Questions

Me (software developer) and my co-founder (UI designer) are looking forward to build a SaaS startup. I would usually lean towards a 50/50 distribution, but in this particular scenario, the...

Co-Founder Equity Saas

asked Jan 17 '10 at 07:02

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

I have developed a website. If I go to meet an angel investor, he may ask, "Do you think your website is innovative?" I can answer "Yes." Then he may ask,"Suppose your website is innovative, what...

Ideas Website

asked Jan 12 '10 at 23:14

Steven
1 point

If one was to write a web application (commercial), what differences market wise is there between the java world and .net? Say I build an ecommerce application, would I be locking myself into a...

Software

asked Jan 8 '10 at 04:40

Un Startup
162 points

I have a couple domain names that I purchased personally. I have since created an LLC and would like to utilize these domain names for products created under the LLC. So my questions are: Do I...

Website

asked Dec 30 '09 at 11:06

Scorch
73 points

Some questions related to the selling of Enterprise Software.. It seems the best way to sell to Enterprise companies is to build a solution the customer as a consultant(ie have them pay for...

Software Enterprise

asked Dec 23 '09 at 01:25

Mathaix
510 points

My clients are primarily Americans. I want to open an LLC in US to let my clients pay me painlessly. I don't plan to have nor office neither employees in US. Which state should I prefer to...

Incorporation

asked Jan 4 '10 at 18:02

Alexander
16 points

What do you think about drawing the line between privacy and marketing? For example we're sending e-mail to our mail-list, shall we keep track of their clicks in the e-mail? Personally I hate this...

Marketing Metrics Privacy

asked Jan 5 '10 at 00:26

The Dictator
2,305 points

I've been running my business for 3 years now. It's grown substantially and doing quite well but I seem to be losing the passion of running the business. I'm interested in doing newer things but...

Focus Entrepreneurs Employees Business

asked Dec 30 '09 at 22:36

Sam
43 points

The enterprise software business is unique. What steps would you take for launching your enterprise software once it is ready? Thanks. Edit: Lets use targeting the manufacturing industry...

Software Launch B2B Enterprise

asked Dec 23 '09 at 05:23

Big Tuna
349 points

I run a website that attracts university and companies that offer program, service, software in a certain niche. I'll plan the site in a short time and have several potential clients contacting me...

Advertising Website

asked Dec 23 '09 at 06:27

Baraider
36 points

One of the issues many small companies in the US run into is wanting to hire an employee (who let's say will work from his home) that lives in a different state. I've found that some of the...

Hiring Tax

asked Dec 23 '09 at 09:31

Dane
1,866 points

Recently, my partner and I created an LLC and have secured about 30K in capital to start our online company. We are in the process of choosing a bank to work with and would appreciate some...

Bootstrapped Finance Business

asked Jan 5 '10 at 01:52

Scott Blanc
90 points

Many companies going to the opensource route these days. Jetbrains is one example of a company that opensourced their well reknown IntelliJ IDEA after been commercializing it. Some company has...

Marketing Open Source

asked Dec 23 '09 at 10:12

Jpartogi
1,342 points

I'm working with two other partners to get a SaaS startup off the ground. I worked on this thing slowly, mostly on my own, for about two years before approaching my partners. As a background, I...

Bootstrapped Co-Founder Equity Founders

asked Dec 23 '09 at 18:21

Brianz
223 points

We're putting together a dashboard that highlights some key metrics (helpdesk performance, website performance, distribution, reach, cost centres, digital asset volume, etc) do any of you have...

Analytics Business Intelligence

asked Dec 24 '09 at 02:13

Joseph Fung
1,542 points

I am looking for a tool that can monitor my website rankings on search engines like Google, Yahoo bing etc .. Is there any such tool around that is free ?

Website Tools SEO

asked Dec 31 '09 at 06:18

Varun
41 points

I am currently working on integrating and advertisement/advertising module into a online management system I am creating. The question is this... What is the best way to determine pricing for...

Pricing Advertising Website

asked Jan 5 '10 at 05:00

Theistand
11 points

I am on a work visa (H1-B) in the US. From what I understand, the only way for me to make money is through my employer. I've some skills that I think I can use to create a product (or website...

Foreign Visa Legal

asked Jan 5 '10 at 06:20

User2143
56 points

My software company is in Canada. We sell our software for download from our web-site. Most of our sales are made in the US, though we do about %25 of our business in Canada and Europe. We sell our...

Pricing Sales Strategy

asked Dec 24 '09 at 04:18

Joshua Knauer
43 points

I Googled my idea and found another company that has been doing the same thing for a few years. It's for somewhat of a niche market, but everyone I talk to (including potential clients) says it's a...

Ideas Competition

asked Dec 24 '09 at 04:49

Coder Dennis
691 points