Questions

Disclaimer: I'm not seeking legal advice here, I will naturally seek actual legal advice before I make any decisions. I'd just like to know the lay of the land, if anyone can help. I'm in the...

Contract Consulting Intellectual Property

asked Jan 17 '13 at 11:47

Bluepnume
121 points

If the parent company wholly owns the subsidiary, could the employees of the subsidiary work on products of the parent company? Are special contracts needed? Thanks

Contract Employees Company Subsidiary

asked Jan 28 '13 at 14:56

Kate
99 points

I am working on a project in my spare time with a friend. The project has the potential to make money in the future. We want to run the project democratically and non-hierarchically. We have...

Equity UK Tax

asked Jan 28 '13 at 20:59

Erik Straughn
6 points

Our company ran low on funds about 4 months ago. We decided it would be best If I took on an advisory role and went to work elsewhere to cover my personal expenses. I have vested shares in a large...

Co-Founder Equity Legal Shares

asked Jan 17 '13 at 15:30

User23581
16 points

I have read several other posts on Money Back Guarantees, but none address my question, which is related to expense budgeting. We will be offering a service where we represent the interests of...

Finance Credit Cards Budget Expenses

asked Jan 17 '13 at 19:25

Elenesski
100 points

I am a trained accountant with banking experience. However, my real interest is finding technology solutions for everyday end user challenges. I understand business very well and technology fairly...

Technology Consulting

asked Jan 17 '13 at 23:56

Stella O
13 points

Scenario: Currently we are starting to sell merchandising products to our cold call clients by meeting them personally. Our vision is to build a company that has a site portal where people can opt...

Getting Started Manufacturing

asked Jan 18 '13 at 03:56

Parmanand
9 points

I want to begin to write a Software with my 2 other friends.I worked hard on c# for 4 years and they worked on it approximately for 1 year.Now One Of them got this project and want to make it with...

Software User Experience Income

asked Jan 18 '13 at 07:48

Programming Follower
1 point

So a bunch of friends are always pitching ideas to each other. One day, one of my friends does one of these "this would be a great idea for a site". It's blown off as another of his 'ideas', but...

Getting Started Pitch Website Micro Startup

asked Jan 18 '13 at 09:29

Mark Mayo
106 points

I am a marketing professional with over 10 years of successful experience. My specialty area is strategic thinking/planning. Recently a local company in its first year of operation asked if I...

Marketing Sales Consulting Compensation Commission

asked Jan 18 '13 at 12:56

Carol Hughes
6 points

I am about to submit my first app to the Apple app store. Let's say that it is called "GreatClock". There is already an app on the market called "great clock". There is some variable spelling,...

Iphone Apps Trademark Name Apple

asked Jan 18 '13 at 14:05

User35610
13 points

I want to be extra careful and publish my first MVP to a concierge early adopter. I would like to know if it is common to ask her to sign a non disclosure agreement.

Contract MVP Early Adopters

asked Jan 19 '13 at 04:26

South
176 points

Two of us came together to work on an idea for a web startup. We end up killing the initial product and a third person joined. A new product is built and launched. It happens that I'm the...

Getting Started Equity Legal Website Partnerships

asked Jan 19 '13 at 12:53

Nyxynyx
193 points

My startup is currently looking for a law firm to represent us. We have several offers/engagement letters already and have noticed that some say the bill is due in 30 days and other letters say...

Legal Lawyer

asked Jan 19 '13 at 13:14

James
8 points

If a startup is going to take venture capital, is it necessary to incorporate so shares can be exchanged to the VC firm? Is it the same with angel or individual investors?

Funding Venture Capital Seed Funding Fundraising

asked Jan 19 '13 at 14:02

4th Space
125 points

Our newly formed LLC (2 members) has a business checking account. It has a rather high international wire transfer fee for sending out payments from the US to overseas ($45). My partner suggested...

LLC Bank Account

asked Jan 19 '13 at 17:42

User23618
6 points

I will be filing for an LLC very soon (as early as next week) in the state of Tennessee, which does NOT require an operating agreement. I talked with an accountant for a couple hours last week, and...

LLC

asked Jan 20 '13 at 03:09

David W
128 points

We are a startup in Europe. (A Saas music web app + mobile app and we are now exiting from stealth mode.) I wonder how to reach US Venture Capitalists and Angels from Europe. We are incorporating...

Funding Venture Capital USA Europe

asked Jan 20 '13 at 18:49

Mike
113 points

I am developing an online management platform for certain type of business and I thought that it would be a really good idea to engage possible customers from an early stage by keeping a blog about...

Blog Lean Online

asked Jan 20 '13 at 19:27

Eyad
58 points

Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? I am one of three cofounders at an early stage startup. We have been working with an outsourced developer...

Co-Founder Equity Legal Salary Vesting

asked Jan 21 '13 at 09:55

B B
11 points