Questions

My partner and I have developed a product that is focused on a very narrow industry vertical, and which fills a very specific need. In the grand scale of software, this particular type of software...

Marketing Sales B2B

asked Sep 7 '11 at 23:44

Jason
279 points

We would like to produce a regular email newsletter but don't have the time to do all of the content creation ourselves, so we thought of commissioning regular content, and adding a few of our own...

Outsourcing Content

asked Sep 8 '11 at 00:21

Lrussell
106 points

I've started lately to think about what's common sense when it comes to seeking funding from VC's or Angels. So What I would like to do is spend a few hours on reading some stories by actual...

Funding Venture Capital

asked Sep 8 '11 at 01:03

Industrial
78 points

I have two websites that have to do with health. I originally made them just to practice SEO, and since now I am an SEO guru, they get lots of traffic. The problem is that those sites only get...

Monetization Affiliate Revenue

asked Sep 8 '11 at 02:49

Genadinik
1,821 points

I recently started an LLC with a friend and we developed and manufactured a product, but we really need an investor. We do have a rich friend and he wants to invest, but we don't have a good idea...

Angel Investors

asked Sep 8 '11 at 03:06

Mike D
16 points

I have an idea for a product that is close enough in concept to my employer's business that they might have a claim on the IP (not a valid claim, IMO, but they have all the lawyers). It's unlikely...

Employers Intellectual Property Subsidiary Legal Entity

asked Sep 8 '11 at 03:07

Kevin Lawrence
277 points

Are there any examples of selling iPhone apps - other than weekly magazines and the like - using a subscription model instead of a one-time app store purchase?

Pricing Subscriptions Iphone

asked Sep 8 '11 at 03:14

Kevin Lawrence
277 points

I have builded some web startups earlier with medium winnings. I have to say that the whole work was done by myself as I have the ability to do it programmatically. However I think I am not the...

Employees Website Human Resources

asked Sep 8 '11 at 08:25

Nikolai
125 points

I've looked around, but can't seem to find a straightforward answer for this. I am one of 4 founders in a start-up incorporated as a C-corp. 2 of us work full-time on the start-up, and so far have...

Co-Founder Tax Independent Contractor Salary

asked Sep 8 '11 at 14:18

Sid
106 points

My business partner and I are currently a partnership. We run a business in which we publish apps to iOS and Android. We are generating enough profits that we want to incorporate so we can hire...

Incorporation Business

asked Sep 9 '11 at 02:00

User13211
18 points

We are seeking a venture capital partner for a renewable start-up that has exclusively licensed 3 types of incredible 'waste-to-energy' technologies. The project team is made up of very qualified...

Venture Entrepreneurs Seed Funding Capital

asked Sep 9 '11 at 02:13

Octief
1 point

As a developer myself, I've set up an e-commerce website in England and hired 2 people to help me package and invoice etc.. In terms of choosing the right and most profitable products to sell...

Products Ecommerce Market Analysis Market Research Analysis

asked Sep 9 '11 at 02:37

Cem
108 points

I had a brainstorming session with a friend a year and a half ago, and a lot of great ideas came out of it. I moved on the ideas, starting a company - our product has been on the market for about...

Patent Intellectual Property

asked Sep 9 '11 at 03:24

Riley
193 points

I'm building an item mediator portal, something like ebay where people can sell stuff and other people buy it. What payment gateway or systems out there to use that does this? What I want to do is...

Payments

asked Sep 9 '11 at 03:26

Shawn Mclean
220 points

We are team of two 17 year old students with an "idea". Is it possible to even be considered for Y Combinator etc. We realize we dont have much credentials in terms of experience and education but...

Getting Started Funding

asked Sep 9 '11 at 07:45

User13214
23 points

I realise they have their own marketing and sales teams to consider. However, when they have an opportunity to save countless thousands of pounds per year (through many of their beds being vacant),...

Marketing

asked Sep 9 '11 at 09:35

John Byrne
6 points

Should the time spent on developing a new software product be proportional to the market share of the platform? For example, if Android is 50% of the market share and Apple is 25%, then for every 2...

Time Management Market Internet

asked Sep 9 '11 at 14:48

Jo Jo
148 points

I have a business partner who has contributed 15% of the total or our small business, but will be contibuting around 40-50% of the workload. He will also gain 100% profits for his own work which...

Partnerships

asked Sep 9 '11 at 15:58

Lewis
1 point

From what I read there are two basic types of business recommended for a single person business (in the US): Sole Proprietorship LLC My wife is looking to start a business for blogging/selling...

LLC Startup Costs Tax Sole Proprietorship

asked Sep 9 '11 at 23:20

Joel B
163 points

My partner and I started the company 7 years ago. Organically grown, After 2 years he left to his home country in the pretext of developing and helping me. While I managed everything here, he was...

Partnership

asked Sep 10 '11 at 01:14

Frustrated Disappointed
16 points