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I am setting up a European Branch/Subsidary of a US based Software company. What is the best way to go for this?

Is anybody able to give some advice on: How would I go about setting up a European branch/subsidiary of this company? CHOICE OF ENTITY: Should I register as a branch or subsidiary? LOCATION: What...

asked Oct 10 '10 at 22:36
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Juergen Heinrich Rohr
11 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
1.94K Views
Online affiliate store service with own domain name?

I am looking for an online affiliate store service in the like of Amazon astore, but which lets me use my own domain name. Does anyone know of such service?

asked Oct 10 '10 at 23:01
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Tucson
714 points

2 Votes
6 Answers
2.91K Views
What are high barrier niches that are hard to get into in software

Yes I do what to get idea if this is the question , what are not crowded niches that are hard to get into for single developer or team of 2? In software industry

asked Oct 18 '10 at 01:14
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Meir
238 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
3.11K Views
What questions should we be sure to answer in an operating agreement?

I'm at the point of forming an LLC with a partner, and wondering about questions that aren't obvious but that should definitely be included in an operating agreement. Questions like, What are the...

asked Oct 11 '10 at 02:07
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Riley
193 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
2.47K Views
If you were knowingly buying a product or service from a start-up, what would convince you to buy it?

If you were knowingly buying a product or service from a start-up, what would YOU want to hear from the salesperson that would likely convince you to purchase that product or service?

asked Oct 18 '10 at 10:59
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User4849
21 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.43K Views
hyphen in URL : sporttribe.com or sport-tribe.com?

I own both domain name sport-tribe.com and sporttribe.com Today we are using sport-tribe.com because we didn't own sporttribe.com at the time we started the site. I'm wondering if we should...

asked Oct 11 '10 at 21:39
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Fabrice
23 points

1 Votes
5 Answers
2.92K Views
Premium Wordpress Theme recommendation?

I am looking for a premium Wordpress theme for a site about fashion. I want it to look very good. So far I have found this one which looks pretty good to...

asked Oct 11 '10 at 23:01
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Tucson
714 points

1 Votes
6 Answers
3.38K Views
What would be better for my startup (cofounder or hire dev team)?

I am 17 and I have no one investing in me but my father. My dad might invest around $2000-$5000. What would be a better approach to start the development of my startup? Find a tech cofounder...

asked Oct 11 '10 at 23:01
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Bhargav Patel
784 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
5.82K Views
Can I list Bizspark as a partner?

I'm forming a software/web development company where we develop products and also help other business develop theirs. Microsoft offered us BizSpark membership. Is Microsoft now a partner to us or...

asked Oct 18 '10 at 14:14
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Shawn Mclean
220 points

6 Votes
6 Answers
3.07K Views
Web Design Startup India -- Feel Alone & Depressed

I just started a new web design & SEO company in India. For now we are targeting US, UK clients only.. so no personal meeting only email marketing stuff. Most often I feel very alone and some...

asked Oct 12 '10 at 01:25
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Kashish
95 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.11K Views
Grievance / removal policy for consumer reviews

My wife and I run a referral site for professionals in the childbirth industry where past clients can post testimonials (reviews) of their experience working with the professional. We are trying to...

asked Oct 12 '10 at 02:40
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Pat James
138 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
1.7K Views
What do you think about FairSoftware?

What do you think about FairSoftware? I'm considering adding an unknown third to a spare-time startup that is not making any money, so I'm looking for the cheapest way to officially divide the...

asked Oct 12 '10 at 04:29
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J. Pablo Fernández
412 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.89K Views
How did Magento create an commercial Enterprise version when magento is open source?

It's interesting how an open source product has a commercial version, nice business strategy to get market penetration! How did Magento create an commercial Enterprise version when magento is open...

asked Oct 19 '10 at 01:04
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Blankman
131 points

5 Votes
2 Answers
3.22K Views
What percentage to give advisors / VC matchmakers?

I've been approached by two startup heavyweights who offered to recommend me to VCs and angels for my startup (I'm the sole owner). They've asked me what percentage of equity I would offer them in...

asked Oct 19 '10 at 01:19
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

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3 Answers
2.49K Views
Looking for tips on how to obtain a corporate sponsorship for a blog

I have been running a blog about tech related stuff pertaining to the city of Austin for a few months now. I know is a very short time, however, in this short period of time I've seen how traffic...

asked Oct 12 '10 at 12:28
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Ricardo
4,815 points

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2 Answers
2.6K Views
How to look for foreign customers via E-conmmerce?

I am now developing foreign market on bussiness of paper packaging products, like folding boxes, blister cards, brochures etc. You can refer to our website link text. Maybe a litter simple, i will...

asked Oct 12 '10 at 16:12
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Jora Niu
3 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.28K Views
Trademarks on company name - would "BodyLife" and "BodyForLife" collide?

I'm trying to understand how similarities in trademarks are dealt with. To take an example (that I used in a previous unrelated question), assuming a trademark existed for "BodyLife", a company...

asked Oct 19 '10 at 20:47
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J Delage
277 points

6 Votes
6 Answers
4.57K Views
New Product Ideas - how to get started

I've got several ideas for new products that I think might fill various gaps in the market. However, I'm unsure where to start. I'm not an engineer, nor do I have access to facilities to create...

asked Oct 20 '10 at 00:35
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Pm 2
133 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.54K Views
Website security

Last Saturday my site received an unusually high volume of brute force attacks. Yep, those darn teens from Western Europe or smart scripts from academic towns in Siberia, trying tirelessly to break...

asked Oct 13 '10 at 00:32
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Usabilitest
1,698 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.98K Views
Why are so few commercial products (sold, downloadable software) built on ruby on rails?

Is there a reason why there are so few commercial products that are build using Ruby on Rails? Is there market so small where it doesn't make sense? Is deployment an issue? Update I'm referring...

asked Oct 20 '10 at 03:40
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Blankman
131 points