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What marketing materials could be created for presenting outsourcing company?

I'm focusing on direct sales at software and mobile outsourcing company, located in Eastern Europe. Our management is often traveling around Europe to meet with clients. I was wondering what...

asked Mar 22 '12 at 00:47
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Alena
6 points

1 Votes
5 Answers
2.48K Views
Microbrewing Commercially

Two of my childhood friends have started microbrewing and have a small following in their town. They were asking me if I wanted to join in since I have startup experience. I am putting together an...

asked Mar 22 '12 at 00:07
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Jeremy Boyd
110 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.62K Views
Can a business page on facebook sell it's status updates?

As the owner of a business with a Facebook "place" page I wanted to know if I could sell status/post updates to my fans to various suppliers of goods and services in the area? Having started a...

asked Mar 21 '12 at 23:27
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Jamie
6 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
1.78K Views
Company Web-Site

We are building up a new Digital Agency and we are creating our company web site. Because we have just started we don't have any clients in "Our-Portfolio" section nor relevant works that we have...

asked Mar 21 '12 at 21:56
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Massimiliano Peluso
172 points

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1 Answers
2.4K Views
Chances for non-U.S. founders to succeed in Silicon Valley

If you're based in U.S., it is not very hard to get in touch with the right people in order to transform an idea into a product. It's easy to get to conferences, to apply to different startup...

asked Mar 21 '12 at 21:21
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Claudiu Constantin
106 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
3.27K Views
How to evaluate a lawyer?

The business in various stages needs to have access to legal help. In my life I have talked to many lawyers and found myself basically wondering one thing: How to evaluate a lawyer?

asked Mar 21 '12 at 11:22
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Karlson
1,779 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.57K Views
Tax law benefits?

I am thinking about starting a small charity to help find and support the "untapped Genius" in everyday people or people that might otherwise just end up in a dead end job or unemployed. The...

asked Mar 21 '12 at 11:15
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Amin Brodie
39 points

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0 Answers
3.8K Views
How much money could I make with the following website traffic stats (Adsense, ads)?

I am going to start up a website in the near future and I am aiming to receive at least 10,000 unique page views daily (hopefully up to 100,000 daily). From what I have researched, a CTR of 10% is...

asked Mar 21 '12 at 09:55
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Jeff
1 point

2 Votes
1 Answers
3.52K Views
What should we expect in an accelerator interview?

Checked, but didn't see an answer to this: My partners and I have applied to a NYC accelerator. They have invited us to do an in person interview to determine if our project is a good fit. Aside...

asked Mar 21 '12 at 05:24
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Confused
11 points

0 Votes
3 Answers
2.94K Views
Founder Shares for new venture - when one founder is only an advisor?

I am starting a new company with a long friend. He had the original idea but we both developed the idea and spent approx equal amount of funds to get it to the state of developing and launching...

asked Mar 21 '12 at 02:45
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New Biz Guy
1 point

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1 Answers
1.65K Views
Foreign Outside USA, Incorporated, now what? (taxes and income)

Can someone describe me how I should pay taxes being foreign, any basic guide? If I can't perceive any salary, how do I make money as a shareholder (not american)? More details: I'm in Mexico....

asked Mar 21 '12 at 00:25
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Alejandro
48 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.35K Views
Need to include expenses you paid yourself on an LLC's tax return?

I may have made a goof here and want to fix any problems. I formed an LLC in 2010. In 2010 and early 2011, I paid the LLC's expenses out of my own bank account, using my own checks, and I had no...

asked Mar 20 '12 at 21:32
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User6492
1,747 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
4.13K Views
Can I get away with being a mediocre programmer in a games start-up?

I have managed to get myself a job as a graduate programmer in a games studio developing AAA games - but just barely. I was hired more for my ideas than anything else - frankly, I think they made a...

asked Mar 20 '12 at 21:06
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Sir Yakalot
123 points

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3 Answers
3.4K Views
Legally required to provide hard-copy of receipts/invoices?

Just a quick question related to my start up. Am I legally required to provide posted hard-copies of invoices and receipts to clients or are email PDFs sufficient (if I know they can receive and...

asked Mar 20 '12 at 18:27
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Anonymous
557 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
4.49K Views
100% virtual business, what city do I get a business license for?

I will be offering virtual business services online and could potentially be "working" from anywhere. Where should I get my business license? Does the city I get it for legally matter?

asked Mar 20 '12 at 13:06
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User16817
63 points

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1 Answers
3.58K Views
Startup equity share among co-founders: What is the fair thing to do

In a startup company, there are 4 people involved, and all of them work on a sweat equity basis. Here are the people and their role: Person #1: Helped shape the idea with person #2. One of the two...

asked Mar 20 '12 at 06:44
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Dave
1 point

4 Votes
1 Answers
2.87K Views
Can it be a good idea to lease a house rather than a standard office-space for a software development shop?

Our lease is up on our US-based office-space in July, so it's back on my radar to evaluate our office-space situation. Two of our partners rather like the idea of leasing a house rather than...

asked Mar 20 '12 at 02:31
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Frankston Ralphington Iii
133 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.56K Views
Do I need a phone number for my Saas application

I am building a SaaS app, it's a pure search and download data type of app so I am not expecting much customer interaction other than site usage and I am wrestling with the question of weather I...

asked Mar 20 '12 at 00:09
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Tim
670 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.05K Views
Legal issues for a donations website?

I'm about 95% into what started as a personal project but has developed into a nice website with some interest. It's a distributed-donation platform for donating to charities. Here's a quick...

asked Mar 19 '12 at 19:09
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Iamjonesy
129 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
1.77K Views
Selling Native American art

In our tribe, every single bit of what we put on something we make has a story behind it. It has some meaning. So it takes me several days to make Indian art. I sell the art I create at pow wows...

asked Mar 19 '12 at 09:33
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Tribaldude
6 points