Questions

I work for a start-up company who has a client requesting that we place the source code for our SaaS (software-as-a-service) application in escrow. They're concerned that, as a start-up, the...

Intellectual Property Software Licensing Escrow

asked Mar 10 '12 at 04:54

Yuck
257 points

I'm currently using a 2009 version of QuickBooks Pro for my S-Corp accounting needs. They recently sent me a letter "suggesting" I upgrade to the 2012 version ($200+) as many of the features of the...

Tax Accounting

asked Mar 10 '12 at 03:23

Dave
160 points

We are looking for a CRM solution for a small software vendor. We would like to be able to manage classic CRM data such as: account, contact info, orders, etc. But there are a couple of other...

CRM

asked Mar 9 '12 at 23:58

Paul
140 points

I want to launch different web services which have different co founders under one company, And still keep them separated from each other? for example should one of the apps not do so well I don't...

Getting Started Strategy Legal Branding

asked Mar 9 '12 at 19:01

I Scotts
152 points

I'm a technical person, something is puzzling me. Why do owners of business startups have to pay themselves when they're just starting a business? It doesn't seem to make sense, because it's like...

Salary Business

asked Mar 9 '12 at 14:37

Chuacw
109 points

I was doing business under a DBA, then I became incorporated. When I incorporated, I applied for a new EIN - and got one. I have since closed that corporation and now again doing business as a...

Legal DBA EIN Corporation

asked Mar 9 '12 at 07:09

Ame
11 points

We have an online web development business with no true 'physical' address. We have incorporated in DE, I reside in CA and use my address for the contact information and my partner who is a true...

Tax Business Online

asked Mar 9 '12 at 06:55

Jason Craig
11 points

I'm currently in the final testing stages of launching the release version of my website. Over the past couple days, I've been testing the entire site on IE7 as it's a browser I would like to be...

Website Web Dev

asked Mar 9 '12 at 03:17

Mike Christensen
183 points

Are there any statistics that measure the success vs. failure rates of startups? The definition of success would be to attract first or second round of funding and failure would be to not get...

Funding

asked Mar 8 '12 at 17:38

Eminemence
108 points

I have a company with a primary line of business of Software Development consulting. Now my wife wants to do some other work that would be completely unrelated. The question is can I simply add a...

DBA EIN

asked Mar 8 '12 at 14:40

Karlson
1,779 points

I have a home business and clients will never need to come to my home in order for my business to operate. If I form my LLC in Delaware, I will have to register as a Foreign LLC for the state that...

LLC Foreign

asked Mar 8 '12 at 06:09

User16817
63 points

I am starting a mobile/web development outsourcing company. My development team (currently 4 developers) is moving to my starup from our prev. company, that worked in IT, but not in SD...

Getting Started Marketing Website

asked Mar 8 '12 at 04:26

Maxim V. Pavlov
217 points

I just released a small application (price 20 $) that is a sort of personal database that allows users to organize their Data( videos, images, files, text etc) following a layout defined by the...

Software

asked Mar 8 '12 at 00:54

Derek21
1 point

We are looking into best-practices to make our startup paperless from the get go. We are using dropbox of course, but what kind of tools would you recommend to scan, archive and share documents,...

Organization Document Management

asked Mar 8 '12 at 00:11

J7nn7k
108 points

For example, say I form my LLC in Delaware and then decide several months down the road or maybe even a couple years down the road that I want to change the state to Florida and form my LLC in...

LLC Legal

asked Mar 7 '12 at 20:38

Kay
9 points

Just Started a business with some co-founders. How do I set up a system so that: When a co-founder is unwilling to work/cooperate with the rest of the team He/she is removed Thanks

Getting Started Co-Founder Team

asked Mar 7 '12 at 13:27

Tommy T
11 points

I am starting my own LLC internet-based service business (this will be just a one man shop - me). I would like to try to remain as personally anonymous as possible (not because of anything illegal,...

Legal Legal Documents Name

asked Mar 7 '12 at 12:37

Kay
9 points

My scenario: I currently reside in CA. However, I will be locating to the state of Washington by the end of 2012. I (no other employees) am starting a 100% online service-based company, which will...

LLC Foreign Tax California

asked Mar 7 '12 at 10:53

Karen
11 points

we released a very limited version of our product but it misses lots of functionality. Our income will be based on retailers and there are certain functionality they will be looking for. And of...

Strategy Features Planning

asked Mar 7 '12 at 08:30

Altuure
103 points

I signed an NDA with a company, sent it back to them, but they haven't returned their signature (executed copy) back to me. This has been laying out their for 7 weeks. If I can't get them to send...

Legal NDA

asked Mar 7 '12 at 05:30

Joe
11 points