Questions

I live in Houston, but many of the attorneys that deal with software startups (the type of business I'm involved in) are in Austin. Is it wise to find an attorney in another city to handle business...

Legal Geography

asked Sep 10 '10 at 08:46

Javid Jamae
347 points

I'm offering an online payment solution that other business will build upon. I'm going to have a service agreement that will promise certain things such as quality of service, uptime, etc. I will...

Insurance Payments

asked Sep 10 '10 at 09:03

Javid Jamae
347 points

I run a small consulting company, four people. Myself and another employee were out of the office on business today, the third was on a requested and agreed upon vacation. The fourth did not show...

Employees

asked Sep 10 '10 at 12:04

Xkenneth
140 points

My dad also loved the business plan I had. He has his own company (which is not even close to what I am doing). He registered it as a sole proprietorship. He is an engineer so thats his company. He...

Legal Tax Canada Business

asked Aug 28 '10 at 10:27

Bhargav Patel
784 points

I have been recently approached by someone, who wants to be a reseller for my webapp, blogVault. One of the things he mentioned was that, he wanted to co-brand it, so that he can mark up and charge...

Affiliate Resellers

asked Aug 28 '10 at 16:44

User3348
175 points

I'm getting ready to start posting on my blog that I've neglected for a while. I'm interested in hearing what are the best practices in terms of the mechanics, not the content of the blog. I've...

Marketing Blog Social Network

asked Aug 28 '10 at 16:47

Dror
1,833 points

I would like to find themes based on the call to action I need - for example, I need a theme with an email signup as the main call to action - any one know of a themes website? Should I build one?...

Website Lean Design

asked Sep 23 '10 at 03:04

Bob Cavezza
191 points

How can I ensure that my reseller and I are not talking or going after the same customer. This has already happened on a few occasions where we get to a meeting and they tell us that they are...

Resellers Distribution

asked Sep 11 '10 at 04:45

Danny
113 points

If I'm setting up a content-based site that I want to advertise on, is it typically better to use AdSense or should I look for an ad network that focuses on my particular vertical? Which one...

Advertising

asked Sep 11 '10 at 15:42

Javid Jamae
347 points

I've seen other posts that ask about creating banner ads for cheap, but none that focus on the actual elements that should be in a banner ad for a startup. What are some general tips for creating...

Advertising

asked Sep 11 '10 at 15:50

Javid Jamae
347 points

I love the idea of bootstrapping, but when I hear the bootstrapping evangelists talk about what it takes, they basically portray a lifestyle that only makes sense for a single person in their early...

Bootstrapped Seed Funding

asked Sep 11 '10 at 16:23

Javid Jamae
347 points

I am trying to collect numbers, to show how many people like my idea. I am thinking of making the website viral. I want to make it so, that when one person likes/share the site, other people see it...

Inbound Marketing Social Media

asked Sep 11 '10 at 20:29

Bhargav Patel
784 points

Most of us know by now about all the great programs and resources various startup accelerators or incubators offer. My question is, does it always makes sense to apply to one of these programs? is...

Incubators

asked Aug 30 '10 at 02:44

Ricardo
4,815 points

I'm no expert in this area, and I've heard that search engines can be very unforgiving when you try to change or restructure things in certain ways. What should I definitely NOT do? Are there...

Web Website Google SEO

asked Sep 12 '10 at 03:27

Javid Jamae
347 points

I have created an affiliate program for my web site selling single property websites. I have set everything up on my website to handle it and I don't want to use an affiliate network like...

Marketing Affiliate

asked Sep 23 '10 at 10:04

Craig
219 points

This is a question there in mind for long time. There are hundreds of free services in web which doesn't have any ads or anything. It's totally free. Angels are raising fund these company and...

ROI Business Model Business Revenue

asked Sep 23 '10 at 10:08

Sarat
134 points

I always hear that having a mentor is critical to achieve success in your startup, how do you find them, approach them and convince them to be your mentor when you are a nobody.

Mentor

asked Sep 12 '10 at 13:15

Ricardo
4,815 points

My aspiration in life is to become a entrepreneur and because of my background (4 years as a software developer) I figure I would go best if I start out as a technical founder at a start up. I...

Software Technology Founders

asked Aug 30 '10 at 23:12

Dont Judge Those Who Try And Fail
8 points

Can a company who has a merchant account act as a white-label "middle-man" between another merchant and a payment processing company like Paypal? For example, a white-label company offers an API...

Charging Payments Credit Cards Saas

asked Sep 12 '10 at 15:04

Javid Jamae
347 points

I'm interested in tracking many different aspects: Prices New / Updated Products New features Negative / Positive feedback Press releases Balance sheets etc.

Competition

asked Sep 12 '10 at 15:17

Javid Jamae
347 points