there any place to post ideas and sell patents?

Everyone has their own ideas. Some patented ideas may be useful for company growth. Many companies look for innovative ideas. Is there any place to post patented ideas so that companies seeking...

asked Dec 18 '11 at 21:06
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Gimp
427 points

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1 Answers
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Interpreting Invention Assignment: what does "is not related" to the company's business mean in employment contracts?

I'm talking about those Invention Assignment clauses in employment contracts (especially with regards to California labor code section 2870) "Prohibiting employee assignment to an employer of...

asked Dec 25 '11 at 21:34
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Kamikaze Pilot
253 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
2.45K Views
Pricing my web application - validity of a demand curve?

I'm in the phase of designing the price structure of my web application, and I'm trying to use a demand curve as a tool to find the "best" price. A few questions pops up in my head: How can this...

asked Dec 26 '11 at 04:26
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Martin Hn
234 points