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1 Answers
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Could the following be a good way to manage a large business?

As a consultant for large corporations my startup is considering recommending the following: Imagine that you have a large business with several thousand employees. Usually such a business has...

asked Jan 4 '11 at 21:14
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David
1,567 points

16 Votes
12 Answers
9.5K Views
Deciding titles in a startup

Before I ask, I just finished my undergrad degree in CS, so I have little or no experience in these things. So please answer accordingly! I had an idea for a startup and I discussed it with a few...

asked Jan 4 '11 at 19:10
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Abc
81 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.5K Views
Suggest web app for managing small business

I'm looking for a web app with CRM, ERP and simple accounting features to run a small software shop. Will be very grateful if someone could help me out with this.

asked Jan 4 '11 at 18:30
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Alexey Anufriyev
113 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
4.07K Views
How much VC equity stake for a product that is fully built for a mid-stage start-up company?

So I have a site that will accept subscriptions the first quarter of 2011. I have been developing this product over the past year and it is almost complete. I would like to use the VC money to help...

asked Jan 4 '11 at 13:31
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John
161 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
3.13K Views
Starting a wristband business. What type of corporate entity should we create?

My friends and I are committed to promoting a very specific cause and we have decided to sell wristbands to promote this cause and raise awareness. We intend to set up a website where people will...

asked Jan 4 '11 at 06:12
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A. Garcia
1,601 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.45K Views
Start an Open Source Development

I am a freelance developer and I basically develop ERP, graphics software, components, web and other such things. I always thought about an open source development of the software that I basically...

asked Jan 4 '11 at 04:43
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Vinod Maurya
123 points

7 Votes
4 Answers
2.58K Views
Starting a software company in a remote/isolated place

I am in Peshawar, Pakistan ... a place hardly known for software companies. How do I do it here or even online from here? I am capable of developing software, have loads of ideas (some of which...

asked Jan 4 '11 at 04:33
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Mumtaz
138 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.98K Views
best plan on how to open a new optical buisness?

My wife is an optometrist of ten years and is ready to stop working for someone else and start her own establishment. She is very well liked by all her patients and since moving from NY to NJ last...

asked Jan 4 '11 at 02:36
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Kacalapy
129 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.67K Views
Which page flow will have better conversion rate?

Which flow will have a better conversion rate? I am designing the page flow for a website that is a of a monthly subscription type. Here's the page flow options I have: Home Page (Try now...

asked Jan 4 '11 at 02:26
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User3462
345 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
3.08K Views
Should we hire a marketing firm to spearhead our Startup Go-Live Campaign?

My company is going to be launching our "go-live" site in approximately 3-4 months time and we have begun to brainstorm ideas for a viral marketing campaign. We are well aware of utilizing social...

asked Jan 4 '11 at 00:43
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Robert Dolle
118 points

24 Votes
8 Answers
6.91K Views
How to start a software company?

I have an idea in my mind, for this idea I want to invest more time and money in making it a fully developed product. So far, whatever small software products I have created are for a small niche...

asked Jan 4 '11 at 00:18
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Iamgopal
221 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.64K Views
What costs are involved in operating a Web subscription service?

I am in the process of determining the pricing details for a subscription service (I have the standard, premium and plus accounts) and I'd like to create a spreadsheet of what expenses are involved...

asked Jan 3 '11 at 06:01
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User3462
345 points

8 Votes
5 Answers
4.25K Views
Looking for an elegant and basic ecommerce solution

I am looking for a low cost, low volume, and very simple to setup/use ecommerce solution for a friend to sell home made goods (e.g. photo boards and knitted scarfs). There is likely to be little...

asked Jan 3 '11 at 00:53
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Mrwooster
143 points

7 Votes
2 Answers
4.11K Views
EULA for iPhone App

Should I provide a EULA for an iPhone app? I understand that apps are covered by the default EULA that the App Store provides but, during some research today, three apps in a row asked me to agree...

asked Jan 2 '11 at 15:28
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Kevin Lawrence
277 points

7 Votes
3 Answers
2.5K Views
Creating a Business for Side Programming

I'm an Android developer that has made money over some of the apps I've created in the past year. I have no corporate filing so I am currently considered a sole proprietor in the state of Florida....

asked Jan 2 '11 at 14:28
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Futon
46 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.81K Views
How to introduce an Upscale Nightclub business to a sleeping community

My partners and I are thinking of opening a nightclub in a newly growing community where everything basically close down at 8:00 p.m., How would I prepare a marketing & feasibility study to...

asked Jan 2 '11 at 12:02
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Desertvibes
16 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
4.18K Views
To avoid your emails being treated as spam, does it help to attach a vcf file?

For my online business, I need to send emails to my customers. Sometimes they get rejected by their spam filter. I try to encourage my customers to add my email address to their address book. Do...

asked Jan 1 '11 at 22:11
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Anthony
203 points

10 Votes
4 Answers
3.02K Views
Software licensing: Charge per-major-version or per one-year-free-upgrades?

We struggling for years with the best way to license our software and see two options: A) Minor service updates are free-of-charge and we only charge for each upgrade to a major new version that...

asked Jan 1 '11 at 21:40
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Droplet
56 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.57K Views
Can US LLC own Indian Pvt Ltd

Does anyone know if a USS LLC can wholly own an Indian Pvt Ltd company? I know that many countries consider LLCs to be sole proprietorships and therefore do not allow them to own Pvt Ltds. Does...

asked Jan 1 '11 at 15:50
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User6289
16 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.36K Views
Widgets for feedback

I have embedded forum software into our website using Yet Another Forum (ASP.NET plugin which you can see on our site at http://labslice.com/Forum/ ). It works just fine, but obviously needs a bit...

asked Jan 1 '11 at 12:46
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Simon At Lab Slice Com
106 points