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I am looking to finally start an online food ordering service and was wondering what the legalities of the setup were. I would have an online ordering system for fast food shops. So customers can...
116 points
As far as I know YCombinator usually gives an average of 17k to participants, but do you get more funding rounds through YCombinator or you have to look for VCs yourself after?
204 points
Is there a comprehensive business database out there that takes variables for sorting? For example, if I wanted to say something like, "Show me all businesses with more than 50 employees within a...
128 points
I'm on H1B visa. Is it legal to register a LLC or corporation?
I've landed a few interviews for our startup that is about to go live at the end of the month. Would really love some tips on how to talk to the media folks (editors of the news technical sites)...
886 points
I know that Dropbox sits on top of S3. I want to provide a service that offers the first 2 gigs of storage free. How are services like Dropbox and Evernote able to pay their data storage bills...
123 points
Lately, I've been considering different ideas for new sites, but the first and biggest question is how to make money with a site. When I can't think of an obvious way to make money with a site, I...
149 points
Are there any sites that dissects a company's annual report as well as discuss its strategy, SWOT etc? If there is such a site, it will be a good opportunity for us to enhance our understanding of...
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A customer has found a serious security flaw in my software, over a year after their support period has ended. Should I provide a free update? The upgrade price is substantial, so I don't want to...
I had a software developer create a software program, which I copyrighted and then assigned to a software company (and LLC) that I co-founded. I plan to sell the program to the general...
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I am considering inventing a new specialized programming language, which should increase the human/computer communication speed considerably. I, therefore, have two questions: Is it possible to...
My start-up is finally coming together; however, I am in dire need of a solid sales team to go out into the market and attract customers. I want to pay them per store they sign-up. Can anyone refer...
We've launched our group buying app (no, we're not a Groupon clone) for online retailers about 3 weeks ago. Traffic has been okay, and we have a fair number of sign-ups for the trial. We've only...
30 points
I am a professional developer with a couple of hobby websites. I have been paying hosting costs out of my pocket over the last couple of years and don't really mind as the users have been grateful....
113 points
I'm about to release my web app, and want a basic document that says "hey, when you pay us you're getting access to the app for a year. We reserve the right to change the app in ways that we think...
193 points
I applied for a sole proprietorship business in San Francisco. I had to spend money registering for the business($25 for County Clerk's Office) and the fictitious business name($44 County Clerk's...
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Aside from Adwords, Link Building, blogging, what are some other ways to attract and retain a loyal user base??
136 points
If I have a consulting business, does it make sense to start another business (new legal entity) if I want to develop and sell a product? What if I have business selling B2B but want to start...
168 points
I'm going to be working with some friends to start up a few websites. It won't always be the same group of people working on each site. Initially we expect to make no money on any of these sites....
My LLC operating agreement details the cash and non-cash initial capital contribution of the members. One of them is contributing the source code of the program that will be basis of the...
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