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How to safely invest in a Startup?

A penny stock guy I know is always telling me about these companies he has help start up, and how he's made a fortune doing this. He telling me about one now that I can buy in for a minimum of...

asked Aug 26 '13 at 09:30
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Fred
6 points

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Method for initial marketing

We have a startup, which does accounting for tiny companies. We have successfully tested the service with success for a few customers. These are happy with the service and keep renewing. Now I am...

asked Aug 26 '13 at 16:16
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David
1,567 points

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3 Answers
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Trying to figure out the right lessons from a failed consumer web product

I created a web application that allowed users to share their ideas using a twitter like interface with some decent capabilities like location,search,voting and (ideas as response) , response...

asked Aug 26 '13 at 20:10
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Arko D
101 points

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2 Answers
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What is a valid US visa for an Indian cofounder in an accelarated tech startup

A friend of mine in India is a cofounder of a company in the US that has just raised 100k$ in seed money from an accelerator similar to YCombinator(very well respected), but does not have an H1-B....

asked Aug 26 '13 at 23:59
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Slartibartfast
106 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.78K Views
Market an app for a revenue share

I've built and published an iPhone app that I believe has a market potential. It needs exposure though. I'm an engineer and don't understand marketing very well. I'm thinking about partnering with...

asked Aug 27 '13 at 07:31
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Black Rider
297 points

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1 Answers
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What are the best "result driven" payment structures when outsourcing a large project?

We may outsource our MVP, and could use some input and advice as to how structure a good payment plan when using a service like Odesk, or Elance. Any input would be very appreciated. Thank you

asked Aug 27 '13 at 07:44
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Derek
164 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
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How much protection can the terms of service actually provide?

Context: (based in the USA) I am building an online marketplace for services and am wondering on how much protection I can get from my terms of service. I am thinking of starting this business...

asked Aug 27 '13 at 11:03
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Train
23 points

7 Votes
5 Answers
3.24K Views
How to answer "What kind of protection do you have"

Every time I do a pitch for any software idea I'm asked "What kind of protection do you have?" and it always stumps me. I've asked others and they don't have a good idea either. As a start up...

asked Aug 27 '13 at 21:48
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Keith Loughnane
138 points

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1 Answers
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Is a CTO mandatory in a startup?

We are currently facing the problem of deciding who should be the CTO. Up until now we have divided responsibilities and duties in the following way: a person is responsible for the frontend a...

asked Aug 27 '13 at 23:53
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Walbell
6 points

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Will a director's personal debts affect the chances of securing a business loan?

I am the sole director of a UK Ltd company (about 1 year since reg and turned over about £60k, no debts, loans etc) Before setting up the company i accrued a debt (which i am slowly paying off)...

asked Aug 28 '13 at 05:26
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Darkcat Studios
190 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
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How is the % of equity given to an investor divided between partners?

When giving a percentage in equity to an investor, is the % taken equally from the existing members of a corporation (partners/shareholders)? I'm asking this question, as I currently have the...

asked Aug 28 '13 at 07:35
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Daniel Johnson
11 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.2K Views
How to find drug discovery investors

I own 30% ip royalties in an undeveloped simulated set of treatments for HIV and cancer but I do not have the capital to run the experiments necessary to validate my results. Are there investors...

asked Aug 28 '13 at 08:58
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Caseyr547
113 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
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Dealing with missed/overdue payments for add-ons

We are building a SaaS product where there will be some plans to subscribe to. In addition to subscribing, the user can also buy some add-ons for more functionality. Since these add-ons do not...

asked Aug 28 '13 at 13:36
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F21
142 points

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Recognition of the needs of the majority when not being part of it (socially, intellectually,...)?

Disclaimer first: the scope of this question is not to create polemics. The question is not elitist but based on reality. I am facing this business problem: How to recognize the needs of the...

asked Aug 28 '13 at 18:03
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Data Smarter
1,274 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
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What does 'Reserve' investment means on AngelList.

I have seen reserve button on AngelList while making any investment in start ups. What does it means? Are such online investments safe? Does all the investors (small/big) get share for their...

asked Aug 28 '13 at 20:09
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Sandiip Patil
35 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
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How are partner contributions calculated?

I am just curious on this one. I understand that partners usually have to contribute capital. What is the very general calculation used to work out how much would be required to contribute for x...

asked Aug 28 '13 at 23:00
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Joel Cahill
11 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.54K Views
I want to start a limited company in The UK, as I am British, but live in Poland with my girlfriend

About 6 years ago I did have a limited company for Contract Work I was doing for 6 months, it was very simple and no problems. I now live in Poland with my girlfriend and found it difficult to get...

asked Aug 28 '13 at 23:19
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Anthony Kerr
11 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
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What's a fair share to give when adding a designer as a co-founder?

In the last 6 months I was working on stop motion app for Android. Now the app gets around 100 download per day in Google Play (first month) and around 50,000 picture was taken so far, and I'm...

asked Aug 29 '13 at 04:20
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Jimmy
111 points

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1 Answers
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Tax Implications of different profit sharing

Assuming 2 partners were to invest an equal amount of cash, say $50,000, but have different ownership/profit distribution should I be worried about potential tax consequences down the line? My...

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asked Aug 29 '13 at 12:28
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User27645
1 point

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2 Answers
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Collecting product pictures over internet, processing it and selling to eshops - legal?

Given that to be protected by copyright, a picture must be original/unique, I have read on the internet that the "product pictures" (of general use products like fridge, mobile phone etc.) are not...

asked Aug 29 '13 at 18:07
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Data Smarter
1,274 points