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2 Votes
5 Answers
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Disclosing small startup on the side to your employer

This topic seems to have been discussed ad nauseum, but I wanted to get thoughts on it one last time. I am a lawyer in a mid-sized firm. I don't have an employment agreement. I started a small...

asked Mar 14 '11 at 10:48
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User6492
1,747 points

2 Votes
5 Answers
2.25K Views
What ordinary youngster should place in CV?

I'm 16 years old and I want to start working somewhere on vacations, but to get employed to some interesting job I need a CV. What do you think I should place there ?

asked Mar 18 '11 at 03:42
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Oneat
113 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
1.9K Views
How could US Policy better promote start-ups?

I am interested in thinking about how US policy could be better formed in order to encourage start-up enterprises and or the expansion of existing businesses. Please suggest what policy(ies) you...

asked Mar 23 '11 at 01:31
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Zkidd
26 points

-1 Votes
2 Answers
3.06K Views
Where do coupon websites find their coupons?

Is there some service that aggregate coupon promo code ? There is a lot of coupon websites out there, I would be surprise that all of them fill in information by hand. I didn't find any freelancer...

asked Mar 23 '11 at 02:13
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Emmanuel Caradec
99 points

5 Votes
2 Answers
3.4K Views
Cloud-based accounting software

I am in the process of starting a business. The nature of the business is Photography (weddings, etc.). What would be a good accounting software solution (preferably cloud-based or SaaS)?

asked Mar 18 '11 at 05:38
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Brian David Berman
140 points

6 Votes
7 Answers
6.92K Views
What do you put on your "start-up" business card?

A critical "right of a passage" to all the entrepreneurs I work with is the printing of their business card. It makes it official. Important. But the market for exchange of information is, well...

asked Mar 23 '11 at 02:46
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Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.96K Views
Costs associated with starting an LLC in Massachusetts?

I am going to be starting a LLC business (wedding photography) and I was curious about the associated costs. The business will be registered in Massachusetts. I understand that an exact number may...

asked Mar 14 '11 at 14:01
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Brian David Berman
140 points

0 Votes
6 Answers
3.59K Views
what is the best way to develop for mobile devices? is it too saturated?

These days, I hear apps everywhere. App for everything. So I'm curious how hard is it to develop for a mobile device? which to develop for? android? apple?

asked Mar 14 '11 at 17:45
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Kim Jong Woo
644 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.71K Views
How to pay content creators

I am developing an iOS app that provides educational content, created by professionals (teachers, professors, etc). New content will be added continuously. The number of content editors is limited...

asked Mar 14 '11 at 18:24
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Drstupid
123 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
3.32K Views
How do you account for future dilution in setting startup equity splits?

I'm a one-person company and I'm trying to get a beta product built and launched. I'm an Internet general manager, I've come up with what I believe is a solid business plan and product concept, and...

asked Mar 18 '11 at 12:50
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Rob
11 points

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2 Answers
2.31K Views
Marketing Strategy for Startups, that worked!

Marketing is the key of any startup. All of us have great products, but how to market our product is the most crucial. Twitter wasn't the first microblogging, Facebook wasn't the first social...

asked Mar 18 '11 at 14:36
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Victor
593 points

2 Votes
5 Answers
3.97K Views
Outsourcing most development/design for a SaaS startup. Is it feasible or will I go broke before starting?

The service I'm planning to launch, requires a lot of work (code and design-wise), and it definitely needs more than 1-2 persons. In my country, start-up partners are hard to find/non-existent. It...

asked Mar 18 '11 at 19:08
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Dyn Zack
216 points

7 Votes
4 Answers
3.01K Views
Starting a company with a very similar competitor already in place

I have a tech startup I'm looking to do in the mobile applications space. I thought my idea was very unique and my business partner and I spent about a week coming up with planning, name, concept,...

asked Mar 23 '11 at 09:14
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Nick
1,171 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
4.38K Views
What kind of sales commission plan is Groupon using?

Groupon has been hiring sales people like crazy. Their turnover is probably very high but the sheer number of salespeople that they are adding to their company every month is something crazy to a...

asked Mar 18 '11 at 23:15
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Michael Pryor
2,250 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.71K Views
Are there any good conference/event planning services?

does anyone know any good services that can help to plan and manage conferences and other type of events? Especially twitter/facebook oriented. I had to organize a small con recently, and couldn't...

asked Mar 18 '11 at 23:35
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Riz
8 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.84K Views
How did Gilt get designers to sell them stuff when they first started?

High end designers try their hardest to keep their wares out of bargain shops (i.e. you won't see Hermes at TJ Maxx). I don't see how Gilt convinced the fashion world to allow them to sell the high...

asked Mar 18 '11 at 23:43
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Michael Pryor
2,250 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
5.17K Views
As an international student on student visa in US can I sell goods online? if yes how?

Can I signup for a merchant/seller account of either Paypal, Google Checkout , Amazon Checkout using my credit card info and receive payments for the products sold online ? Would my credit card...

asked Mar 15 '11 at 04:39
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Saurabh
11 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
3.21K Views
Coffee Startup -- How to decide where to spend the marketing dollars?

We just opened a coffee store online. This store brings exceptionally good quality coffee to the door steps of every person in every US state. We are based on the Caribbean area. Enough with my own...

asked Mar 19 '11 at 02:47
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M. Torres
51 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.36K Views
How to send a business proposal to designing a website?

After researching a lot my team came up with a number of educational organisations those do not have their own websites. We primarily design websites of all kinds. So we have decided to send all...

asked Mar 19 '11 at 02:56
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Radheshyam Nayak
118 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
1.88K Views
Beside the copyright issue, what kind of risks I need to notice on making a web apps(eg. fb apps)

I'm developing a facebook game, at the very beginning, my will is trying to launch the game asap, after a month coding, I finish 70% coding of my game, and the rest part are images, then 2 of my...

asked Mar 19 '11 at 03:50
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Facebook 100000781341887
8 points