Questions

I'm looking for a simple document management system we can host on a corporate network. We should be able to upload files and organize them, and have the ability to access a file by a direct...

Financial Operations Document Management

asked Apr 12 '11 at 04:11

Cade Roux
196 points

I've noticed a trade-off in survey and e-sign tools. Survey tool: Low cost for large volumes Manage Survey Workflow well Excellent data collection / reporting Does not offer signature Does not...

Contract Saas Survey

asked Apr 12 '11 at 07:39

Jeffrey Hicks
313 points

I've developed a working prototype; interface and core functionality for a pretty complex system. (I need the prototype for capital-raising purposes and proof-of-concept.) I am NOT a professional...

Software Development Cost

asked Apr 16 '11 at 02:03

Anonymous
16 points

I posted on Craig's List looking for help developing an idea into a web app. Since there's no money/funding/compensation the thinking is we would take a percentage of the company and the income it...

Development Design Shares

asked Apr 12 '11 at 08:32

Crashintoty
18 points

We are a service startup and we work with hotels and restaurants helping them create their online presence like their site/blog or presence and spread in social media platforms. Though some of our...

Marketing Inbound Marketing Marketing Channel

asked Apr 16 '11 at 04:03

Beginning Steps
50 points

I plan to sell software and add "the software comes with no warranty and should not be held liable for loss of data" and etc. I also plan to offer on-site training for the software. 'Support' will...

Canada Liability

asked Apr 12 '11 at 11:10

Stu R
66 points

I'm in NY. It's been suggested I limit the scope of my VC courting to my native coast. I appreciate the intimacy of the entrepreneur/VC relationship, but if I'm looking for early-stage funding,...

Venture Capital Location

asked Apr 16 '11 at 04:51

Anonymous
16 points

This is spawned from @Dana Shultz's answer to this question. from this portion of his answer: ...if you incorporate elsewhere but do business in CA, you will need to register in CA, too... ...

Incorporation Legal

asked Apr 12 '11 at 13:19

Abe Miessler
264 points

what do you need to pay for the board of advisors in a startup? Do the advisors generally ask for equity share ? if so, what would be the average percentage we need to give?

Advisors

asked Apr 16 '11 at 06:06

Sakthy
45 points

From this answer someone wrote In my EULA I also include that the maximum liability shall not exceed the purchase price of the software and a comment saying also a good example of a bad...

Terms And Conditions

asked Apr 12 '11 at 14:47

Stu R
66 points

I believe one of the hardest and most important things that will help a company to be successful is what name you put to that company. The name should be easy to remember and retain on customer's...

Marketing Naming

asked Apr 16 '11 at 07:30

Ramzi Nassar
13 points

I've got a short snappy name and url, an end user focused mobile app/service that uses user generated content and a wireframe of a minimum viable product that I'm pretty happy with. I'm in the...

Apps Design Mobile

asked Apr 12 '11 at 18:08

Long Winter
271 points

I founded an open-source software project for voting about 8 years ago. It has been mostly a solo project, and it is very successful in that it is by far the most well known and most used software...

Non Profit Open Source

asked Apr 16 '11 at 07:46

Kekito
1,936 points

For the last 15 months we've been working hard to build a cloud-based platform that helps companies localize the software they build (named Amanuens ). It all started from our own needs and we...

Marketing Sales Saas Localization

asked Apr 12 '11 at 21:24

Deleted
655 points

My business partner and I currently work as independent contractors in California writing software and have decided to turn it into a real company. Ownership will be 50/50. All revenue will come...

Getting Started LLC Incorporation Tax Payroll

asked Apr 16 '11 at 08:35

Todd H
196 points

I was thinking of creating an Android game/app that plays a soundtrack from a movie, and prompts you to guess what movie it is from. My question is: what are the legal ramifications of an app like...

Legal Copyright Music Android

asked Apr 13 '11 at 01:38

Ephraim
121 points

I'm in the middle of negotiating an exit of a software startup company. My partner is interested in buying me out. We're negotiating on the valuation. Obviously a detailed analysis requires a lot...

Valuation

asked Apr 13 '11 at 02:29

Erotsppa
139 points

I've been thinking about a new idea I want to work on. After searching the USPTO, I found that there are many (hundreds) of patents around what I am wanting to work on, with a slew being very...

Patent Intellectual Property

asked Apr 16 '11 at 12:50

Kirk
227 points

I started working on a location based game for smartphones this past august (www.tuzo.ca). At the time, competitors included Foursquare, Gowalla, and some smaller players but i felt like I could...

Competition Iphone

asked Apr 16 '11 at 14:40

Janan Rajeevikaran
76 points

We're in the final stages of building an online quoting system that automates quoting and lead generation for B2B companies, via their own website. The overall market for our software is large -...

Marketing Inbound Marketing B2B Saas Target Market

asked Apr 16 '11 at 15:38

Mike
252 points