Questions

I'm negotiating a B2B licensing deal for some technology. I typically license it as a managed service, and don't share code, because I want to protect trade secrets. A new potential client is...

License Open Source Licensing SLA

asked Dec 3 '10 at 12:21

John
96 points

I recently started an LLC in Maryland and a CFO for a company I used to work for suggested I not carry a balance in my company bank accounts at the end of the year. Is this something I should...

Tax Bank Account

asked Dec 10 '10 at 06:28

Senfo
152 points

Anyone know in Canada where to register? What are the other steps? Has anyone done it that can summarize the steps?

Non Profit Canada

asked Dec 16 '10 at 03:40

User5996
11 points

Over the past several months, we've been expanding our marketing efforts to include developers and other techies. One thing we've noticed is that these front-line folks don't want to talk. At...

Marketing Sales

asked Dec 10 '10 at 11:39

Alex Papadimoulis
5,901 points

SVB claims to have worked with lot of tech startups (and they do i believe), but does anyone here in this forum have first hand experience with SVB?. Why should someone choose them over some other...

Silicon Valley Bank Bank Account

asked Dec 16 '10 at 08:58

Jewelthief
151 points

We already have a desktop product for Windows. Unfortunately it is a win32/64 exe for Windows, and making a web version would take some years. We want to join the SaaS party, so we want to...

Saas Hosting

asked Dec 4 '10 at 05:59

Jag V.
6 points

Say I'm able to trademark the word "widgetville" for an online game that I'm building. But the domain "widgetville.com" (and pretty much every major TLD of the word) are all registered, but just...

Trademark Domain

asked Dec 10 '10 at 16:11

Shpigford
146 points

Does anyone have any experience with third-party subscription payment processing services like Recurly? What else is there?

Payments Subscriptions Payment Gateway

asked Dec 4 '10 at 07:31

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

My partner and I have day jobs so we don't need to (or want to) draw salary from our startup. Our startup is already profitable but in our ideal world, the bank account associated with this startup...

LLC Tax Corporate Structure

asked Dec 10 '10 at 16:15

Avery Chan
123 points

What's your opinion? Will it still be the Information technology?

Marketing Ideas Entrepreneurs Industry

asked Dec 10 '10 at 19:15

Steven
1 point

I have read the strategy document (written in Norwegian), written by some excellent investment advisors with recommendations for the Norwegian pension fund (the second largest investment fund in...

Strategy Long Term Strategies

asked Dec 10 '10 at 19:44

David
1,567 points

If I have "less than stellar" credit, does this mean that my new LLC starts off with the same "less than stellar" credit ranking?

LLC Credit Cards

asked Dec 10 '10 at 21:57

B. Kennedy
66 points

How to organize a startup, which contains different people from different parts of the world with no common office? Where to register it? How to deal with taxes? Which legal issues could arise?...

Software Legal

asked Dec 10 '10 at 22:42

Psihodelia
137 points

I think I may have found a niche in FMCG. If I am looking to manufacture something (not a food), where would be the best place to start in finding manufacturers? I am based in the UK. I believe I...

UK Niche

asked Dec 4 '10 at 22:46

Aluminari
6 points

Do you think as an employer we should care about the employee's welfare? Should we care about our employees' financial difficulties, and raise their salaries [i.e because prices are going up] or...

Employees Human Resources

asked Dec 5 '10 at 07:59

Jpartogi
1,342 points

Maybe someone has experience with this? I've been mulling this idea for an app that would really show off what's possible with a tablet like the iPad. It doesn't exist yet, and I want it to. I'm...

Recruiting Ideas Outsourcing Iphone

asked Dec 5 '10 at 08:17

Matt H.
130 points

We're a software startup with annual revenue in the ballpark of half a million. We're completely bootstrapped, and have no current plans to take funding. We currently have 4 employees. We're...

Incentives Employees Human Resources Stock Options

asked Dec 11 '10 at 04:28

Polemarch
301 points

I'm in the early steps of putting together a business plan. When it's finished, I'm definitely going to need to secure funding. How do you go about finding potential investors? Tips to consider on...

Funding Angel Seed Funding

asked Dec 11 '10 at 04:35

Matt Huggins
113 points

We are a small shop that have developed a platform for developing applications that can run both in the cloud and on premise, A PAAS offering. You could compare it to Microsoft XRM or Salesforce -...

License

asked Dec 11 '10 at 05:47

Fredrik Tonn
40 points

I've been asked by a client to create a White-label service similar to an existing product I have. The service will have the client's logo on it. The customers they bring to the service wouldn't be...

Software Business Model Revenue

asked Nov 24 '10 at 07:00

Soitgoes
23 points