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Payment Solution Nightmare

I have a small problem - trying to figure out a way of doing the following: Accept payments without redirecting Take staged payments (it's a subscription service) When the payment is pulled on a...

asked Oct 15 '13 at 23:29
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Josh
11 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.71K Views
How should I reply to important people for my company if they write their emails unprofessionally?

I have received and email from a potentially important person for my company. I don't mean the daily spam. I mean verified bigger company CEO. And this email is written in a style you would expect...

asked Oct 15 '13 at 19:59
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578841441
111 points

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1 Answers
2.25K Views
Legal aspects of making a for-profit website?

Disclaimer: I've crossposted on Reddit. I'll preface this by saying that I'm in Canada, so some of the legal aspects might differ from the US, but I'm sure lots of them carry across. I'm...

asked Oct 15 '13 at 13:50
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Jmite
101 points

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1 Answers
2.56K Views
what costs to factor and how much to charge monthly

what costs do I need to consider and factor into my total cost when determining how much to charge for a subscription service? I am developing a web based application with various subscription...

asked Oct 15 '13 at 11:58
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Mike Mc Mahon
103 points

5 Votes
4 Answers
3.02K Views
What's a better subscription pricing model: per-user, or multi-user packages?

I'm currently working on a web application that will be used by medical clinics. We're discussing the pricing model we're going to use. We've already decided to go with a monthly subscription...

asked Oct 14 '13 at 23:22
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Jonathan
126 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.19K Views
Partnering with an established company on a revenue sharing basis

I have been building a web service over the last year, and I have recently been in discussions with an established international company, on customising and licensing my web service to sell to a...

asked Oct 14 '13 at 13:24
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Evil Raat
116 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.6K Views
Why some websites give access to their data through REST APIs?

Quite a lot of websites (glassdoor for example) give access to data about jobs, salaries, etc. through a REST API. So basically I can make an API call, get results and show the data on my website....

asked Oct 14 '13 at 04:54
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Victor
137 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.97K Views
How one can make money hosting open source software

I have read that for open source software developers, 3 common ways to make money are hosting, consulting, and support. I understand support and consulting but what is hosting? When I read...

asked Oct 14 '13 at 03:25
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Victor
137 points

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2 Answers
2.58K Views
Determining the number of sales at a given price point

I wish to develop a few jquery plugins and sell them on a site like http://codecanyon.net. My question is, before developing a plugin, are there at least some guidelines as to estimating the...

asked Oct 14 '13 at 01:59
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Victor
137 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.73K Views
Ad Sense vs. YouTube

My understanding is that you can get paid per thousand views of YouTube videos. My understanding is that you get something slightly different with ad sense, where you get a cut of number of click...

asked Oct 14 '13 at 00:44
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James Oravec
115 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.87K Views
How to Get Online Donations with For Profit Business

I see various sites which ask for donations which look to be for profit. When I looked at PayPal's website their donate button seems to be specific for non-profit organizations. The reason I ask...

asked Oct 13 '13 at 08:36
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James Oravec
115 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
2.03K Views
Do I need any permit from US government for my startup website?

We have just finished and launched our web project. It is a kind of social platform for companies one of its tasks also enable companies to publish jobs advertisements. Every country would have a...

asked Oct 11 '13 at 23:44
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Disconnect25
16 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.33K Views
Must I Register (as) a Company to Work Freelance / for Myself (in the UK)?

I would like to know whether or not I must register (as) a (limited?) company in order to provide services, or if I must register for self assessment; I'm a little confused about this and am not...

asked Oct 11 '13 at 17:10
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Snooker Fan
113 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.14K Views
Do all parties in a Venture round get an equal stake for their money

When you hear about a "$10M Series X round lead by X" and see that it is a consortium of 5 different funds / investors do all the parties get an equal stake for their share. ie. if there where 5...

asked Oct 11 '13 at 06:02
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Sam
123 points

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1 Answers
1.89K Views
Protecting the customer after using our service and avoiding system abuse?

would really appreciate some help on some difficulties I am facing: We are developing a service which connects customers with service providers on an agreed price. The customer puts up a price...

asked Oct 11 '13 at 03:58
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Chuck
113 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.31K Views
Are there any hidden gotchas to choosing different fiscal year?

I'm setting up a C-Corporation (its Mid October at time of this writing) and planning a Kickstarter project projecting to raise $100k in funds by late November. As I understanding, KS funds are...

asked Oct 10 '13 at 04:13
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Michael Lang
16 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
2.74K Views
BigCo vs Freelancing.. and then Startup

I'm in a bit of a pickle - I'm trying to build a startup, solo, to start - I'm burning the late night oil at nights and weekends. I currently have a well paying job in IT at a top 10 online...

asked Oct 9 '13 at 23:39
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Code Talk
253 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.42K Views
Do subscription websites require a DBA?

I have a content website I will begin charging a monthly subscription fee for soon. The receipt the members receive each month will have the website's name on it, my name is not in the website name...

asked Oct 9 '13 at 23:09
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Chad
108 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
4.11K Views
How much equity co-founder in a CTO position (for an existing StartUp) should get

I am wondering how much equity (in percentage) should I demand for a co-founder CTO position in a start-up which opened 7 months ago? Here are some details on the start-up: = The main founder is...

asked Oct 9 '13 at 22:20
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Uri
106 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.11K Views
How much should I pay for this domain?

I found the perfect domain name for my startup idea. But, how do I know how much to pay for it? It's currently at auction on GoDaddy, and the auction ends Oct 11. The owner is asking $60, but I...

asked Oct 9 '13 at 19:38
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Sam
108 points