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I'm looking for a good solution for a cloud-based project management software for startups. I really like 37 Signals "Basecamp", but cannot justify the monthly fee at this moment with all the...

Software Project Management Open Source

asked Jul 6 '11 at 23:23

User9968
229 points

I am an American setting up a U.S. based subsidiary office for a small Eastern European company. What are the methods I can get paid assuming the company does not have capital for straight salary...

Salary International Corporate Structure Subsidiary

asked Jul 7 '11 at 00:12

Lefty
11 points

It's been 3+ years of service. No problems, great relationship. However, I need to increase the rate at which I bill as well as to tell them that I am no longer going to provide service for...

Pricing Customer Retention

asked Jul 7 '11 at 01:09

Dustin Davis
272 points

Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? I would be the sole on-site tech person, along with being 'tech-co-founder' There are two...

Co-Founder Equity Technical

asked Jul 7 '11 at 03:26

User9968
229 points

What are some good questions to ask when hiring a business/startup lawyer? Also, other than asking these questions in person, what are some sources (online or offline) where we can do more...

Legal Interviews

asked Jul 7 '11 at 06:05

Jirad
105 points

So let's make an example story: I'm the founder and the only developer of a web startup. Currently there is no one else other than me in the company. I've added a sales guy, wishing to give him...

Equity Legal Business Stock Options

asked Jul 7 '11 at 11:57

Ryan
139 points

I have been building a bootstrapped SaaS business for the better part of a year working late into the night most nights per week. I have never spent anything aside from my own time and a few...

Bootstrapped Legal Sole Proprietorship

asked Jul 7 '11 at 16:11

Matt Beckman
132 points

I was working for a large financial firms as Senior Technical Architect, spending almost 15 hours a day. I quit my job around 18 months back to start this startup and taking an underpaid/under...

Bootstrapped Hiring Technology Day Job Jobs

asked Jul 7 '11 at 18:17

User11074
39 points

I am trying to raise seed capital for my next venture and have a quick question regarding salary. There are two founders involved and both will work full-time, suppose if I mark the salary of each...

Salary Budget

asked Jul 8 '11 at 01:26

User11074
39 points

One feature of my new web app is the evaluation and ranking of clients (it's aimed at small service providers). At the moment I have the following criteria: Size of billing Payment speed Amount...

Web App Billing Clients

asked Jul 8 '11 at 06:16

Steve French
621 points

My product solves a known problem for a specific industry and I am wondering how best to sell this. Eventhough it is a SAAS based product, our leads won't come online to search for this type of...

Marketing Sales Inbound Marketing Saas

asked Jul 8 '11 at 07:30

User11074
39 points

I have the following skillset: xhtml, js, jquery, css, php, C#, asp.net, mysql, oracle, etc. I would be the tech. co-founder of a startup with 2 other co-founder (business end) and be the sole...

Co-Founder Payments Partnerships

asked Jul 8 '11 at 09:27

User9968
229 points

I just wondering, do you have mentors when doing startup? And how do you find them? I read a book titled "One Minute Entrepreneurship", it said that a person won't offer to be our mentor, but we...

Mentor

asked Jul 2 '11 at 00:08

Jazar
123 points

I am curious, is it possible to get funding from investor before doing any sale? Any experience?

Funding Investors

asked Jul 2 '11 at 00:24

Jazar
123 points

I have an online store which sells baby products. Thankfully, some customers have already bought my products, although my startup is just 2 months old. One of my plans is to make my customers come...

Ecommerce Customers Promotion

asked Jul 8 '11 at 13:28

Kalingga
245 points

I'm not looking for a digital wallet, but rather a service with an API that we could use to let people who use our app make payments to others using our app (iOS/Android) Does this service exist yet?

Mobile Payments Mobile Apps

asked Jul 8 '11 at 16:30

Long Winter
271 points

I have developed a tool, and I have gotten a great response from it. I have 400+ registered users and 15 paid users without any ads and stuff. Paid users pay $5.99/month to use this tool. Now I...

Pricing Website Revenue

asked Jul 2 '11 at 06:02

Yuvraj
57 points

Being in the last stages of completing the development of a video based social network, my partners and I have interviewed a few internet marketing specialists for promoting us. After receiving...

Marketing Equity Social Network Internet Marketing Profit Sharing

asked Jul 8 '11 at 17:34

User11829
1 point

I've made this clear in some of my other questions, but for the sake of getting a more diverse viewpoint I'm asking a separate question. I'm 14 years old, but really passionate about web design. I...

Pricing Web Design Rates

asked Jul 2 '11 at 06:30

Purmou
147 points

I'm working on a new venture with a friend of mine, and we set to meet as many potential customers as possible before writing even a single line of code. We've met with 2 customers and both of...

Customers Market Research

asked Jul 2 '11 at 17:08

Stnal
41 points