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2 Votes
1 Answers
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How to deal with a contract for a job that is over-due and out-of-scope?

I executed a contract at the end of May for a relatively small web application. It listed 3 main features/requirements and a due date of July 15th. It is October 8th and it is still on-going. I...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 03:43
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Fosco
113 points

-1 Votes
4 Answers
2.73K Views
Alternatives to GoDaddy?

What do people think of GoDaddy? Are they a good default registrar for little guys? I'm just trying to register a few names for now. If not, who else would you recommend? Many thanks, JDelage

asked Oct 9 '10 at 04:47
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J Delage
277 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.3K Views
Is there a service like chargify that will do recurring billing, but allows variable monthly charges?

This is a hypothetical question, but say I run an email hosting service and I want to charge my customer a fee per month for each email account that he has set up. Let's say that the email accounts...

asked Oct 22 '10 at 09:27
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Jack
24 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
4.72K Views
Free ESPs (Email Service Providers) for Tax Exempt Non-Profit organizations?

My Tax Exempt 501(c)(3)non-profit organization is launching a new web application. We will be generating large amounts of emails between our users. We estimate that we will be sending and receiving...

asked Oct 16 '10 at 11:43
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John Kramlich
108 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.19K Views
What can i do to convert "half-conversions" to conversions?

I'm running a niche dating site and I'm working on improving our conversion rate, which is not bad (about 15%), but can always go better. Our registration consists of : user registration step 1 -...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 06:16
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

7 Votes
1 Answers
4.56K Views
How does a business owner take money out of their business

Let's say I own a business selling widgets on the web. I'm incorporated, most likely an LLC. The business is doing really well and there is a lot of cash flow. Since I'm separated from the business...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 06:17
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Keith
138 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.15K Views
Competing products -- what's the law?

I had an idea for a web app about 3 years ago, but I haven't had time to build it. This year I've finally got some time and some interest/availability from a colleague, so we've decided to begin...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 10:36
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User4732
28 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.87K Views
Can anyone recommend a company that hosts or sells landing page templates?

I am looking to do some A/B tests using landing pages but I am not a designer. Do you know of a company that sells or offers hosted landing pages at a reasonable price? I have looked at...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 12:21
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Ricardo
4,815 points

12 Votes
7 Answers
4.5K Views
What are the best free resources for a startup?

Question's focus is: free + resource = value So, far there have been a lot of answers related to software, have any other suggestions? Examples: Books, Trial Services, etc.

asked Oct 16 '10 at 23:21
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Blunders .
899 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
21.6K Views
Reasonable growth rate for a Q&A startup

I'm currently building a business plan for my startup. The startup is a kind of Q&A website with an important twist that differs it from existing Q&A websites. The information in the biz...

asked Oct 17 '10 at 00:00
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Roy Peleg
116 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.13K Views
Questions about capitalization

We have created a product which to date has been privately funded. From conceptual to working prototype with more success than expected. It is a B2B product and industry insiders see legitimacy and...

asked Oct 17 '10 at 00:09
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Xs Direct
275 points

8 Votes
6 Answers
3.81K Views
First-time meeting with a VC and Angel Investor

Just to give some background, I'm building a software as a service offering which is almost in private beta and I have a few customers lined up to start using it at launch. Its a solo gig so far,...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 14:15
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Javid Jamae
347 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.48K Views
Qualities Your Web design & Internet Marketing Company Must Have

Everyone want to have a website now but few of them prefer to outsource to companies in India, China etc but few want to get work done in their country, someone nearby. Do you prefer to outsource...

asked Oct 17 '10 at 04:04
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Kashish
95 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
3.59K Views
6-month budget for a startup?

I'm finally at the stage where it's time to stop coding for 12 hours a day and it's time to raise capital - I've been approached by an angel investor who asked for a 6 month budget. The project...

asked Oct 17 '10 at 06:07
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.43K Views
Patents for Content Management Systems

I'm currently developing a Content Management System designed to manage video media. I have taken a look online and seen that there have been (US) patents filed for content management systems in...

asked Oct 10 '10 at 00:52
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Richard
21 points

5 Votes
1 Answers
6.19K Views
Is it possible to delay customer invoices to the next financial year so I can save tax?

I'm operating a startup in its 1st year. This year's sales from consulting services is very good but the pipeline for next financial year is very very weak. My question is, legally, can I delay...

asked Oct 10 '10 at 06:43
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User4737
26 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.59K Views
What should be our next steps?

We are a small startup mobile app company. We have successfully completed our business plan; we know what direction we want to take - however we don't know what our next steps should be. We need...

asked Oct 10 '10 at 13:49
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Gulu Apps
41 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
2.31K Views
How to deal with members who are banned from a site?

i'm running a niche dating site startup and every day we ban a number of members who either are time wasters, harass other members, etc. About once a week I get an email from one of the...

asked Oct 10 '10 at 17:35
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

4 Votes
5 Answers
2.78K Views
Registering My small Web Design & Development Company

I'm having a small start-up web design & development company. All we have is website. Now we are having some big clients and are getting good projects now and then. It's Run by me & my...

asked Oct 10 '10 at 20:49
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Esafwan
123 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.18K Views
Pricing model for sellers in an online store

I just finished setting up an online store that involves selling digital content, tangible items like clothes, events tickets etc. However, I have a little challenge on how to charge sellers to add...

asked Oct 10 '10 at 20:54
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Stanley
59 points