Questions

My apologies if this has been asked before (I looked) and please point me to the relevant question. I put my S-Corp on hold for a while (3 months) starting in March. From January to March I was...

Tax 941 Quarterly

asked Jul 2 '13 at 04:37

Dave
160 points

If you are hiring the second/third employee for a Web based SaaS company, then at which point of interview process you expect that candidate tries the product? Immediately? Before phone interview?...

Hiring Interviews

asked Jul 1 '13 at 14:40

User84686
139 points

I am planning to start an online company, which would be a social tool, much like instagram and kik messenger, but I fail to see how these companies promise to return the investor's money. History...

Venture Capital Monetization Investment Social

asked Jul 1 '13 at 13:23

Jani Kovacs
75 points

I actually have a very nice idea in IT field. It is a large online game which is easy to monetize in case of popularity. I am also a programmer myself so I generally know how to start with my idea....

Getting Started Business

asked Jul 1 '13 at 04:40

Artem Moskalev
118 points

Should I form a parent company to keep it simple with administrative and taxes? One business is an online retailer, another is a niche sports studio, and another is a media agency. My train of...

Beginning Startup Costs Tax Business Plan Business

asked Jul 1 '13 at 02:40

Ohio Johnny
16 points

Can an LLC hire an employee from another country? The LLC will be registered in Germany, and I want to hire someone from an Asian country. I have Googled this, but have not found any links related...

LLC

asked Jun 30 '13 at 00:40

User1905807
14 points

I want start a business around selling baby related items to moms and dads. I have quite a number of friends who are going to get married/are going to have a baby/already have a baby. So I already...

Customers Market Research

asked Jun 29 '13 at 16:32

Graviton
871 points

I need to test the market to determine how many people are interested in subscribing to my site. The niche is related to "web design" and "themes". I would like to know if the project I'm planning...

Adwords PPC

asked Jun 29 '13 at 07:21

Pennf0lio
140 points

To those who are currently running a similar business model or who has experience, can you advice what are the crucial parts In running this kind of business? I've been freelancing as a web...

Outsourcing Web Services Web Dev

asked Jun 29 '13 at 07:12

Pennf0lio
140 points

I have a hobby/side project which I am quite serious about. I have been working on it for about ½ year, but have figured out I needed more people on board for it to become a success. I have found a...

Equity

asked Jun 28 '13 at 19:37

Dofs
73 points

I own a website and I sell digital content. I'm a non-resident alien with the US. Most of my customers are US based so I was wondering... Will I have to pay any taxes to the US? I have read that...

Tax Accounting

asked Jun 28 '13 at 12:24

Jose Rodrigues
11 points

I hope this is not the wrong forum for this question, but I can't find one in the Stack Exchange "family" that would be more appropriate. I have ideas for two web sites which I think will be quite...

Website

asked Jun 28 '13 at 10:14

B. Clay Shannon
123 points

I am developing a SaaS platform by bootstrapping with sweat equity while covering the bills with a full time job. I am probably 2-3 months away from launching a viable public beta, and to this...

Bootstrapped Equity Corporate Structure Intellectual Property Domain

asked Jun 28 '13 at 09:39

Shaun
8 points

i just wanted your advice on the following correspondence from a prospect (see below- i have removed a few references). I want to look at this as an opportunity and try to turn the negative...

Sales Email

asked Jun 26 '13 at 21:17

Herman Salling
1 point

How can I research whether or not an online community is willing to spend money on products that are within their area of interest? Is there a better way to determine that they will spend (or not)...

Market Research

asked Jun 25 '13 at 22:32

Charles
106 points

I am currently employed in queensland Australia and working for a company who delivers training to industry, they have developed online learning resources and a few websites for industry bodies. I...

Application Legal Conflict Of Interest

asked Jun 25 '13 at 19:54

Jonny
21 points

So i've been doing research on how to price advertising on my website. I have a nightlife guide website for a tourist destination where I highlight the most reccomended to go places, and I write...

Pricing Customer Support Advertising Website

asked Jun 25 '13 at 05:47

Sergio
6 points

I wonder how companies like Y Combinator are structured. Y Combinator is a seed accelerator, investing in and consulting businesses. On Y Combinator's web site, there is a list of partners. Y...

Consulting Corporate Structure Investors Shares Ycombinator

asked Jun 22 '13 at 21:58

Feklee
148 points

I'm developing a business plan for a free community e-magazine. In the marketing section, should the target market be the advertisers or the readers? Thanks

Business Plan Market Research

asked Jun 22 '13 at 18:47

User794726
6 points

Pricing is the eternal challenge. How can you get honest, accurate answers about how much customers might pay, i.e., what is the value of the product/service to them in dollars? What I've...

Pricing

asked Jun 22 '13 at 12:43

Clay Nichols
737 points