Questions
Suppose someone needs to incorprate a C-corp, for a high tech high growth business. How does option pool size at the time of incorporation impact valuation and funding. Or it only matters how...
151 points
I love the concept of www.performable.com however pricing is ridiculously expensive for a small-medium startups. Is there any cheap alternative for Performable? I'm actually interested in...
2,305 points
Again, what business schools are best for entrepreneurship?
388 points
What is a good Business 101 textbook that I, a technical founder, can use to give myself a crash course in business. I'm not looking for "Business for Dummies" or "Start Your Business in 24 Days"...
What is the advisable range of the amount of equity to part with during seed funding? If I give too much then I risk becoming an employee at my own company during a later round. Worse yet I risk...
388 points
I want to create a "social search engine" website. The idea is for people to search for jobs (or articles, or recipes -- I am necessarily targeting jobs), and be able to view them on my site,...
116 points
Currently I'm using a VPS from Network Solutions, they are running Fedora Core release 6. It's ancient and they are not going to upgrade it. I want a VPS with the latest, or at least not so old, OS...
23 points
My friend and I are starting a property management business (inc). How do we determine profit sharing? We charge property owner a set percentage as a fee. We are thinking 50/50 on everything losses...
6 points
I’m after some advice regarding creating an encyclopedia of short videos tutorials on life skills to be shared freely on the web. I classify a life skill as any human task that one person is...
104 points
What parts of the world have developed infrastructure, cheap fast internet, transportation, and cheap energy; and the lowest taxes as well?
137 points
I have two investors that appear interested in my concept. I am going to speak to one tomorrow. I intend to disclose to him that I will also be speaking with another investor very soon. If possible...
388 points
We all have the normal day-to-day tasks and meetings and communications across functional areas. But what do you do specifically above and beyond that as you near a new product launch? It could be...
4,214 points
Say you have a game (we'll call it Widgetville) that is web based and will also be extended to mobile devices. But "widgetville.com" is taken. So your main domain would be something like...
A company is going to hire me to call up all of their clients and sell them Adwords services (like setting up new campaigns and maintaining them). After the client agrees I'm also the one who is...
176 points
I have googled to find an answer but all I was able to find was it is 5 years in CA and 10 years in TX. I would like to learn it for SC, GA and FL. And, is there a specific time to do this? Any...
180 points
I am creating a new startup, the startup is going to consist of 4 members and I need some advice on how to split the participation etc. Here is a brief description of each member and there...
121 points
We selling in India via e-commerce website. We are in talks with few logistic companies to help us build logistics (warehouse and home delivery) in USA. Do you think this is legally possible or we...
51 points
I have a partner for our small business and over the past few months he has been putting in less and less time in the business. Its a small business we both operate as mail order. I handle the...
2,079 points
Many of us here on the site are owners of small businesses or getting a startup up and running. I'm curious to know what goals people are setting for the new year, and whether or not you spend time...
We use usertesting.com and love it. But we also have some beta testers we have relationships with who will be testing our product. The question - usertesting.com uses this screen capture program...
4,214 points
