Questions

This is a very basic question. I have a startup website which has a business model. The website is basically a non-profit organization focused at a certain group of people and has a cause (not...

Getting Started Website Investors

asked Oct 4 '11 at 05:33

Chimpanzee
102 points

I will be speaking with a potential investor soon. And I will be quitting my job to run this startup. I will also be the only one running the startup for at least the first 6 months. How do I...

Funding Salary Investors

asked Sep 28 '11 at 05:12

G Amboo Ka
108 points

We are working on a collaboration platform for artists. I managed to put most of the first alpha together myself with wordpress and some other open source elements and additional code, but I'm not...

Development CMS

asked Sep 23 '11 at 01:32

Mihaly Borbely
715 points

I have some ideas that I plans to execute later. But for the moment, I want to "secure" the name, logo etc. of the business. I for one cannot seem to figure out the difference between the company...

India Trademark Registration Name

asked Sep 28 '11 at 05:32

Sriram
174 points

I'm planning to file a Delaware LLC for a partnership where I'm the majority owner of our self-funded startup. One key goal for me is to incorporate a vesting option among owners where equity is...

LLC Equity Founders Agreement Delaware Vesting

asked Sep 28 '11 at 05:35

Sheepish
6 points

So I have a small S-Corp incorporated in New York State. The company really hasn't made any money, and is currently only used to hold a piece of IP. Both the President and I (the Vice President)...

Incorporation Exit Strategy Shares

asked Sep 23 '11 at 01:56

Camel Blues
185 points

How would one go about Diluting stock in company and what are the most common situations where dilution occurs?

Company Stocks Dilution

asked Sep 23 '11 at 02:25

Mat Banik
325 points

We have just launched a beta of our website that pays people to share products and services they like with friends in their network who might be interested. We are trying to figure out the best way...

Marketing Advertising PPC Social Pay Per Click

asked Sep 28 '11 at 06:37

Ben Stewart
11 points

The company I am joining is an LLC at the moment. The founder wants me to join as a co-founder of the business and the founder has agreed to give me 15% while he has 85%. We got a partnership...

LLC

asked Sep 23 '11 at 02:49

Sri
16 points

CEOs are really busy and they don't provide their contact email addresses to avoid spam. Well, I wanna contact CEO of a X company, using the [email protected] really will not help that those...

Contact Meet Up

asked Sep 23 '11 at 03:22

Gimp
427 points

I started a small company almost a year ago now and part of the product is a white sock which is illuminated by flashing LEDs. I'm pretty rubbish at sewing these things together and this is...

Outsourcing

asked Sep 28 '11 at 09:07

Jon Cage
109 points

One of the ideas to find out if a new product/service is viable to build is see if there's interest in it. One of the methods talked about is to gauge how many people want to buy it. That is people...

Marketing Sales

asked Sep 28 '11 at 09:59

Tony Henrich
283 points

I have an idea patented. I believe that its worthy and will be useful for companies of a kind. Well, 1) how can I approach the company with my idea, 2) Is it possible to sell it as a license? (Like...

Selling

asked Sep 23 '11 at 03:28

Gimp
427 points

I'm a vet UX who now finds myself teaching graduate students user experience design. One of the lessons I want to provide my students is a real life application for their work. How do I find...

Free UX

asked Sep 28 '11 at 11:48

Rachel
41 points

I have a LLC registered in NJ, and am thinking of moving out of state. What costs will I incur transferring the LLC to another state (if that is possible)? Will I have to dissolve the LLC in NJ and...

LLC Registration

asked Sep 23 '11 at 04:55

William C
106 points

I’ve funded a startup with 4 more friends (my fault, but keep reading) and I am taking care of nearly everything. To put you into perspective, we are setting up something with the same...

Co-Founder Profit Sharing

asked Sep 23 '11 at 10:54

Electric
8 points

I'm on an F-1 visa. Would it be possible to be a co-founder (other founders being US citizens) in a startup incorporated as a C-corp. Thanks

Co-Founder Visa

asked Sep 23 '11 at 11:45

Anon1234
6 points

Following up on the recent question about diluting the stock in this board, I would like to find out more about what do you recommend is a standard number of shares to issue for a new star-up. To...

Getting Started Web Services Shares

asked Sep 23 '11 at 16:00

Peter K.
194 points

I got an offer from my friend in a startup company with $30K/year (take into account it's not in a "hot" spot like Silicon Valley or NY, but yeah, it's not high in any standards, and the job's in a...

Equity Job Offer Salary Stock Options

asked Sep 23 '11 at 16:13

Anh Pham
109 points

I know that many people avoid buying a "ProductX 1.0" product, thinking of it as buggy and wait for polished future versions. Instead, what about calling it "ProductX 2011" (using the year instead...

Marketing Software

asked Sep 23 '11 at 16:31

Nestor Sanchez A
690 points