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Business Mailing List Generation

We have been approached by a service offering to construct a mailing campaign. According to them they're able to find practically all relevant businesses in a given town, verify the addresses and...

asked May 6 '11 at 05:47
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Garet Claborn
324 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
2.99K Views
Reliability of .me TLD

I would like to start a website with the .me TLD and this domain name should be the brand name as well. But as all .yu domains have been deleted, I'm a bit cautious. Is it safe to register a .me...

asked May 6 '11 at 06:06
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Marco W.
108 points

6 Votes
4 Answers
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Has anyone tried any crowd-funded startup assistance?

I came across this site: http://www.startupaddict.com/, looks like it's fairly new; there are only a half-dozen startups on the site and none are even close to achieving their goals. I know...

asked May 6 '11 at 11:35
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Nick
1,171 points

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2 Answers
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Hiring a developer - Agreements and other formalities

I run a software startup based out of India. To write a module of my application I am talking to a developer. To make things formal I wanted to sign an agreement. The agreement should talk about...

asked May 6 '11 at 14:44
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Johnny
106 points

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1 Answers
2.63K Views
Question about how much informaiton I should collect for my digital downloads store. Paypal is the only payment gateway!

Paypal is the only payment gateway! so, my current system only collects seller's PayPal email addressed and create buttons based on that email address. since its all digital downloads, there will...

asked May 6 '11 at 16:19
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Andy Carlson
28 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.56K Views
How can I deal with unexpected charges from a vendor?

So here's the situation... looking for advice: 2 years ago, I signed up as a reseller for a hosted service and sold it to a customer A couple months ago, service started having problems,...

asked May 6 '11 at 23:41
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Route Npingme
113 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.9K Views
Offshore developer rates and exchange rates

I am trying to budget our prototype development costs using offshore versus national (Spain in my case) developers. Does anyone know what it costs to hire quality, let's say Indian or other...

asked May 6 '11 at 23:51
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Miguel Buckenmeyer
482 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.55K Views
Which target market should I choose for my business simulation game?

I'm working on a startup idea that teaches individuals about entrepreneurship through video game simulation, kind of like The Sims open for business but for startups. I keep going back and forth...

asked May 7 '11 at 04:05
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Pedro
11 points

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Where can I get a reliable writing service for EULA and licensing agreements?

I would like them to rewrite and create my own through the samples that I will copy from my competitor's website.

asked May 7 '11 at 04:24
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Andy Carlson
28 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
3.22K Views
How to "market" my web software company?

I have been developing database-driven software since 1996. During the last year I decided to "sell" this software. I've a lot of source code for a lot of ... customer needs. Starting from help...

asked May 7 '11 at 07:33
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Stighy
111 points

9 Votes
9 Answers
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Should I pursue someone who stole my idea?

I consult to companies. I specialize in problem resolution, project management, research and occasionally, if there's a call for it, development. Recently, I was contacted by a development manager...

asked May 7 '11 at 07:39
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Traveling Tech Guy
155 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
4K Views
What is the most economical way to pay people and companies in India from the US?

For the past several years we have used Paypal to pay freelancers and outsourcing companies in India. But as of March 1, 2011, it appears that Indian banking laws have changed and we can no longer...

asked May 7 '11 at 11:14
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Kenneth Vogt
2,917 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.08K Views
What would you charge for this app?

We are in talks with our first app-development client, who are first-time app-development customers and have done no research on custom app pricing or gotten other bids. It's been a bit of a...

asked May 7 '11 at 11:33
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User9306
13 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.8K Views
I have an idea for a radically different business model for a VERY longstanding, almost universally used service

I am still paying on my college loans, have a child going to a private university on partial scholarship in the fall, not great credit, low disposable income, a happy marriage, very rewarding...

asked May 7 '11 at 12:51
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Teachermom
11 points

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4 Answers
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I'm competing with a client? is it fair?

I've been working as part of my service company for a client (ClientA) for a year now on building a plateform. A few weeks ago another client (clientB) asked me for a quote for building a similar...

asked May 7 '11 at 17:50
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Clide313
106 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
3.4K Views
[UK Contracting] how much to put aside after being paid?

I'm a new UK contractor, and I've just had my first payment and was wondering how much I should put aside and how I go about actually transferring the cash from my business account to my...

asked May 7 '11 at 18:47
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Martyn
128 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.76K Views
Why do some companies purchase goods from a trading company or agent rather than direct from manufacturers?

Possible Duplicate: What factors will you consider when choosing a purchasing agent in China? I am a purchasing agent and work for some American and British trading companies. They get orders...

asked May 7 '11 at 19:23
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Steven
1 point

6 Votes
5 Answers
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Are there any startup showcase websites?

The web is full of gallery websites for CSS design. e.g: http://www.css-showcase.com http://www.cssmania.com http://www.awwwards.com Is there such a thing for startups?

asked May 7 '11 at 21:22
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Cherouvim
219 points

9 Votes
3 Answers
4.87K Views
How to get seed funding for non-profit?

I have a concept for a non-profit organization which would solve huge problems (think "climate change" for example) with money raised by aggregating very small payments from businesses for...

asked May 3 '11 at 07:02
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Beedlebum
46 points

5 Votes
2 Answers
8.94K Views
How to price a White Labeled or CoBranded Web App?

I run a startup web app that is an informational resource as well as marketplace. The marketplace side has been slow to ramp up, so revenue is minimal. Recently, I've been contacted by several...

asked Apr 27 '11 at 08:40
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Mister Eee
28 points