Questions

Lets assume the example of Groupon which is going to be public this year or next year.Suppose if someone invests $100Million in the company,will its valuation increase for the individual or for its...

Investment Investors Valuation Stock Options

asked Oct 3 '11 at 18:34

Himanshu Prasad
51 points

what do you think is a better style for market segmentation pricing of a software product?... Option A: By features (Spreadsheet software example) - Edition Lite: $100 (features: macros and...

Pricing Software Features Market Segmentation

asked Oct 3 '11 at 17:48

Nestor Sanchez A
690 points

Suppose I have a SaaS application which has several subsctiption plans (think "Basic" for 2 users and this much of storage space, "Starter" for 5 users... you know the drill) What will be the the...

Pricing Trial Saas

asked Oct 3 '11 at 13:57

Anton Gogolev
136 points

I'm considering investing in a company that a friend of mine has started, as a means to help him bring his plans to fruition quicker, and hopefully making a decent profit. The start up company is...

Investors Valuation

asked Oct 3 '11 at 10:37

Pearson Art Photo
138 points

I am a young software developer with 4 years of experience out of school and looking for telecommuting job opportunities. The position doesn't have to be 100% telecommute and can even require...

Hiring

asked Oct 3 '11 at 09:51

Andrew
18 points

I would like to verify the claims a small business is making, regarding ownership. How can I research this and see if they are making false claims, or misrepresenting the real nature of their...

Incorporation Affiliate Business Partnerships Relationships

asked Oct 3 '11 at 09:22

Makerofthings7
101 points

I'm a co-founder of a 2 1/2 year old early-stage software company. The company was completely bootstrapped, no outside investing, and we have modest revenue for being such a small company (approx...

Co-Founder Exit

asked Oct 3 '11 at 06:13

Dnr
170 points

Let's say our theoretical company has a SaaS product for which we charge $xx per month. The product is entirely web based and the backend includes GPL code. As I understand it, since our product...

Saas Licensing GPL

asked Oct 3 '11 at 06:06

Mr. Schwabe
147 points

Why would people search nearby area or their location along with the searching phrase in google? I know few of them, like user searching for a specific nearby stores.

Google Keywords Search Engines

asked Oct 3 '11 at 06:02

Web2jeet
96 points

I'm thinking about my own software house and I'm very serious about it. Right now, I'm in my first year of studies (got Bsc, pursuing master) and I have a feeling that I would have to drop out of...

Career College

asked Oct 3 '11 at 04:41

Lukas
110 points

In retrospect of this question, I would like some advice on tech startups using a coop model (as a workers' coop). Advice on charter and finances mostly.

Business Model

asked Oct 3 '11 at 04:04

M Pelletier
105 points

If I create a web service and the web service uses a desktop program that I bought to generate the output, will I violate the license of that program? the web service will be used by the clients....

License

asked Oct 2 '11 at 23:51

Ryan
147 points

We want to hire some freelancers in the US, Germany, Russia and Japan. The book "The Business of iPhone App Development" from Apress references an Imdependent Contractor Agreement template. The...

Legal Independent Contractor Intellectual Property Contractor

asked Oct 2 '11 at 20:03

Openfrog
111 points

Does anybody know of anywhere I can send a CV to and get back advice for what kind of business I'd be best to go into? I know how much capital I have available and my skills, but I don't know about...

Ideas Support Forum

asked Oct 2 '11 at 11:06

Chris Browne
108 points

We are a start up company set up 14 months ago. We were building few products which we could not finish yet. we plan to finish it in another 6 months. Since our initial budget were very low. We had...

Funding Investing Entrepreneurs Investment Strategic Investment

asked Oct 2 '11 at 10:57

Fayaz
35 points

Assuming one wants to launch a website with good reviews from beta-testers-users, is it worth spending money on Search Engine Optimization consulting/specialists or does a hacker with good IT...

Consulting Benefits SEO

asked Oct 2 '11 at 10:46

J Verstry
152 points

I want to start a drop shipping online shop. The products can be anything that could be profitable. I'm thinking about stuff like: Latex clothing Toys for children Japanese electronics like...

Ecommerce Shipping

asked Oct 2 '11 at 05:46

Herr K
292 points

I don't know anybody who uses a VA. I intend to use mine, for simple financial tasks, data-entry, basic research, ordering stuff and to do some of my communication for me. I have seen a bunch of...

Virtual Workforce

asked Oct 2 '11 at 02:25

Kristoffer Nolgren
113 points

i want to gather a list of online shop software that is closely tied to paypal. I've seen a piece of software that provides you with a cool interface where you can add your products and then...

Software Payments Shopping Cart

asked Oct 2 '11 at 02:20

Herr K
292 points

We have a niche business for a particular industry but with very good domain expertise and traction. We have a few hundred enterprise customers and over 10 paying enterprise customers after just a...

Funding Market Niche

asked Oct 2 '11 at 00:11

Kleine2
16 points