Questions

Hey everyone... i have been spending the past 30 minutes trying to find real statistics from any time in the past three years. I am simply trying to find a breakdown by age group of female...

Market Market Opportunity Market Research

asked Sep 27 '10 at 10:56

Bound008
113 points

This is definitely a different flavor of a common question. Here are the basic stats: Online only startup -- no physical presence. Everyone works from home. We have 8 people in 4 countries (5 in...

Tax Canada International USA

asked Oct 4 '10 at 06:15

User4625
26 points

I got a job offer from a startup with about 70-80 engineers. I'm a fresh PhD. I'm getting about 0.01%. What percentage of stock options would be a fair price? They gave me a good base salary...

Job Offer Stock Options

asked Oct 4 '10 at 11:03

Wei Hu
113 points

Part of my startup is client work, and one client suggested using FreshBooks to handle the billing. Any opinions on this service? Is it worth it for the premium app?

Ecommerce

asked Oct 4 '10 at 13:13

Nowarninglabel
125 points

I just started a developing company. We are 4 partners. Two of us are programmers. Our start-up is slowly growing — we have a customer and few persons are interested to invest money. Now we need...

Partner Growth

asked Sep 27 '10 at 23:57

Vikingosegundo
126 points

pretty high-level question here that might be too general: is there a minimum market size that a typical angel would be interested in investing in? I've heard that a typical VC wants to see a $100M...

Funding Market Research

asked Sep 28 '10 at 01:16

User4481
11 points

I am adding new section to my site where students or alumni of a particular film schools can be associated with their schools. Facebook did something similar in the early days and later they went...

Networking Ideas Web Website Social Network

asked Sep 28 '10 at 01:19

Usabilitest
1,698 points

I am about to take on a partner to develop a software prototype I built almost a year ago and I need some guidance on deciding equity/profit split. I know out of past experience that I cannot...

Software Partner Equity

asked Oct 5 '10 at 01:16

Pate
306 points

I was always under the impression that the domain extension didn't matter (as long as it was .com, .net, or .org). I have always tried to market the extension in my brand if it wasn't .com, and I...

Branding Domain

asked Sep 28 '10 at 02:15

Martin
1,340 points

A person I have been working for as a contractor has at one point entitled me his "CIO". He has been wanting to be his full-time developer for sometime, and I believe would be willing to make me a...

Co-Founder Technical

asked Oct 5 '10 at 16:13

Nowarninglabel
125 points

This stems from answers to my other question on profit/equity share when taking on a partner. Some of the answers suggested that a profit share is suitable when taking on an employee, and equity...

Partner Equity

asked Oct 5 '10 at 18:45

Pate
306 points

I am constantly developing a range of ideas involving large quantities of materials. My creativity is often limited because I do not have any clue the prices of large quantities of materials. Right...

Pricing

asked Oct 5 '10 at 20:36

David
1,567 points

I need to open a merchant account to work with authorize.net. I am looking for one that is US based and will accept a reverse auction type of website. My original plan was to go with cdgcommerce...

Payments Merchant Account

asked Oct 6 '10 at 03:19

Sk24iam
344 points

Three of us are starting up a new company. Partner A brought the original idea. He also has the IP, the development of which was paid for by a third party. Moving forward, A will only dedicate 10%...

Equity

asked Sep 28 '10 at 07:43

Arnaud
6 points

If I were to release a web app what is the procedure to procuring a copyright on it?

Website Copyright Web App

asked Oct 6 '10 at 05:34

Chromedude
202 points

I am a student and do freelance programming work to pay the bills until I graduate and maybe even after. I live in Kansas but I do freelance work across state lines (in Missouri currently) Is it...

Getting Started LLC Health Insurance Tax

asked Oct 6 '10 at 05:50

Schwiz
126 points

I have seen PMB (Private Mail Box) services from The UPS Store, etc. I have also seen Registered Agent services. Are there any places that do both? One would seem to be a natural/common extension...

LLC

asked Sep 28 '10 at 13:04

Nelson
106 points

I found a really cool word game that I would like to implement as a mobile app, though I don't if anyone owns the right to the concept. I know there are many games out there, such as Poker or...

Patent Intellectual Property Trademark

asked Sep 28 '10 at 13:07

Beeeefy
108 points

I am starting a company without enough money to pay a second person a salary, but I need the help. I've found someone who seems great - his previous work is beautiful, he has already done some good...

Co-Founder Incorporation Stock Options

asked Oct 6 '10 at 06:30

Riley
193 points

I've heard that it is almost impossible to build a startup among friends because a command structure or organization structure is hard to solidify. Everybody wants to be a commander but you cannot...

Corporate Structure Organization

asked Sep 28 '10 at 14:19

Ludwi
128 points