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Is there a best practice roadmap based on proof of concepts methods when you release a webapplication / startup as a 1-man "company" ? There are several options I have been looking at for getting...

Marketing Entrepreneurs Product Release Micro Startup

asked Feb 24 '12 at 00:05

Rubytastic
139 points

This is not really a question but a muse about what I'm thinking of a better way to monetize mobile traffic via house ads. Yes, I seek your opinions. If I were to have a "worldwide" popular app at...

Business Model Monetization Ads Mobile Payments Mobile Apps

asked Feb 23 '12 at 20:36

Killua
68 points

My company is developing a web application and we are about to release a developers API soon. We would like to promote our API to 3rd party developers so that they develop their own applications...

API

asked Feb 23 '12 at 20:32

Ita
81 points

We run a small SaaS startup and we're using GMail for Business. Each member of staff currently has a personal email address using their first name. For example [email protected],...

Strategy Saas Email

asked Feb 23 '12 at 18:26

Kosta Kontos
216 points

For starting a deals website, I would like to start by knowing how the deals websites operate( Example: Groupon.com ) in terms of profits. Let me put it in a clear way. I noticed this. I went to...

Payments

asked Feb 23 '12 at 08:49

Devner
108 points

I am currently working on creating a dropshipping site and i would like to sell core electronic components (resistors, capacitors, transistors, etc.) but i am having trouble locating a wholesaler....

Dropshipping

asked Feb 23 '12 at 06:14

Davey
106 points

I own a website that I've been working on for the last couple years, and I'm now at a point where I need to try and raise money from venture capitalists. I am wondering what the best way to...

Website Business Plan Investors

asked Feb 23 '12 at 05:22

Oobie11
105 points

The IRS requirements at http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98263,00.html note that one of the requirements for S corporations is that they be "domestic"-- what exactly does this...

Incorporation

asked Feb 23 '12 at 02:18

Patrick Kenny
277 points

I plan to incorporate, mainly for the liability protection. My business is Internet-based and the operational costs are quite low, so I plan to fund everything out of my own pocket, and I have the...

Incorporation Salary

asked Feb 22 '12 at 23:56

Patrick Kenny
277 points

US-incorporated companies are prevented by the SEC from soliciting investments in exchange for private securities. How legal is it to link to your startup's profile on AngelList, for instance?

Legal Angellist

asked Feb 22 '12 at 15:13

Dan Dascalescu
168 points

I helped co-found a company (with 2 others) that isn't in the black yet, I've personally put in at least 30k of my own money and have been in charge of most things. I've recently announced my...

Founder Equity

asked Feb 22 '12 at 12:08

Kevin
16 points

Maybe the title is not the best to describe my question. We are a team that we want to create/organize some startups under our company name. Suppose you have this scenario. Our company is named...

Strategy

asked Feb 22 '12 at 11:39

Nikolai
125 points

Possible Duplicate: Tax services for an almost non-existant corp Im a first time entrepreneur and need some help filing the tax return for my c corp as my budget is very limited for hiring an...

Incorporation Tax

asked Feb 22 '12 at 09:25

Fred
1 point

Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? I'm a developer who has been in contact with a nontechnical cofounder to become the technical cofounder in...

Software Co-Founder Partner Equity

asked Feb 22 '12 at 08:38

Fred
6 points

The new version of my business website is about to release in coming weeks which mainly includes UI improvement and support for some advance features. Within that time period, I don’t want to...

Marketing SEO Internet Marketing Promotion

asked Feb 22 '12 at 08:13

Usman Sarfraz
1,326 points

We have recently planned to launch an eCommerce Store. We have certain products which which we want to ship to the international market too. But when I choose to ship items individually it cost me...

Ecommerce UK Tax International

asked Feb 22 '12 at 05:37

Simsons
101 points

I'm looking to measure performance of a web-service, and collect meaningful information. What metrics should I be looking for, in order to measure how well the startup is doing? What have you used...

Recommendations

asked Feb 22 '12 at 03:57

Blueberryfields
426 points

Because of the nature of startups, they have multiple ways of proceeding with the product. this is the problem right now for us. we were planning to for go for global but now we noticed there is a...

Focus Ideas Startup Costs

asked Feb 21 '12 at 20:16

Altuure
103 points

I've been running my own online business and do very well from it however I'm looking to go to take it to the next level as i found there is a ceiling in my current business of mid 6 figures....

Marketing Startup Costs Product Release

asked Feb 21 '12 at 17:43

Jake
11 points

This question gets asked repeatedly every day on this site in many different facets, but essentially boils down to this: I made a product. How do I get customers?

Marketing Sales

asked Feb 21 '12 at 06:44

Michael Pryor
2,250 points