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2 Votes
1 Answers
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Should I use a personal or corporate name on Twitter?

From reading a number of books on social media marketing, it seems that way to use Twitter is to build relationships in that universe that ultimately lead to greater traction for your principle...

asked Nov 27 '11 at 11:04
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D Moore
174 points

3 Votes
5 Answers
3.47K Views
How do I find good developers to join a start-up on a low-budget

Im located in Minneapolis,Mn. Im starting up an online business here in U.S with market focus in Africa.Im building an e-commerce (auction) site for the growing African savvy internet users. I am...

asked Nov 27 '11 at 17:43
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Onu Kaycee F
21 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.63K Views
Do you think it would make a difference if customers knew you were a one-man-band?

I'm having a dispute with someone who has a commerce website, they want to maintain a professional image and prefer not to reveal to [potential] customers that they are in fact an entrepreneur...

asked Nov 27 '11 at 22:09
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Mantorok
113 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.32K Views
What are the key factors in the initial promotion of a lean startup?

I've made my first effort to promote my soon to be released mobile application, by making a landing page for it and posting to reddit.com and now, stack exchange. The application is a special kind...

asked Nov 28 '11 at 03:49
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Tom Dignan
114 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.84K Views
VPS alternatives that are reliable and have little downtime

I've checked out Amazon EC2, RackSpace, And Linode, They're great actually but each has its pros and cons. EC2 offers 5 IP's already without request, but it's impossible to associate multiple IP's...

asked Nov 28 '11 at 05:31
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Ryan
139 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.02K Views
Business models based on user information

I am in the process of figuring out what business plan would be most appropriate for my online service. Essentially, the questions I'm asking myself are: Can internet companies survive on...

asked Nov 28 '11 at 08:21
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Randomblue
154 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.56K Views
Intellectual Property for similar software with 2 different clients

I run a business developing my own software that I license out, but also coding projects for businesses at hourly rate. So clients employ me as a contractor to do this. Many of these projects are...

asked Nov 28 '11 at 20:49
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Roger
52 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.39K Views
What is the compensation for time/technical expertise other than equity in a start-up?

I am an Audiologist and have started a couple of clinics with a friend. He already owns a full-time clinic and now we have started two visiting sites of that permanent site. I have left my job and...

asked Nov 29 '11 at 02:08
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Ash Sahni
11 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.39K Views
How to deal with international web design clients

We're a Canadian company and are talking with a prospective client from Nigeria, Africa. We've never dealt outside of our province, let alone our country, so we're not sure if there's anything to...

asked Nov 29 '11 at 04:24
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Mirov
384 points

6 Votes
1 Answers
3.94K Views
Our client wants ownership of the code + no competition clause, but we need to re-sell this program in order to make money. How do we compromise?

TL;DR: "A client contracts us to build the engine for Warcraft I, does client have right to stop us using the same engine for let's say.... Skyrim?" (No contracts have been signed YET) Actual...

asked Nov 29 '11 at 08:01
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Peter Peng
31 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
4.75K Views
How much equity should I give these people?

We're two co founders, I'm the tech, he is the business end. We want to bring on a graphic designer (since the stuff we've gotten 2/3 times on Guru.com was awful). We currently have begun raising...

asked Nov 29 '11 at 08:28
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Meow
137 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
3.01K Views
Is there an alternative to a non-compete in California?

I have a new business idea and am talking to consultants and potential employees. I would like to get these people under non-disclosure / non-competes. However, both the other company and I reside...

asked Nov 29 '11 at 09:47
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Brianb
21 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.15K Views
How to find early developers, from a geographically distant location?

We're a new startup, based in a developing country. There are some good developers geographically close to us, but they're in very high demand and mostly taken by the existing big companies, and...

asked Nov 29 '11 at 22:42
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Hss
157 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.67K Views
What are my requirements for confirming an investors is "Accredited"?

When raising capital at what point is it required by United States law that the investor be accredited, and if possible what are the laws stating these guidelines? Also, what due diligence is...

asked Nov 30 '11 at 00:17
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Blunders .
899 points

5 Votes
2 Answers
3.35K Views
Writing a Terms of Service for my iPhone app that uses Google Analytics

I'm finding a resource for writing a TOC for my app that uses Google Analytics to analyze content traffic. I don't hire a lawyer and just plan to copy from someone else. Could you please point out...

asked Nov 30 '11 at 00:45
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Killua
68 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
18.5K Views
Is it legal to accept donations as an LLC?

Similar questions have been asked, but I'm still not completely understanding. I have an LLC that sells apparel, and people have offered to give us donations because the idea of our company is to...

asked Nov 30 '11 at 01:00
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Brandersnatcher
8 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.7K Views
Are .jobs domains frowned upon or okay for a start-up?

We are looking at creating a job board and wanted to use a .jobs domain name? Good idea or do we stick with .com ? The domain is very short and simple and describes the job board perfect.

asked Nov 30 '11 at 04:28
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Tim Brown
1 point

5 Votes
1 Answers
2.15K Views
Problems with business partner

A little background first - I am a co-founder on a small software startup that was founded in 2009. I am the developer while my partner (who came up with the idea) handles the business side of...

asked Nov 30 '11 at 05:23
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Dnr
170 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
4.24K Views
How effective are crowdsourcing sites like Techmoola.com and Kickstarter.com to raise seed money for tech companies?

I recently started a medical tech company in Chicago and want to know what would be some common dos and don’ts when approaching crowdsourcing and group funding? Although I read more and more in the...

asked Nov 30 '11 at 07:33
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Tom
21 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.3K Views
Taking a Paycheck from LLC

I recently created an LLC and was curious to how I should take a paycheck from the business account. Up until this point, I haven't taken a paycheck and will need to soon. The business has a bank...

asked Nov 30 '11 at 09:54
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Zakman411
174 points