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E-conomic is online accounting software, which enables you to write invoices to customers using web forms, track inventory etc. I am considering to start a company, which would compete with this...

Strategy Competition Strategic Management

asked Apr 10 '11 at 18:37

David
1,567 points

How do most startup founders manage to get landlords to allow them to rent property while they are in the process of starting a company, and stable revenue has not struck in yet?

Entrepreneurs Company

asked Apr 10 '11 at 22:55

Kamikaze Pilot
253 points

How do you attack compressing your plan? My new startup was recently selected as a semifinalist in a local business plan competition, the money from which would do wonders in terms of getting the...

Business Plan

asked Apr 15 '11 at 03:54

Nick
1,171 points

I recently caught up with a former colleague, a mid-level software developer. For the last year, he has been at a failing (badly), self-funded, single-owner software startup. According to him, the...

Management Finance Employees NDA

asked Apr 11 '11 at 00:49

Mqv
52 points

I am working with a client on the launch of their company. Yeah! They would like to use ClickBank as a platform for selling membership in their online resource center. We would be supporting this...

Ecommerce Affiliate

asked Apr 15 '11 at 05:01

Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

I have developed a software product that I plan to sell, and I'm having a hard time finding beta testers (perhaps because the product is for use by members of one profession that is not...

Ab Testing Beta

asked Apr 11 '11 at 03:30

User6492
1,747 points

How do you distribute the shares among participants of IT-startup (Web-system)? What is the common world practice? For example, there are two participants: the person, who made idea and will do...

Development Distribution

asked Apr 15 '11 at 05:39

Amber
118 points

I own an LLC-based out of California in the bay area. While I own the basic domain for my company, I intend to launch my entity's first project using a different domain/name. That is, it's still...

Legal Domain

asked Apr 11 '11 at 04:05

Stranded Panda
8 points

I am a Product designer with 25 years in the field. I also have an extensive array of skill sets as well as facility. Computerized Milling, Engineering and Development software as well as Rapid...

Legal Partnerships

asked Apr 11 '11 at 04:51

Dug
16 points

I am starting up a new company with 3 others which is going to be a software/web company. I have already started on writing the software in C# 4.0, as I have a VS 2010 license, but my other...

Software Microsoft Bizspark

asked Apr 15 '11 at 07:09

Runxc1 Bret Ferrier
111 points

Are there any specific channels in Silicon Valley such that being located there would make it more conducive to market a web based product?

Marketing Silicon Valley

asked Apr 11 '11 at 05:00

Kamikaze Pilot
253 points

Hi i am writing my business plan, I have identified my potential revenue streams such as; 1) Ticketing and Merchandising 2) Advertising As well as a few others, however how do you go about...

Finance Revenue Forecast Cash Flow

asked Apr 11 '11 at 07:49

Pmillio
57 points

My question concerns pricing and I hope someone here will offer us the benefit of their experience. A friend is moving from avid autodidactic tinkerer to professional web app developer this week...

Pricing Apps Web App

asked Apr 11 '11 at 09:16

User9306
13 points

I have break & fix computer business and would like to find out how to go about figuring out the best marketing medium for my advertising. There are some local magazines and news papers,...

Strategy Advertising Local

asked Apr 11 '11 at 09:49

Mat Banik
325 points

I am building my business plan and am getting close to completion (well, for the first iteration, you know how things change!) Should I be including my resume in my business plan? I have started...

Business Plan

asked Apr 15 '11 at 11:32

Nick
1,171 points

Is there a requirement for such stuff where a co-founder actually have to invest a proportional amount of money when setting up their startup as a business/company? What if they just come with...

Equity Investment

asked Apr 11 '11 at 12:35

Equino X
111 points

I'm in the process of launching my start-up and I just finalized my website today. I'm beginning to enter the initial marketing stage of my business but I'm not sure what strategies I should...

Marketing Internet

asked Apr 15 '11 at 14:55

Djs13
30 points

I am considering starting presales of a product. Since money may be coming in I wanted a business bank account so if I am ever sued for any reason I'll only lose what I put in the business and not...

Incorporation Canada Corporate Structure Liability Sole Proprietorship

asked Apr 11 '11 at 20:18

Stu R
66 points

I have a small 1 person S-Corporation. The first few years I paid an accountant to do my taxes. I do not have revenues to my company, so I am using turbo tax to do this myself. Last year I took a...

Tax Corporation

asked Apr 11 '11 at 22:48

Bob
164 points

I'm considering looking for a partner for my small startup, I've got an established (very small) base of users on my site, and I think the next step might be to scale up. There are a lot of...

Partnerships

asked Apr 15 '11 at 22:14

Dan Williams
166 points