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6 Votes
3 Answers
8.62K Views
How does Rovio (Angry Birds) make money?

How does an iPhone developer like Rovio make any money with a free app

asked Mar 28 '11 at 09:47
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Mike Walsh
745 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.09K Views
What happens if we set ourselves to be the registered agent in New York for an LLC

We recently setup an LLC in New York State with Legal Zoom. Due to a mistake on our part or theirs, they set our registered agent to one of the partners at our company office. We usually won't be...

asked Mar 28 '11 at 07:49
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Justin
20 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
2.92K Views
Blogging about your startup

Most people recommend you blog about your startup while building it, and I have a couple questions regarding that. Do you tell them exactly what your company will be doing? (ie. your...

asked Mar 28 '11 at 05:29
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Aslyesnow
214 points

6 Votes
1 Answers
5.47K Views
What are the disadvantages / pitfalls of incorporating offshore?

I am looking into setting up a company for a business I'm bootstrapping, that I plan to finance by doing consulting/freelancing. So I would like to set up a legal entity to do business. The main...

asked Mar 28 '11 at 05:22
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Mircea Grelus
782 points

8 Votes
8 Answers
18.5K Views
What exactly are the risks of using pirated software?

Adobe CS5, for instance. Is the risk solely that the publisher could sue, or is the property that I create with the pirated software also in jeopardy? And as a corollary, what if I use someone...

asked Mar 28 '11 at 04:30
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Amit
146 points

3 Votes
5 Answers
2.96K Views
Anyone have any evidence that keyword URLs (with and without redirects) drive traffic?

I am launching a web application in the Fall for parent teacher conference scheduling. I have some real customers already using a version of the product, I'm ready with a Coming Soon page, have a...

asked Mar 28 '11 at 01:11
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Keyton Weissinger
126 points

5 Votes
4 Answers
5.15K Views
How much traffic can you expect to get from TechCrunch?

Has anyone ever had a start-up which was covered by TC? If so, how much traffic does it send your way? Have people seen a significant SEO boost from their links to their site? Is their coverage...

asked Mar 27 '11 at 16:15
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Genadinik
1,821 points

6 Votes
3 Answers
2.45K Views
Examples of building an audience while in stealth mode

I'm trying to explain to a friend about building an audience before the product is built ... even while still designing the application. Examples of this might include, opening social media...

asked Mar 27 '11 at 14:48
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John Mac Intyre
1,086 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.66K Views
Business models

Is it possible to be a successful business and have a business model where you focus on website traffic with no ads, or immediate revenue streams, then after having good traffic introduce...

asked Mar 27 '11 at 13:25
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User8969
11 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.45K Views
Writing a Disclaimer

I'm seeking advice in how to go about writing a disclaimer for a software service I'm developing. The software program is to record client medical treatment forms. I basically want to say...

asked Mar 27 '11 at 11:44
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Emmanuel
118 points

5 Votes
5 Answers
3.05K Views
Branding vs. domain name availability... and the consequences to creative solutions?

With the introduction of more versatile domain names, people have been utilizing subdomains and clever suffixes to create more unique domains (ie. del.icio.us.) I've also come across others that...

asked Mar 27 '11 at 10:40
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Julian Lloyd
126 points

3 Votes
5 Answers
3.56K Views
How to get attention to an early-stage product or site?

I have an early-stage site that I think is pretty good. I won't put the link here because I don't want to seem like spam. But the link is in my bio. While I have been able to get some attention to...

asked Mar 27 '11 at 08:26
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Genadinik
1,821 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.64K Views
How are you using Quora to help you build and grow your start up?

Quora is becoming an increasingly powerful resource for startups. How are you using Quora and what do you suggest as best practices for Quora to help build and grow a start up while avoiding being...

asked Mar 27 '11 at 07:19
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Warren E. Hart
2,181 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.76K Views
How are you using analytics to better understand your market and clients?

There is an increasing amount of data that can be easily gathered about each and every interaction you have with your clients as well as an increasing amount of publicly available information that...

asked Mar 27 '11 at 06:23
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Warren E. Hart
2,181 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
3.9K Views
Where can I find businesses for sale?

I would like to buy a small business. Are there any sites that collects businesses that are for sale? I am asking about this in a general way, because that produces answers, which are relevant for...

asked Mar 27 '11 at 05:26
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David
1,567 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.3K Views
How can I reduce the costs of deployment of my web application on the servers?

I am a Java Web Application Developer. I have an idea for a web application project that I am working on. I personally believe that this web app has potential to become a widely popular website,...

asked Mar 27 '11 at 04:25
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Aklin81
125 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
1.8K Views
Micro Company started, do they need to incorporate, or there is a better way?

If one individual has been delivering services to other corporations. So far they have been paying the individual to his name "John Doe". The individual now is hiring sub-contractors, to do other...

asked Mar 26 '11 at 11:01
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Geo
268 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
3.49K Views
How to protect yourself from a subcontractor taking your client?

If I sub-contract, what forms, or agreements I need to make sure that my subcontractors don't compete with me in the near future. How do I make sure that my sub-contractor will not be hired...

asked Mar 26 '11 at 10:31
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Geo
268 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
3.62K Views
What are the most important personal qualities to start up and succeed in new business

I am a developer, and I've launched and failed once before some time back. I am still analyzing all the reasons our start up didn't take off (we were 4 developers). I wanted to learn from the...

asked Mar 26 '11 at 10:26
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Sanjeevakumar Hiremath
108 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.37K Views
Free and Effective Places to List a Startups Site?

I am hoping to get suggestions to where it is possibly to get linked from and/or get your business listed for free? I know of diystartups.com which is decent. Any other suggestions? Thanks, Alex

asked Mar 26 '11 at 05:54
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Genadinik
1,821 points