Questions

With a single-member LLC what is the best way to handle business expenses? Should I pay directly out of my business checking account, use my business credit card, or pay personally and then get...

Expenses

asked Aug 5 '13 at 16:11

John E Watson
14 points

After reading couple of work-life & time management questions, I'd like to ask, how much did you work, especially in the beginning (hours per week). I've been making preparations in the...

Work Life Entrepreneurs Time Management

asked Aug 5 '13 at 21:23

Gspia
113 points

We are in a bit of a rough situation here. We have a team of 8 that seems to be committed to what we are doing. Most of them have full time jobs. Our start-up is more like a part-time or side thing...

Co-Founder Motivation Management Side Projects

asked Aug 6 '13 at 16:47

Noah
138 points

A partner and I have been working through a business idea centered around a website & mobile app. We've worked through the conceptualisation, version 1 designs, research and some very basic...

Equity

asked Aug 6 '13 at 22:59

Eagarmatt
1 point

A partner and I are working on a web-based service and have reached the prototype phase - I've completed a working prototype of the website and we are now in the process of refining what we have....

Getting Started Co-Founder

asked Aug 7 '13 at 02:02

Shereth
11 points

I have a small online retail store, making products for R/C hobbyists. The advantage of my product is that it is made in the USA out of quality aircraft aluminum, versus the competition, which is...

Contract Online Retail

asked Aug 7 '13 at 03:33

Chris
116 points

I'm thinking of starting a new educational institute. One of the plans I had in mind was to use a call center with a good ACD (Automatic Call Distribution ) capability, so that each customer would...

Software Business

asked Aug 9 '13 at 17:29

Saeed Neamati
153 points

I'm a college student who's about to launch a small web startup with my cofounder. The business plan is a freemium model where we'll be collecting small payments from users for use of the site. We...

Payments

asked Aug 10 '13 at 11:47

Kiljore Trout
11 points

Other than the setting up email's and a public facing website, what else can I do with my domain name for my business?

Website Domain Small Business

asked Jul 23 '13 at 08:19

Henry
109 points

When I note expenses for tax deductions, the IRS states that assets aren't considered 'assets' until they are in use by the business. As a new business, we have items such as computers, desks,...

Tax USA

asked Aug 11 '13 at 13:36

Cbronson
3 points

In order to float this particular startup, I need a prize mechanism that can: 1) take money from a crowdfunder like Kickstarter; 2) select a winning volunteer based on the funders' votes; and 3)...

Non Profit Crowdfunding

asked Aug 11 '13 at 15:08

Michael Allan
1 point

I am starting a new venture. An investor has agreed to invest into this new company provided that I transfer an equally valued Apple shares into the same company. I am told that this would not be...

Equity

asked Jul 23 '13 at 19:37

Rajanish P
1 point

I am an app developer, thinking of releasing an app development service, where I can charge my customers monthly or annually and release their apps from my account on app store. Will this violate...

Legal Apps Apple

asked Aug 12 '13 at 03:22

Happyhardik
101 points

I'm the technical co-founder at a startup. We have soft-circled nearly 50% of our seed round, are participating in an accelerator this summer, are rapidly acquiring new users, and have been in...

Equity Founders Agreement Founders Stock Options Vesting

asked Jul 25 '13 at 00:28

Sohan Jain
6 points

Is it wise to use a contract when doing business with friends? Even with close friends? I don't understand how to separate friendships and business. It feels cold and almost inhumane to completely...

Contract Legal

asked Aug 12 '13 at 17:01

Jason
123 points

I am starting a SaaS company which helps real estate companies manage their assets. I know a managing director in an investment bank doing business as broker to help the small real estate companies...

Advisors Conflict Of Interest

asked Jul 25 '13 at 14:16

Jhu
11 points

I am in charge of a game that is starting to get very popular, and would like to start a company or business. I am in charge of a team of 3 (including myself), but me and one of the team members...

Business

asked Jul 25 '13 at 16:48

Dasttann777
11 points

I am looking to build a website which, among other functions, aggregates credit card transaction information (namely the amount of money somebody has spent on each of their credit cards over the...

Getting Started Credit Cards Legal

asked Jul 26 '13 at 02:24

N00b
101 points

I was told that one of the benefits of doing a convertible note round is that you can do it on a rolling basis? Does that mean we can give different investors different discounts and caps? (ie:...

Investment Convertible Note

asked Jul 26 '13 at 03:27

Sam
11 points

I'm looking to start a new website. The website is going to have a subscription for a specific price. The problems I am running into is where to start first I have already started drawing the site...

Website Business

asked Jul 26 '13 at 05:07

User27165
8 points