Questions

I developed a new service for iPhone developers which allows them to ask quick questions from their users and get rapid feedback. The product is now in beta (which means it's already finished and...

Marketing Launch Iphone

asked Nov 26 '11 at 22:41

Roman
253 points

I'm planning to build an addon for a platform, can I register a domain name with that platform's name in it? i.e. iphone-flashlight.com firefox-debugger.com search-onstartups.com What do you...

Legal Trademark Domain Name

asked Nov 27 '11 at 01:11

The Dictator
2,305 points

Here's my quick CV: I'm a real geek: for 18 years between 8 and 12hours a day in front of a computer; no girlfriend until 20 because computers were more important than anything else; nervous...

Software Selling Business

asked Nov 20 '11 at 08:23

Olivier Dofus
16 points

Just because I didn't make 250k a yr ago why cant I be considered an angel if I was short like 20k but made it this year? Also, where can I invest, because most places dont want to deal with...

Angel Investors

asked Nov 20 '11 at 09:09

Cappy
26 points

I'm building a startup of P2P model that will work with a payment gateway. But I have a problem with that, in my country the formalities to have a payment gateway are very slow (take about two...

Getting Started Payments Website Business

asked Nov 20 '11 at 09:40

Eberto
6 points

I am contracting (pay by hour) with a startup company building a web service platform (SaaS). I am a programmer. The company already has the prototype product, so my duty is to develop new features...

Salary Contractor

asked Nov 20 '11 at 18:32

Stan
111 points

I am looking for a way to let my customers enter any issues they have, and be able to check the status of the issue. Sort of like what you see in the Google code issue tracker. I want to be able...

Bug Tracking CRM

asked Nov 21 '11 at 08:19

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

My website isn't generating any traffic yet as it's under developement and ready to be launch within a week. I need to sort out selling ads on my website's part as soon as I can. I tried to use...

Advertising

asked Nov 21 '11 at 10:50

Modular
39 points

What are some key factors for a startup to consider when determining to build a low margin/high volume business or a high margin/low volume business? The only factor I can think of is the sales...

Pricing

asked Nov 21 '11 at 10:59

Mike Nereson
411 points

We have a fairly new product (v1.x) that is installable software, and which is charged as a once off payment with free upgrades to further 1.x upgrades. There is no 'annual maintenance'...

Business Model

asked Nov 21 '11 at 12:01

Marcin
96 points

I have been working as an independent consultant for several years now. I've been fortunate enough that my business has grown to the point where i am considering hiring someone to share the...

Billing Rates

asked Nov 21 '11 at 13:08

Phone Developer
123 points

I am starting a small business with a partner in a another state. We already have an LLC established. I have done some googling the differences for a business bank account at various banks. Wells...

Small Business

asked Nov 21 '11 at 13:16

Mitch
16 points

I am currently working on a new start up, we have some capital and are currently "trading as" the potential new company name, through an existing business. My question is do I need to register...

Business Naming Trading

asked Nov 21 '11 at 18:06

Cubed Eye
150 points

Let me be the first to play the part of Mr Obvious and state that any DRM can be broken. (I expect the usual amount of upvotes for that) Now, what are the pros of offering a software without...

Software Piracy Software Licensing

asked Nov 14 '11 at 23:33

User9982
206 points

Let's say that I created a business that somehow created content or news about itself that was interesting for 100.000 people to follow on a regular basis. Is there any very rough way of estimating...

Market Analysis

asked Nov 21 '11 at 22:01

David
1,567 points

Is this something we could do ourselves quickly, perhaps with an off the shelf solution? We have no programming experience. Otherwise what language would we need to learn to do it? This does not...

User Interface Web Dev Review

asked Nov 15 '11 at 00:03

D Moore
174 points

I am just curious about vesting as against 3 things - Dilution, a Co-founder leaving, a co-founder getting fired Please assume a 2-man team with the equity split among the founder & CEO (A)...

Equity Termination Angel Vesting Dilution

asked Nov 15 '11 at 00:23

Rokstr Dli
36 points

To follow up on my post earlier this month on programmer testing when hiring, let me ask a followup question. Do you skip the programming test if an applicant has a certification in the skill?

Hiring

asked Nov 22 '11 at 00:34

Patrick Ny
300 points

I'm developing a web application that will provide several services and the only ways for monetization I can think of are ads and donations. Are there any other mechanisms for monetizing a webpage?...

Monetization Web App

asked Nov 15 '11 at 01:36

Diego
128 points

I see it come up over and over again, like this is a 2$ billion market, we are in a 3$ billion market, etc... Where do you find this data? I've been searching and it's really hard to google...

Market Market Research

asked Nov 15 '11 at 02:43

User14339
15 points