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My father left his job one and a half months ago after deciding that he was sick of having a boss and a day-job :-) I have a background in Entrepreneurship having started a small business before...
79 points
This question is related to another one, "Ideal office space layout - open or offices?", but I think it's worth a question of its own. There are many voices advocating that developers have to be...
Entrepreneurs tend to have great ideas but struggle to bring them to life. This seems to be partly due to not having the right skills to move beyond the idea and into the marketplace. Am I off base...
11,421 points
(Disclaimer: x-posted from my blog) I think a Silicon Valley founder team could scale up to 4-6 founders if it followed these guidelines: Adopt an authoritarian style, so you can make decisions...
43 points
My startup is working on a consumer product (manufacture, sell, ship), where we have developed a really great improvement over our competitors. We have patent pending status, and will be entering...
Are you required to claim ownership of the site by your company in the footer or the about page? You know something like "onstartups.com is owned by Onstartups, LLC" or "Copyright: Onstartups,...
I'm working to make a software startup and maybe hire/find a couple of coworkers. The problem is that i'm from Chile where the native language is spanish and it is somewhat difficult (expensive)...
690 points
You are working on your startup, but you still have a fulltime job. How do you tactfully discuss your startup with your employer? Or do you even discuss it? Will this open a can of worms -...
My work partner and I have just finished to built a new community website about sport. We also have created a Private Limited Company in UK (with the help of an accountant). We both don't know...
The person I have in mind is an early-stage marketing & sales person, someone who exclusively specializes in taking early-stage startups from a beta customer or two to some point of critical...
Everyone has their own moral compass... Some sell weapons in war-zones, while others think that selling candy is a bad thing because of cavities, diabetes and obesity... Where do you draw the...
2,181 points
Here is the compensation equation, as I see it: Equity - how much ownership one has, and when (roughly) it will be worth something Wage - how much salary one recieves Career - how the position...
26 points
Either angel investment firms or single individuals would be great.
I'm fixing to register as an iPhone developer and making the decision of registering as an individual or business. I will be the sole developer with maybe contracting someone to do some graphic...
173 points
I'm in the final stages of development on my startup. The site is built in ASP.NET using SQL Server 2008. It is a consumer-focused website that I intend to concept-test next month and gather...
1,196 points
Can somebody give me some ideas how the TV Video industry works? E.g. If I like a certain TV program which I would like to broadcast in a different country in a different language...what are the...
Does being somewhat detached from your business give you the ability to enjoy a balanced life and ''switch off'' when you get home from work so you can live in the moment? Is it still possible to...
116 points
Should we market our "Try Before You Buy" software as Shareware or not? I've heard that it may have a bad connotation and you're better off calling it something else. Should I try to avoid using...
My colleagues and I have just completed our first Android app. This is going to be a free multimedia application that can download/preview ringtones and wallpapers to your android. Now we need to...
141 points
What method of software protection do you recommend simply to make sure your software is not too easy to use without paying, but is not too annoying for honest paying customers?
