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6 Votes
4 Answers
2.7K Views
How do you find a trustworthy virtual assistant?

If you are asking your VA to do tasks that involve your credit card, bank information, and other personal information, you need someone trustworthy. How do you find a trustworthy VA?

asked Dec 1 '10 at 16:48
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Joseph Turian
895 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
3.7K Views
What are the must-have books on brand development?

There are books for every topic which most in the field consider definitive or must-haves. For instance, for usability and application design, Designing the Obvious, Don't Meke Me Think, and The...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 16:34
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Calvin Huang
126 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.22K Views
What are good travel sites or online communities for small developers on the road?

What is/are the best website(s) for travel advice for developers that need to work on the road with a laptop in tow? For instance, if I am traveling through Michigan, what sites or online...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 16:03
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Wrburgess
101 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.23K Views
What is the best and least expensive way to trademark and patent your business IP internationally?

I am working on a start-up company to grow to become a big company to compete against some well known, popular, and in some ways powerful companies in the respective industries and markets today. I...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 15:23
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User5732
6 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.67K Views
Would I have to patent my computer systems in order to produce them and sell them to markets?

Would I have to patent my computer systems (such as desktops and laptops) in order to produce them and sell them to markets? Similar to Dell and HP would operate.

asked Dec 1 '10 at 14:43
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User5732
6 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.52K Views
Specific startup tax question and other starting advice

I'm in the process of creating a startup. Right now it's just a series of apps in the iTunes app store but there's a ton more I want to do with it. The apps were made available for sale almost 3...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 10:09
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Jan
143 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.75K Views
Once my trademark has been registered, how often do I need to pay a fee/check in on it?

I can't seem to get a straight answer when I call the USPTO

asked Dec 1 '10 at 09:59
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Startupgirl
26 points

6 Votes
3 Answers
3.72K Views
How do I find my potential customers (B2B business)?

I'm in the middle of building a useful (as I think) SaaS for small e-commerce stores. Before I got too deep into that, I'd like to find out if they are really interested. In other words, I want to...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 07:17
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Salmon
970 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
3.68K Views
SaaS: Billing and Subscription Management

What are some cost effective solutions that can provide secure billing/membership management for a SaaS with varying subscription options ? I am looking for something like aMember, but I think it's...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 07:16
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Kim Jong Woo
644 points

12 Votes
1 Answers
3.72K Views
Question on lean startup approach

I am coming across a lot of material (blogs, books and videos) about lean startup. The overall approach is nothing new but the availability of a lot more details, case studies and statistics are...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 02:45
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Birender Saini
271 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.65K Views
Is the Secretary of State the general office, state to state, for registering a company?

All varying acronyms of incorporation aside, what exceptions (i.e. particular states) are there to the assumption that from state to state, if I need to register my company (for whatever particular...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 02:03
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Mfg
246 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
4.48K Views
Choosing Windows Hosting company for SaaS application

This is basically a ripoff of this question, but for windows only. I am building a public website that will handle user data. This website is built on an Authentication system that I would like to...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 01:38
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Shawn Mclean
220 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
3.5K Views
What kind of stated support/SLA is a B2B startup expected to provide?

My service is a cloud-application monitoring service. My clients expect my service to monitor their enterprise software or websites and adjust computing power provided to them. What is SLA/support...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 01:34
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Igorek
886 points

4 Votes
7 Answers
2.78K Views
Falsify address of company on hosting website

My problem is that we're planning on using Windows Azure hosting, but we're from Jamaica. Windows Azure does not yet allow hosting in Jamaica. Is it okay for a company to falsify an address to get...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 01:26
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Shawn Mclean
220 points

5 Votes
2 Answers
2.67K Views
Marketing for the initial community of a community-based startup

My team is soon to release a new website. Essentially, the site is a collaborative game that relies on the community to be sustained. What are some techniques/ideas for gathering the initial...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 01:24
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Stephen Watkins
126 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
2.62K Views
What options does a non-native English speaker have when it comes to pitching ideas in Silicon Valley?

I've heard many anecdotes telling of pitches that convince investors at parties, in elevators, while having coffee, etc... It occurs to me that all of these pitches assume that both parties speak...

asked Nov 30 '10 at 13:51
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Blueberryfields
426 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.57K Views
Any experience with Rubicon Project?

I came across, what seems another ad network, but they claim to be able to optimize and fill your ad inventory better. Does anyone have any experience with Rubicon Project and do they indeed have a...

asked Nov 30 '10 at 12:35
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Usabilitest
1,698 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
3.23K Views
Sharing ad revenue with partner on same website

I am considering starting a website with a partner. Revenues will be purely ad related. Is it ok to use two different Adsense IDs on the same website/webpages? I mean: would that comply with the...

asked Nov 30 '10 at 10:13
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Tucson
714 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
3.94K Views
Do terms of service and privacy policy need to be drafted by a lawyer?

I am trying to do a startup web app and I need a terms of service and privacy policy. Is there any way to do it without a lawyer? Why I ask is because I don't have that much money.

asked Nov 30 '10 at 09:46
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Chromedude
202 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
10.5K Views
How to find leads for outsourced software development projects?

We are a team of Ruby on Rails professionals skilled to create good web applications. What we are lacking is the marketing side of the business and we are looking to talk to people/companies who...

asked Nov 30 '10 at 05:35
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User
16 points