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I have started my own software start-up since Jan 2011 where I was on H1B visa. I am also full-time employee at another company which is independent from my start-up. I got my green card last Feb...

Tax

asked Apr 15 '12 at 19:17

I Code
111 points

I'm having trouble finishing the Beta testing period of my software product. In particular it hangs/crashes in some laptops with low to moderate memory and speed capabilities. This problem is hard...

Software Launch Beta

asked Apr 15 '12 at 16:04

Nestor Sanchez A
690 points

I have a well paying job, kids, wife, and a mortgage. However, I got an idea that is not big, not hard, totally doable. I'm interested in the start up as a hobby but see it as potentially a long...

Getting Started Ideas Viability

asked Apr 15 '12 at 15:17

Forgottenkahz
6 points

I am building an web app for game developers to exchange artwork, code, music, etc., however I cannot decide how to effectively monetize this network. The most obvious way would be to advertise. I...

Monetization Website

asked Apr 15 '12 at 11:26

Tyjkenn
103 points

I want to start a S-corp. The company will not generate any income atleast of for 1 year. Probably after a year the company may start generating some income. I also have a fulltime job. When the...

Salary S Corp

asked Apr 15 '12 at 00:28

Ragha J
4 points

I am wanting to startup a software, app, games business conducted through the internet. I am in Missouri, the state where I plan to do work from. I did research and found that Delaware or Nevada...

Ecommerce LLC Foreign Tax Entity

asked Apr 14 '12 at 21:33

Nightmare
11 points

So I've got a startup with a three friends of mine cofounding and on board. We used to have a fourth. When we originally started and got all of our documents in order, the fourth girl received a...

Co-Founder Founder Ethics

asked Apr 14 '12 at 07:00

Sdchargers
26 points

I'm trying to come up with a rough formula to help decide if I should join a startup. I'd like to weigh my current pay vs joining a startup, taking into account opportunity costs and possible final...

Software Equity Job Offer Tax

asked Apr 14 '12 at 03:26

Nick P.
6 points

I have single-handedly written all code needed for an alpha/beta till date. Now i want to go beta and hire marketing professionals and a developer. For that i need money and VC funds. Shall i...

Co-Founder Finance Venture Capital Team

asked Apr 13 '12 at 23:02

aditya tiwari
8 points

I'll soon be releasing my software product. It's much better than some of the existing products out there. My competitors make it easy to find who their customers are. Do you think it's ethical for...

Customers

asked Apr 13 '12 at 16:24

Grant D
23 points

Is it possible to have a Section 83(b) Election when the only risk of forfeiture of the restricted stock is for unvested shares and there are no repurchase rights for vested shares (ie all vested...

Legal Tax Shares Vesting

asked Apr 13 '12 at 13:54

Jj.
29 points

For the past 6 months or so I have been working on a project with 2 partners. Here's the breakdown: Partner 1: Finance, marketing, sales, legal Partner 2: Product dev, design, branding Me: Tech,...

Legal Website Partnership Intellectual Property

asked Apr 13 '12 at 13:27

Miles
130 points

Last year I opened a single-member LLC. This is my first year doing the business taxes. Naturally, I have lost my EIN. (This isn't exactly true; I have a hardcopy, but I've recently moved and am...

EIN

asked Apr 13 '12 at 11:59

Poundifdef
114 points

I'm building a pitch deck for an internet startup. I've read other financial projections and pro-formas which have quite irrelevant accounting. Our main expenses are simply server costs --...

Sales Pitch Financial Deck

asked Apr 13 '12 at 10:53

Delos Chang
101 points

Possible Duplicate: Online Sales Tax: location based on transaction server, shipping address, CC, or location of purchaser? My company is UK based but many of my clients are based in the US,...

Tax International VAT

asked Apr 13 '12 at 02:20

Jon Winstanley
101 points

I have an SAAS product that competes with a number of others. I thought of an idea to create a duplicate product, that does exactly the same thing but with a different name and look-and-feel (the...

Products

asked Apr 12 '12 at 13:46

Mick Aus
11 points

I asked a question about this before, but things have changed. I developed software for basketball and football teams. I have sold 32 copies @ $20 each doing virtually nothing. I wrote a few...

Software Pitch Investors

asked Apr 12 '12 at 03:40

Mike
11 points

Currently I am stuck in a messy situation where I am the only designer/developer for the web driven start up, along with being co-founder, the other two co-founders (business guy and editor), are...

Co-Founder Development Startup Costs Entrepreneurs Website

asked Apr 12 '12 at 03:23

Izzy
6 points

If a company is already in bankruptcy, but wants to engage my services or buy my product, what should I be aware of? Is that just a completely dumb idea? What can I do to protect myself?

Bankrupcy Clients

asked Apr 12 '12 at 01:17

Larsenal
106 points

I recently registered a co.uk domain name which I was hoping to use as the site for an e-commerce business. After registering I checked companies house and found there is already a registered Ltd....

Ecommerce Legal Company Domain

asked Apr 12 '12 at 00:00

User20236
133 points