Questions

My web application offers subscription service to both individuals and groups. The subscription is per user basis. Most purchasers will buy on behalf of his company (individual or group). When...

Venture Capital B2B Pitch B2C

asked Apr 30 '12 at 14:32

New Tothe Game
8 points

I'm interviewing for a Lead Developer role in a company that is asking me to take a cut in salary in exchange for a share of equity over 3 year period. I'm not necessarily opposed to the idea, but...

Equity Interviews

asked Apr 30 '12 at 13:18

Marty Pitt
171 points

Right now my friend and I are two non-technical people that have an idea we want to make a reality. After some research online, we figure we need to get a prototype to show an angel before they...

Recruiting

asked Apr 30 '12 at 12:45

V B
24 points

My team has 3 founders: 2 technical & 1 non-technical. We just started a few months ago. The non-technical 1 is like the VP Marketing: has a few key contacts for our launch strategy, built our...

Co-Founder

asked Apr 29 '12 at 23:30

Peter
6 points

Should we get angels to come in after we have made a prototype or should we wait until we have an established base of customers? We realize that we can't go to investors without a prototype to show...

Angel Prototype

asked Apr 29 '12 at 14:57

V B
24 points

I am based in the US, but I would like to start an ISP in a different country. Would it be reasonable to find investors in the US? Or do I have to find investors in the target country?

International Investors

asked Apr 29 '12 at 14:18

Ayub
133 points

I have an android app that I made and it gets a few downloads here and there. It is a business coaching app. It is pretty helpful, but when people require more involved help, I show them a scree...

Consulting

asked Apr 29 '12 at 07:43

Genadinik
1,821 points

I opened a gourmet shop 3 months ago. The same people come into my shop and offer various kinds of advertisement, and products that they think will fit into my store. When they come for the first...

Advertising Customer Service Small Business

asked Apr 29 '12 at 05:35

Nadia1903
36 points

I am currently employed by my parents' company. As a tax saving option, they have decided to make me a partner. Does this mean I have to file a P45?

UK Partnership

asked Apr 29 '12 at 00:18

Jo B
1 point

I'm working for a non-profit company, and I was wondering what your thoughts are on the following options for the primary domain name: thexyzalliance.org txyz.org thexyz.org Originally, I was...

Domain Name

asked Apr 28 '12 at 11:24

Blacktie24
104 points

Lets's say you guys had a product you sold for $20. Let's say the product was for high school football coaches. What would be the most effective way to reach the North American Market? The only...

Marketing Market Research

asked Apr 28 '12 at 10:03

Mike
11 points

I own a side company creating web apps. I formed an LLC, registered an EIN and opened a business checking account. Recently, I sold a copy of my software for let's say $10,000. Now, since...

LLC Tax Accounting

asked Apr 28 '12 at 08:13

Luckytaxi
177 points

I am about to build a proof-of-concept website, and I intend to build on it using "Lean Startup" principles. I have friends and acquaintances lined up to try it out, and I will solicit their...

Getting Started Lean Customer Feedback

asked Apr 28 '12 at 05:14

Dan B
118 points

I have this brilliant idea for an educational gadget for children. I don't have patents filed yet but want to talk to VCs regarding funding. How do I protect myself?

Legal

asked Apr 28 '12 at 04:59

Kamal
1 point

I'm a website owner and I develop in Yii so in short, I think I'm working with more or less the "best" PHP has to offer (e.g. PDO, OOP...etc). My primary website (which is not built in any...

Software Developers

asked Apr 27 '12 at 04:04

Well Hungarian
116 points

I'm working on a startup based on my partner's idea. It's a social website. My partner is not not a technical guy but the one with the original idea, he had previous experience with a successful...

Web Design Shares

asked Apr 27 '12 at 03:58

Willvv
138 points

This is my situation. I had an idea and wanted to start developing it into a product. I brought in my first "partner" which is a guy I work with on a regular basis, I kicked some ideas around with...

Partnerships Agreements

asked Apr 26 '12 at 16:11

Binary X
208 points

I have been doing a lot of research and so far most of them say that charging for an app is not a good idea. But what about ads then? Should I include ads in my new iPhone app? Or should I go with...

Iphone Android Ads

asked Apr 26 '12 at 15:07

Jeet Robert
1 point

We've got a software product going into alpha release and want to invite some super users to test and give feedback. I wonder if there's any sort of steps we should be taking to prevent the issue...

Ideas Legal Intellectual Property

asked Apr 26 '12 at 06:19

Yarin
147 points

I trademarked and copyrighted the plural form (s) of the company's name. Now, I deleted the "s" from the company's name to go with the singular form. The logo is just cool fonts. Do I have to...

Copyright Trademark

asked Apr 26 '12 at 05:49

Zapoo
303 points