Questions
"They" have always said that, as an individual, we should have enough in cash savings to cover 3-6 months of living expenses. Have you heard of a rule of thumb for (small) businesses? How do you...
5,901 points
Which state(s) would you relocate to if you were thinking of starting a startup?. Why do you think those states are 'Startup Friendly'?
547 points
Derek's question inspired another question... for a small startup (bigger than a one-man shop, but less than a dozen) are interns worthwhile? In my experience, I've run into a few...
I am at a startup and we are looking to bring on board a two interns. One is marketing and the other iPhone Development. Looking for templates or website to help create a mentoring and training...
I have a start-up that could potentially qualify for non-profit 501(c)(3) status (an educational Q&A website for a specific branch of Psychology). The business would incur some debt and have...
631 points
i know some some of them please add/edit 1: selling products to customers 2: profits from adsense/clicks/ads 3: selling services 4: donations 5:subscriptions 6:
445 points
How should we decide how much we need to raise in a seed round? Our biggest expense is salary for the founders -- just enough so we can work full time on the company without living in our cars or...
422 points
I've noticed that a lot of software start-up companies do not post a contact phone number on their website. Even some seemingly established companies (such as 37signals) do not post their phone...
5,901 points
I have an idea in my mind, but how do i know if someother company is already working on a similar idea (espeically in stealth mode) or worse if i start working on my idea and half way through if...
445 points
My start up is getting ready to launch a retail product, for which we have filed (and expect to be granted) a patent application. The typical time for a patent to be reviewed is about 2-3 years,...
What if you were finishing your degree and you got an offer from a big company, such as McKinsey. What would you do? Would you say no thanks and work 100% on your idea, or work part-time on your...
333 points
If there is agreement with 50-50 split between two partners but what if one partner quits after lets say 1 year. How to handle that kind of scenario? Give some stocks for that 1 year work?
430 points
VCs are looking for extremely large exits. This puts a lot of pressure on the founders to succeed fast or fail fast. A small, self-sustaining company can be more rewarding, because it can be molded...
118 points
My company is working with a handful of private investors and we would like to see what a typical term sheet looks like. Does anybody know where I can find myself some sample term sheets that show...
152 points
What is your take on content-provider web-service startups (e.g. Yelp) exposing an API to their content? How does it affect the business model of the service and how can you monetize it? What...
23 points
Considering the fact that a startup usually happens because of a founder's initial vision. Is it a good idea to have a founder as one of the C-level executives of a startup company?. What...
547 points
In any startup there is always stuff to do. Lots of stuff and it demands to be done. And while getting it done feels good, working around the clock for a while is a sure way to burnout. So I...
1,146 points
According to Wikipedia, accepting online credit card payments is possible in Italy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debit_card#Italy. Anyone have experience implementing such a solution? Who has a...
111 points
At some point, we all exhaust our networks and need to look externally for talent. We're planning to do some specific recruiting around front-end and "all-around" dev folks in the next few months...
1,001 points
When you pitch your idea to a VC and he is expressly concerned with numbers: 1) How do you best determine projected revenues? 2) Do most VC's take into consideration projected revenues or do...
31 points
