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Charging by coding hour

I was wondering and am having trouble finding... ballpark figures for what people charge by the coding hour (the market rate). I understand that there are many factors that come into play here that...

asked Apr 27 '13 at 03:23
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Random Us1r
123 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
3.93K Views
How do I add a new business partner?

We are a tech consulting company and our current group consists of four equity partners. We are interested in adding a new "business" partner, as our current partners are all technical, but we know...

asked Apr 27 '13 at 06:31
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Bd2x
6 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
3.31K Views
Need help to understand the pros and cons between open source vs closed source license for webapp?

I'd like to ask you for the help/advise to come out of the problem that came out recently in our group. We're working for 3-4 months on the web application similar to http://instagram.com/ or...

asked May 10 '13 at 22:06
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Igor
111 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.15K Views
Creating Continuous Income through real estate rentals?

I'm very new here but I'm happy to have found this site. I'm thinking of starting a company very soon that is real-estate driven. I want to get some advice/ consult from somebody who has...

asked May 11 '13 at 02:35
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Marco Trinidad
13 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
4.05K Views
How do investors feel about investing in an outsourced MVP?

We are a semi non-technical team, that has access to technical people that will oversee the technical side of the build. Our thoughts, are to use the working MVP to validate the idea, and hopefully...

asked Apr 28 '13 at 05:16
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Derek
164 points

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1 Answers
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Getting divorce after starting a company in Florida

I am a married guy in state of Florida and I am in the initial phase of my first web startup. Well, the things are not running smooth at personal level and sooner I will be getting a divorce with...

asked May 11 '13 at 04:29
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Coder
28 points

4 Votes
5 Answers
2.83K Views
Fundraising seed capital with just a business plan and no product

We have a great idea for a product in a niche market ripe for a paradigm shift on the way business is done. All we have is a kick-ass business plan with detailed projections, costs, marketing, etc...

asked May 11 '13 at 05:10
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Tim
21 points

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1 Answers
3.94K Views
Setting a stock vesting schedule retroactively

So here's the the quick summary: Three co-founders with shares equally divided. Started working on it about a year ago, got incorporated about 4 months ago. Now one of the co-founders wants to...

asked Apr 29 '13 at 05:36
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Neon Blue Hair
66 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.09K Views
which taxes my USA subsidiary will be subjected to, if any

i need a professional advice on the following situation: we are a Poland company, we want to open a subsidiary in the USA. The purpose is to buy goods from American company, and then export these...

asked Apr 30 '13 at 06:42
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User26050
6 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.53K Views
Valuing a business based on time spent

We are a small online business that has been running for a couple of years. We have an annual turnover of around £35,000, profit on which is around £10,000. We haven't spent much time or effort on...

asked May 12 '13 at 10:29
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User26210
6 points

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2 Answers
2.46K Views
What to do with leads on Linked IN?

We generated several leads on Linked IN through the ad campaign of our API. Verified that those are not bots. What should be the next step?

asked Apr 30 '13 at 06:56
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Max81
8 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
3.38K Views
Left my startup pre-launch. What percent equity is fair?

6 months ago I quit my job to start a startup with two other people. I'm the business guy. I worked full-time on the project from day No. 1, and made substantial contributions to branding, customer...

asked Apr 30 '13 at 08:23
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Ileftearly
21 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.44K Views
iphone app revenue statistics

Does anyone know if there is any way possible to find revenue statistics for iPhone apps? I am aware of how secretive Apple is with the App Store but is there any way even if its not very...

asked May 13 '13 at 05:43
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Dimitris
113 points

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1 Answers
2.08K Views
Choosing the right people for marketing the product

We have developed a new product that will hit the travel business soon at Pune India. One part needs to be installed on the cab drivers phone, and the other part needs to be installed on...

asked May 13 '13 at 20:43
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Siddharth
137 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
2.4K Views
How To Protect My Unpatentable Simple-But-Effective Product Against BigCompany

I have a simple idea (I think it is not patentable) that I have turned it into an effective software. It need some more effort to make it commercial. By the way I am not unwilling to sell it to THE...

asked Apr 30 '13 at 17:54
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Bahribayli
123 points

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1 Answers
2.66K Views
How improbable is it that a founder with student loan debt will grab seed funding?

I noticed that student loan debt is almost never mentioned in articles discussing the acquisition of angel funding and funding from VC's. I have a hard time believing that investors will invest in...

asked May 14 '13 at 07:19
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Mr Spock
106 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
1.97K Views
How to bring a simple product to market?

I have what I consider to be a simple and great idea. Like many people. Obviously, I won't describe it here, but I'll give a simple example of similar scale for answerers to work with. Say my idea...

asked May 14 '13 at 11:20
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Aerovistae
115 points

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1 Answers
2.05K Views
What are some signs of a bad fulfillment company?

Most of the articles I've read online give fair warning of crooked fulfillment companies, eager to rip of the first-time start up. The number one thing I've read is that "good fulfillment...

asked May 1 '13 at 03:04
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Pblock
133 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.72K Views
Legal consultation in India

I just started working in India and the firm,I am working for, faces some small legal issues frequently. Small things like boundary dispute, customers check bounce etc. Since we have offices at...

asked May 1 '13 at 05:05
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User899893
24 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
10.6K Views
Close an unused Delaware LLC without paying franchise tax?

3 years ago, I created a Delaware LLC with a partner with the purpose of running an online business through it, that we were working on. Before we ever got off the ground, it turned out the partner...

asked May 1 '13 at 06:09
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Valdemar Petersen
6 points