Questions
We have entertainment website. Users geo is 50% USA/Canada, 30% Europe, 10% Asia, 10% Other. How do you think which signup form will work best? Regular signup / OpenId / FacebookConnect+Twitter?...
106 points
All, I am wondering whether there are tendency for someone to build a startup using the technology their former employer use. So do you use the technology your former employer use or some other...
1,342 points
I am working with a startup ad agency that has some very large clients for some large, complex projects. Many of their projects are subcontracted to other vendors and to crowdsourcing platforms,...
417 points
Let's say a Founder currently owns 100% of the company but wishes to offer 10% of the company to a part-time contributor. He offers a 4-year vesting period to that contributor with a 1-year...
76 points
What should I expect to pay for a domain name that is held by an owner (in Panama, for what it's worth), but is not used or well monetized? It's a single dictionary word that was used as a movie...
We have a application portal which has a high number of student hits everyday. We would like to start having selected advertising on this portal, probably have very relevant advertisers who would...
96 points
Let's say one of THE key influencers in your space loves your product. They write books, have a radio show, give lots of speeches. They've asked you what they can do to help. What type of things...
4,214 points
Is there any good reason to incorporate while you are still in development or bootstrapping phase? Or should you wait until the product is ready or when there are customers? Thank you for sharing...
1,342 points
Say I do not have enough money and need to get a part of my product done, is it possible to give a small part of the company, say between 3 and 5%, as a method of payment?
418 points
Tax is a strange thing to deal with. What's the most important thing that incorporated startups in the US should know about tax?
I'm investigating ad serving software. Google has a product, acquired from DoubleClick, called DFP. They've divided it up into a free "small business" version (too small for me) and a premium DFP...
13,482 points
Here is my dilemna I only have a small budget for a Java programmer and I keep finding people that cannot see the benefit of doing anything they just want a salary and a full time job. So I have...
484 points
I have a couple of people I would just love to have as startup advisors, but not sure how to approach them. One in particular has greatly impacted my startup and gave tons of solid ideas on how to...
127 points
How many social network profiles should I have and in how many groups should I participate? What is your approach?
16 points
I have found two completely seaprate niches, and identified the target markets for them both. I have comprehensive ideas and details on how the applications should work. I have a developer that I...
113 points
I think we are all faced with this issue: we got an application from someone and we don't want to accept it. The most typical case is for employment. In my project I get many more types and very...
412 points
We have a pretty static site on godaddy right now. I NEED to get off godaddy. We use wordpress for the website and I have the following requirements: we will publish our desktopserver app to...
8,346 points
Both I and a close friend are involved in separate startups. I'll cut to the chase. I am essentially a geek, and don't like "beating about the bush", or unnecessary "hyperbole" or "hype". I know my...
236 points
I am developing a product aimed at lawyers. I'd like to get feedback from them but don't know anyone personally that I can approach. Can someone point me to discussion boards, forums and websites...
345 points
If a company has overseas employees or even directors, how should they go about paying them? Should the parent company set up a subsidiary, and then transfer some assets to pay the employee of...
515 points
