Questions

I've recently started working on a couple of software projects that I hope will generate income in 2014. I eventually want to form an LLC, but I'll probably end up doing that closer to completion...

LLC Tax Business Expenses Sole Proprietorship

asked Dec 10 '13 at 19:30

Archagon
111 points

Web development and web design are usually used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Web design is a part of web development which covers a lot of services. Can any one give me main...

Web Services Web Design

asked Dec 10 '13 at 16:00

Rebena
17 points

When you have a startup that essentially does a Web App, there is a set of methods that everybody seems to agree on: Customer Development and Agile Development. Agile Development is really clear,...

Lean Customer Feedback Agile

asked Dec 10 '13 at 07:32

Philip
113 points

My husband and I are starting a food truck chain and asked my parents to go in business with us. We would come up with capital and all preparation and they would come up with operations and...

Partnership Partnerships Profit Sharing

asked Dec 10 '13 at 06:30

Daniela
1 point

I would like to know the advantages and disadvantages of starting a company in India in contrast to the United States. As far as I am concerned, I have seen companies (not all) set up in the...

Getting Started India Incorporation USA Corporation

asked Dec 9 '13 at 18:48

Java Technical
152 points

I've got my product MVP out, and I want to test it and get feedback. Ideally I'd like dozens of people in my target market (for this example, kids into games and fantasy books) to test it. I've...

Customers Testing

asked Dec 8 '13 at 03:42

Chris
109 points

I am in the process of opening a retail establishment. I am personally developing a phone app and website which will interface with a mysql database to display certain relevant information about...

Sales Planning Recommendations

asked Dec 7 '13 at 18:14

Plattnum
26 points

I have developed a SAAS application that I would like to launch as a free service. Will a free offering have lesser/zero liability vs a paid one? I find the thought of incorporation with all the...

Incorporation Saas Product Launch Liability

asked Dec 7 '13 at 06:49

Jarnal
6 points

I watch a lot of Shark Tank and Dragon's Den and I was wondering what are the consequence to give away lower equity than expected? For instance, let's say my company value is 200k and I'm offering...

Business Valuation

asked Dec 6 '13 at 12:34

Julian Livin' In China
1 point

I recently had the thought that instead of trying to find a cofounder or two, and promising them inexact amounts of equity (we never hear of 23.61% cofounder equity), I could instead just leverage...

Co-Founder Non Technical

asked Dec 6 '13 at 11:09

User258613
13 points

Question for all of you startups out there: What's been your greatest challenge? Or what have you needed the most help with? Creating a Business Strategy Raising Money (Finding and/or Pitching...

Getting Started Venture Capital Entrepreneurs Business Plan Business Services

asked Dec 6 '13 at 08:01

The Start Up Team
59 points

Here's my situation. I founded a company very recently (currently an LLC) and have no external funding. I also don't have deep pockets. This is for a startup in the US in Washington state. I...

LLC Equity Employees Independent Contractor Legal Documents

asked Dec 5 '13 at 18:53

Newbie
6 points

this may not be the proper StackExchange site (flag if you think it should be moved elsewhere; I did not find a mechanical eng site) but I have an engineering-related question. My dad created a...

Design

asked Dec 4 '13 at 23:06

Mart1n
104 points

I completed my MBA in 2012 and then worked for 6 months as an analyst, but quit my job to work on a startup. I am not a technical person so I hired a company to develop the website and we ran...

MBA Day Job Failure

asked Dec 4 '13 at 20:06

Kriti
6 points

I am working on a hardware-software combo B2B startup in Seattle. We've only been around for 2 weeks on a part-time basis. We are two somewhat experienced software/web devs. Together we secured a...

Sales Co-Founder Business Team

asked Dec 4 '13 at 14:45

User2990504
21 points

I'm fifteen, and I just created a product. I've got the code done, but I have no experience with the actually marketing a product. So, how can I, as a teenager with no money, promote my project....

Getting Started Marketing Solo Entrepreneur Open Source Publishing

asked Dec 4 '13 at 13:32

Dylan Katz
10 points

I've been pondering over this one for quite a while now, and after doing some research, nothing appeared to come up. So, my questions is, when you use a website builder like webs, weebly, or other...

Legal Website Tools Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Dec 4 '13 at 13:23

Dylan Katz
10 points

Shall i read many books about marketing/sales etc when i just begin startups? The reason i ask is because no matter what a great developer you are or best program/software/app you have - you can't...

Books Startup Costs

asked Dec 4 '13 at 09:37

Erjan
103 points

If I, by myself have programmed a website with a lot of contents, I want to start a c-corp to run this website. I will own majority of the shares but there will also be a marketing person and a...

Co-Founder Incorporation Intellectual Property

asked Dec 4 '13 at 07:09

User26315
6 points

We've built a homepage to help people suffering from ADD/ADHD by learning poems. The homepage is built for mostly the k8-k12 sector. (nice drawings, text for children, etc.)But our stats are not as...

Getting Started Marketing Sales Strategy Ideas

asked Dec 3 '13 at 11:12

Picibucor
69 points