Questions

Let's say a US citizen holds 51% of the shares of a company, and an Indian citizen living in the US invests in the company in exchange for 49% of the shares. Are there any legal implications to...

Foreign Legal

asked Jun 25 '11 at 07:01

Maume
1 point

I have all one-of-a-kind inventory, and I am struggling to keep track of it. I currently use an excel spread sheet, and have long descriptions of each item and I have about 300 items. Once I expand...

Products Computers

asked Jun 25 '11 at 04:34

User11503
11 points

I developed .NET application and planning to sell it on monthly/yearly subscription plans. At first I found that Plimus has licensing system and everything else that I need, but when I finally...

License Payments

asked Jun 24 '11 at 23:59

Miki22
31 points

What business models exist for mobile applications beyond the AppStores that are run by the platform owner (Apple, Google)? The standard business model seems to be low priced apps in 3 segments...

Sales Business Model Mobile Apps

asked Jun 24 '11 at 22:36

Johannes Rudolph
348 points

I'm a developer in the US (Maryland) with an LLC and an application that I would like to sell through my website, delivered via download. I do not intend to ship physical goods of any sort, my...

Tax International Digital Product VAT

asked Jun 24 '11 at 21:20

Blueberry
18 points

I am a complete newbie and this is my first question here. I was thinking of buying the help of some local web programmers to make a website and start something online. (I don't have much...

Website Business

asked Jun 24 '11 at 21:12

Munish
101 points

I've been working as a freelance developer for 10 years or so now, taking on projects and resourcing them with myself and other developers. All has been fine, but over the last 6 months I've been...

Sales Leads Prospects

asked Jun 24 '11 at 19:58

Ludo
108 points

I'm working on industry specific software. Basic idea is that I have big fat server somewhere, some web app. and mobile clients. Now I started to think about legal parts of this model. Reading...

Sales Saas Android

asked Jun 24 '11 at 12:55

Katit
276 points

I'm a coder so I still do everything by hand: find a web hosting company, write the HTML by hand, layout in CSS, graphics in photoshop and/or stock photos, hack it all together, get the email forms...

Getting Started Website

asked Jun 24 '11 at 05:12

User11476
141 points

I'm in the frustrating position of looking for a job after spending two years building a start-up that has faced terminal challenges. My problem is that my start-up had little to do with my prior...

Jobs Failure

asked Jun 24 '11 at 03:13

Howard
56 points

I know that internet taxation laws have changed for states in the past year. Is there a state that is more internet commerce friendly that I should choose for incorporation? I am currently...

Incorporation

asked Jun 24 '11 at 02:48

Laura
1 point

I want to develop a prototype to demonstrate to investors my idea in a practical way, hopefully securing funding to develop a full working product. My concern (however unfounded) is how I can stop...

Investors Prototype

asked Jun 24 '11 at 01:49

Sonny Ordell
197 points

I recently moved from Michigan to Texas. I did some research and i decided it maybe easier to end my LLC in Michigan and reform one in Texas where i currently reside. The laws are more conducive...

LLC

asked Jun 24 '11 at 00:17

Chrisjlee
195 points

Preferably specifically targeted for startups in Tech/IT. I seem to find a lot about large corporations, but very little good literature about scaling from a small/midsize into a large...

Management Books Organization Scaling

asked Jun 23 '11 at 23:05

John Sjölander
2,082 points

Ok im having trouble finding a company name that also has an available domain name. Now I want to know is it ok if I just register a company and than try and find a domain name that us not my...

Branding Naming Internet Marketing

asked Jun 23 '11 at 19:45

I Scotts
152 points

I'm just wondering generally whether it is viable to run, say a blog, targeted to US audience from some other country and use paypal or other online services when dealing with advertisers and other...

Website International

asked Jun 23 '11 at 19:30

Ende San
3 points

I'm currently based in singapore. I have noticed that most startup, especially those that grow into super successful giants are mostly from US: facebook, groupon, linkedin. Or maybe because I'm...

Success USA

asked Jun 23 '11 at 16:43

Melaos
131 points

Are NDAs a safe thing to do when hiring out of the country? I'm hiring freelancers to do some mobile programming work, and they reside in France. They have, very kindly, signed the NDA I provided...

Hiring Legal NDA Legal Documents

asked Jun 23 '11 at 11:27

Zakman411
174 points

One of my co-founders is suggesting that we split equity based upon the number of hours each person puts in until we obtain funding and begin drawing salaries. In other words, each person would be...

Equity Shares

asked Jun 23 '11 at 10:08

A Fake Username
86 points

My partner and I want to open a franchise restaurant. I primarily want to incorporate to protect against random lawsuits. We haven't decided between fully funding ourselves or seeking investors. If...

LLC Corporate Structure Investors Corporation

asked Jun 23 '11 at 05:33

Jhlu87
111 points