Questions

Two friends and myself are developing a mobile app that we will sell on the Apple app store and the Android marketplace. We have decided to form an LLC to sell the application. Two of us are...

LLC Mobile Apps

asked Feb 17 '12 at 01:58

Frank
26 points

We are building a startup, we are a few weeks away from our MVP launch. We have had some initial positive investor conversations with an angel and a couple VCs. One large VC that generally doesn't...

Funding Investors Seed Funding

asked Feb 16 '12 at 22:15

Dmoore
11 points

I was thinking it all right to work on my great concept during my free hours and weekend left from my day job. however, lately, I feel I cannot use this free time effectively due to job stress and...

Funding Day Job

asked Feb 16 '12 at 20:46

Ned
1 point

I have applied for the registration of my company, but it might take around 3 months to get all the formalities clear. In the meantime, is it possible to approach any VC and ask for funding? I ask...

Funding

asked Feb 16 '12 at 16:27

Nitin Bansal
1 point

What kind of document would this be called? A little background: Party#1 is the programmer contracted to help build my website. He has signed an NDA/work for hire. Over the last couple months he...

Website Web Services NDA Legal Documents

asked Feb 16 '12 at 10:02

Kyle Berkley
31 points

I'm from Germany and want to run small events (around 50 participants) in the United States, which involve the sale of tickets (probably online) and payment to contractors which contribute to the...

Incorporation Legal USA Events

asked Feb 16 '12 at 08:05

Benjamin
16 points

I recently signed up for a membership card in my local supermarket. This membership card has a point system based on the amount you have paid on that store. For example if you 10 Euro of items you...

Benefits

asked Feb 16 '12 at 05:33

Nikolai
125 points

We had planned not to market our website that goes live in 8 weeks, but now going for the opposite. So we are building a website where users sign up and interact on the basis of XYZ (apologies for...

Marketing Launch Social Network

asked Feb 16 '12 at 03:50

Raj
24 points

I'm a software developer with MANY personal ideas. Many of my ideas get implemented by other people throughout the years, which means they are viable. A life style I learned about is...

Entrepreneur

asked Feb 16 '12 at 02:52

Nur Ne
186 points

Does Facebook's Terms of Service allow you to sell ad or banner space on your own tab page or canvas application within Facebook?

Advertising Facebook

asked Feb 16 '12 at 02:13

Mike Barwick
133 points

I live in a country where corruption and bureaucracy are widespread. Opening a business takes months and costs a lot of money, and will require one to hire somebody solely for handling all...

LLC Tax Accounting

asked Feb 15 '12 at 23:55

User
192 points

I'm going to start raising funds for my company soon. I already have more than a prototype website and can take payments, but still need to get a little more development complete. I'm undecided on...

Venture Capital Angel Investors Seed Funding

asked Feb 15 '12 at 17:59

Anagio
293 points

I've finally found someone I wish to extend an offer to as a business partner and make him a part owner in the company, only he's international. The company is an LLC based in the USA and this...

Partner International

asked Feb 15 '12 at 09:34

Marco Ceppi
126 points

If someone in the US holds a very broad patent on a web based process in the US, is it possible to create an offshore company to circumvent the existing patent? What are the possible repercussions...

Patent Offshore

asked Feb 15 '12 at 08:23

Darthg8r
114 points

I have seen some entrepreneurs use the term non-profit startup. What exactly is a non-profit startup?

Definitions Non Profit

asked Feb 15 '12 at 04:57

Tehnyit
144 points

My friend and I have invested $40-$50 k in a website we are launching in April. We have full time jobs but put all our savings into this project. We are done with the development phase and are...

Marketing Planning Startup Costs

asked Feb 15 '12 at 04:55

Raj
24 points

I'd like to put targeted ads in my free iOS application. My app serves a relatively niche group (say hobby fisherman). What's the best ad network to use? I've used Admob and Apple's iAds in other...

Advertising Niche Target Market Mobile

asked Feb 15 '12 at 03:59

Mr Database
129 points

I have built a product in the past 4 years for traders that is being used by a few accounts. I haven't done any marketing at all so far, the few clients using it are a few beta testers that have...

Marketing Sales Software Equity Business

asked Feb 15 '12 at 02:15

Joe
6 points

Does anyone have any opinions on the best way to promote a web application aimed at developers? We have spent the last few months developing an application and it will be released some time this...

Marketing Web Application

asked Feb 15 '12 at 00:47

Iconic Digital
108 points

8 months ago, my wife and I were starting to build our own business. We didn't create our own products, at least not yet for now, what we do is just reselling others product. We didn't open offline...

Ecommerce Website

asked Feb 14 '12 at 14:06

Kalingga
245 points