Questions

I have heard (and believe) that starting a new company takes huge amounts of time and effort. Having never done it myself I don't know where this time and effort is normally expended. Say for a...

Time Management Cost Estimation

asked Nov 23 '11 at 09:53

Tom Squires
1,047 points

I was reading through this blog post http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/72696/DON-T-start-a-company-yet.aspx and i totally agree and that is what I am trying to do. Even though I want to start...

Getting Started Startupvisa

asked Nov 23 '11 at 01:58

User995487
28 points

I'm currently a one man band in the UK with a few clients. I have a friend who is looking into working in an area which would be beneficial to my business, and which I would potentially have to set...

Employers Sub Contractors

asked Nov 23 '11 at 01:23

Neil
125 points

I have a business idea and would like to start up my own company (providing solutions to theme parks). I could write the software in my own time however im worried starting a business whilst still...

Getting Started Recommendations

asked Nov 22 '11 at 23:52

Tom Squires
1,047 points

I am having good success with freelance sites over the last three years. I want to take the next step now: create my own products and services, with the goal of generating stable cash flow, so I...

Marketing Co-Founder Selling Profit Sharing

asked Nov 22 '11 at 23:32

Arshdeep
99 points

So currently I am the sole author of my software product. Should I reveal that this is a one man army? Such as creating facebook pages, linked-in which shows that this is a one personell...

Communication

asked Nov 22 '11 at 15:06

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

we are 2 developers that have been working for a consultancy doing a mobile app for about a year, now we are ending our contracts. The enterprise that has contracted our actual/anterior...

Getting Started Entrepreneurs Team Profitability Cost Estimation

asked Nov 22 '11 at 14:33

Tyoc213
41 points

We're based in Canada and are in the process of naming our new business for registration in Canada. We're going to be developing mobile apps. However, we've run into some issues. The name we...

International Registration Name

asked Nov 22 '11 at 13:09

Anon1227
8 points

A friend and I have started developing an app to put on Apple's app store. Development is going fine, but thinking ahead, we're trying to come up with an easy way to share any revenue coming from...

Financial Team Apple

asked Nov 22 '11 at 12:17

Itai Ferber
123 points

I see sites that launch recently and they already have around 10 customer companies logos on their page under Customers. Some of these are logos of fortune 500 companies. How do you pull off...

Logo Testimonials

asked Nov 22 '11 at 12:07

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

Well, I have an idea, which I think it is very cool, and also have potential to package as a service. But it is only the idea, I need a product or service to make a living or earning cash flow,...

Software Micro Startup Software Licensing

asked Nov 22 '11 at 11:50

Ted Wong
171 points

I am just about to launch my site. I am launching it completely ad free. I am doing this for a few reasons. First, the site looks cleaner. Second, people may be more inclined to use the site if...

Advertising Traffic Website Product Launch

asked Nov 22 '11 at 08:19

User5765
106 points

Here's a dillema I am having for a desktop java application. Do you offer a full version with a 30 day trial? My concern is that people setting back their time inside virtualizations or somehow...

Trial Demo

asked Nov 22 '11 at 08:06

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

Here's the model I am thinking of right now: Total cost to buyer = (number of seats ) X (partial 3rd party license cost + app development cost + 1 year support & updates). Number of Seats...

Pricing Software Licensing

asked Nov 22 '11 at 07:56

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

To follow up on my post earlier this month on programmer testing when hiring, let me ask a followup question. Do you skip the programming test if an applicant has a certification in the skill?

Hiring

asked Nov 22 '11 at 00:34

Patrick Ny
300 points

Let's say that I created a business that somehow created content or news about itself that was interesting for 100.000 people to follow on a regular basis. Is there any very rough way of estimating...

Market Analysis

asked Nov 21 '11 at 22:01

David
1,567 points

I am currently working on a new start up, we have some capital and are currently "trading as" the potential new company name, through an existing business. My question is do I need to register...

Business Naming Trading

asked Nov 21 '11 at 18:06

Cubed Eye
150 points

I am starting a small business with a partner in a another state. We already have an LLC established. I have done some googling the differences for a business bank account at various banks. Wells...

Small Business

asked Nov 21 '11 at 13:16

Mitch
16 points

I have been working as an independent consultant for several years now. I've been fortunate enough that my business has grown to the point where i am considering hiring someone to share the...

Billing Rates

asked Nov 21 '11 at 13:08

Phone Developer
123 points

We have a fairly new product (v1.x) that is installable software, and which is charged as a once off payment with free upgrades to further 1.x upgrades. There is no 'annual maintenance'...

Business Model

asked Nov 21 '11 at 12:01

Marcin
96 points