Questions

If my company is profitable and able to pay early startup employee at the market salary (compare to MSFT, Google, Apple etc) , should I still need to pay for significant amount of option to...

Equity Startup Costs Employees Salary

asked Aug 8 '11 at 23:30

Howard
126 points

A bit of background…. I have worked for IT consulting firms (B2B) for the past 8 years. More recently with Firms that are business a partners with major vendors. I have held just about every...

Sales Partnerships Leads

asked Aug 8 '11 at 22:51

Morons
16 points

It looks like all photos you can see on the default googlemaps come from panoramio. Is this the only provider? Can I create a website for uploading photos and show them on google maps?

Google

asked Aug 8 '11 at 21:43

Ryan
147 points

What is the best course of action in dealing with Domain Policies? For instance, if my company develops open source software at www.bestsoft.com, should my Domain Policy allow the creation of...

Trademark Domain

asked Aug 8 '11 at 18:10

Zima Filippov
6 points

Im starting a website and I am going to use a company to do data market research for me to determine the interest in my idea. How many respondents would be significant to satisfy potential...

Market Research

asked Aug 8 '11 at 09:49

B Run
16 points

What does it mean when a consultant ask for founders stock in a pre-funded startup for payment? Is it a special class of stock? Is it non-dilutible?

Equity Definitions Stock Options

asked Aug 8 '11 at 04:09

Jirad
105 points

We just released a Press Release that was a flop. I've been trying to figure out what that is, especially compared to the Press Release I sent out 10 years ago for a physical product I invented; I...

Marketing PR Website Promotion Press Release

asked Aug 8 '11 at 00:23

Slandau
203 points

Please check my thinking. Right now, founders own 100% of 1000 shares. We're willing to sell 30% of the company to outside investors. We want to set aside another 10% for an employee options...

Funding Shares

asked Aug 7 '11 at 23:16

W. Matthew Wilson
104 points

I have developed an iPhone photo sharing App on the App store and recently I started interning for a company that makes iPhone games. During my interview I showed them my App as part of my resume...

Intellectual Property

asked Aug 7 '11 at 16:56

Skafia
6 points

We build a profitable startup In 2 years without any outside investment we are building enterprise software(and producing hardware) for Customer Service Improvement in different...

Marketing Sales Strategy Business Model Enterprise

asked Aug 7 '11 at 07:06

It Samurai
11 points

I have an idea for two great logos and slogans that I would sell to two different companies if I could afford to get them secured through a reputable attorney. I have an attorney in mind. Is it a...

Legal Intellectual Property Trademark

asked Aug 7 '11 at 04:00

Troy
6 points

I have a static prototype for a very promising company. The prototype is not dynamic, just made to show how the site works. I need an investment to actually develop the functionality and get some...

Launch Venture Capital Angel Investment Prototype

asked Aug 7 '11 at 03:29

Dawson Whitfield
6 points

I'd like to get the information for Groupon or another web 2.0 company to see their revenue, subscriber, traffic, etc. curves for our business plan financial projections. They are a close model to...

Planning Business Plan Market Analysis Revenue Market Research

asked Aug 7 '11 at 03:04

Kirk Strobeck
80 points

I sell monthly subscription of a SAAS service. Currently, I'm handing out 99%-off coupon for the first month to new customers as a way to get them to get into the mindset of forking out cash. The...

Marketing Promotion

asked Aug 7 '11 at 00:45

Nick
173 points

I'm a web developer by trade but I work for a graphic design agency. I've written a subscription service (I own the code) that allows design studios to track jobs, allocate them to staff and track...

Marketing Advertising Web App Communication

asked Aug 6 '11 at 18:52

Jim Blizz
1 point

I moved to the UK this week, and want to start a company. A few months ago I registered a Limited Company with Companies House, and I am the sole director of the company. I was able to open a...

UK Bank Account

asked Aug 6 '11 at 15:49

George Brown
21 points

I develop web sites for over 10 years now (among other programming jobs), and I'm burning inside to start my own business, for a long time now. And, of course, I'm afraid to begin yet another "lost...

Getting Started

asked Aug 6 '11 at 04:17

Cawas
120 points

what is a reasonable equity size for very senior engineer (12-13 yrs) at a 20-40 person startup, the startup is supposedly profitable and has not gone through funding rounds yet and has been around...

Equity Mobile Apps

asked Aug 6 '11 at 02:38

User549164
8 points

Marketing your startup takes many forms. The classical marketing approach revolves around the 4 P’s: Product, Price, Promotion and Place. For this question and answer, we will tackle the Pricing...

Pricing Marketing Payments Subscriptions Canon

asked Aug 6 '11 at 00:54

Jarie Bolander
11,421 points