Questions
I plan on making my website a paid one and have a question about structuring the payment plan. Think of the website as an ecommerce site selling very low ticketed items (as low as $0.05). Since...
If a company (squarespace) is doing around 5-8million, how could they possible get a minority investment of almost 40 million? Minority to me means less than 50%, so that would put the companies...
162 points
I am a developer that has been asked to take part in an early stage startup (no investors yet other than the principals themselves). There is some code in place for the product and I would be...
123 points
So by this time you might already know I am working on a startup. I have a question about Co-Founder. I know your co-founder shouldn't be doing the same thing you do. For example, If I handle...
784 points
Does anyone have an idea of what a revenue multiple for a tech startup with a transactional business model would be? I know it would be highly variable, but any resources, thoughts or known...
417 points
I currently have a 2 other sites I have with different people. I am currently working on my own project that is totally different from those other websites. I am looking to setup a company as...
70 points
We have recently launched a website, and we are now going through the promotional phase of 'getting the word out'. One of the ways we are doing this is by writing a series of quality articles to...
236 points
My company does custom web application development. We build applications based on the needs of the client, so our projects really vary in terms of requirements. We typically meet with a client,...
I am currently planning a start up. I have got the following things done. Register the Inc. Make Email accounts Make contracts and sign them with Co-Founders Competitor Analysis Marketing...
784 points
I am an interpreter and business assistant. How can I ask for payment if there is no written agreement beforehand? What can I say to my client?
I know its easier to get backed up by investors if you know someone, but how can I talk to such people? They must be so busy with what they are doing. Example: Dharmesh. Sometimes there is...
784 points
I am building my own business and tentatively I will go into business interpretation, real estate market, travel market, and international trade market. I am trilingual and I like to travel around...
1 point
These things I am bothered by my business. You know, every one of us needs to make money. I decide to do it by creating my own business and preparing to do investment. I want to live around...
1 point
I have an idea about a web application type of website. I am wondering if I should make a mini site and allow users to sign up and get information about whats coming up. I can use the numbers of...
PA-DSS certification costs over 40K to get. Any ecommerce application that is distrubuted that handles CC transactions has to get this certification. Some of the rules are 'code reviews', which...
I'm preparing to do international trade business I will be in China. One of the main places to look for suppliers is Alibaba. Do you have experience working with providers/suppliers found...
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I resigned from my former job and begin to prepare my international trade business. Since it probably will take me a lot of time before I make a profit, I also provide language...
I own a software start up but I need to make some money in consulting on the side. I have seen many start ups and small businesses that could use help in defining their direction or positioning in...
484 points
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but can I use the logos of other services and companies on my site? Ie, if I wanted to put up a graphic of some services that relate to local internet marketing,...
417 points
I want to integrate (finally) a blog into our site (blog.domain.com) and also add a forum. I'd really like to avoid having my team build it. What are potential solutions that you can recommend that...
