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Close an unused Delaware LLC without paying franchise tax?

3 years ago, I created a Delaware LLC with a partner with the purpose of running an online business through it, that we were working on. Before we ever got off the ground, it turned out the partner...

asked May 1 '13 at 06:09
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Valdemar Petersen
6 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.58K Views
Legal consultation in India

I just started working in India and the firm,I am working for, faces some small legal issues frequently. Small things like boundary dispute, customers check bounce etc. Since we have offices at...

asked May 1 '13 at 05:05
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User899893
24 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
1.92K Views
What are some signs of a bad fulfillment company?

Most of the articles I've read online give fair warning of crooked fulfillment companies, eager to rip of the first-time start up. The number one thing I've read is that "good fulfillment...

asked May 1 '13 at 03:04
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Pblock
133 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
2.23K Views
How To Protect My Unpatentable Simple-But-Effective Product Against BigCompany

I have a simple idea (I think it is not patentable) that I have turned it into an effective software. It need some more effort to make it commercial. By the way I am not unwilling to sell it to THE...

asked Apr 30 '13 at 17:54
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Bahribayli
123 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
3.23K Views
Left my startup pre-launch. What percent equity is fair?

6 months ago I quit my job to start a startup with two other people. I'm the business guy. I worked full-time on the project from day No. 1, and made substantial contributions to branding, customer...

asked Apr 30 '13 at 08:23
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Ileftearly
21 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.31K Views
What to do with leads on Linked IN?

We generated several leads on Linked IN through the ad campaign of our API. Verified that those are not bots. What should be the next step?

asked Apr 30 '13 at 06:56
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Max81
8 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
1.95K Views
which taxes my USA subsidiary will be subjected to, if any

i need a professional advice on the following situation: we are a Poland company, we want to open a subsidiary in the USA. The purpose is to buy goods from American company, and then export these...

asked Apr 30 '13 at 06:42
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User26050
6 points

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1 Answers
3.76K Views
Setting a stock vesting schedule retroactively

So here's the the quick summary: Three co-founders with shares equally divided. Started working on it about a year ago, got incorporated about 4 months ago. Now one of the co-founders wants to...

asked Apr 29 '13 at 05:36
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Neon Blue Hair
66 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
3.9K Views
How do investors feel about investing in an outsourced MVP?

We are a semi non-technical team, that has access to technical people that will oversee the technical side of the build. Our thoughts, are to use the working MVP to validate the idea, and hopefully...

asked Apr 28 '13 at 05:16
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Derek
164 points

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2 Answers
3.78K Views
How do I add a new business partner?

We are a tech consulting company and our current group consists of four equity partners. We are interested in adding a new "business" partner, as our current partners are all technical, but we know...

asked Apr 27 '13 at 06:31
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Bd2x
6 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.84K Views
Charging by coding hour

I was wondering and am having trouble finding... ballpark figures for what people charge by the coding hour (the market rate). I understand that there are many factors that come into play here that...

asked Apr 27 '13 at 03:23
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Random Us1r
123 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.03K Views
Software Company Drops Our Company From Service

We have a contact with a software company that is becoming a hot issue -- it's renewal time. The contract allows the 3rd party to drop us at will after we've paid our licensing fees for 5 years...

asked Apr 27 '13 at 03:10
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Snake Doc
179 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.78K Views
about launching concurrent projects

yes, I have a couple of them that I do not want to give up any. Supposing they all got very positive feedback from very initial surveys, I would like to request your views on the possibility of...

asked Apr 27 '13 at 01:07
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Menesa
6 points

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1 Answers
3.38K Views
SellerĀ“s Permit in Delaware LLC for Non US resident?

I have recently received my Delaware LLC papers from my registered agent,I am a non US Citizen nor residetnt,the Delaware LLC can be own by non US Citzens with sole propietorship and has no sales...

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asked Apr 26 '13 at 10:17
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Valente
1 point

3 Votes
4 Answers
10.6K Views
How to keep coupons from being duplicated

I am running a company and have seen groupon work for some other biz owners I know. But I was thinking about running a small promo for myself and giving out coupons but am not sure how to keep my...

asked Apr 26 '13 at 08:14
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Tj Sherrill
129 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.42K Views
Using my kids as models

I've recently started a photography business, not because I can take pictures with my phone and instagram, a legitimate business. How will the tax man feel about me employing and paying my small...

asked Apr 26 '13 at 03:26
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Dave Swan
6 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.27K Views
Term sheet condition states we have to use the investor's law firm

Our company has just received a term sheet for a convertible debt investment. One of the clauses states that we have to pay the fees for drafting the agreements (which I understand is normal), but...

asked Apr 25 '13 at 07:20
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Phil
114 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
1.6K Views
Should small start-up partners record purchases in initial phase?

Without any financial backing it's on the parters/co-founders to pay for all initial costs of a business (website, product design, production, etc). If a business hasn't reached an "official...

asked Apr 25 '13 at 05:01
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Pblock
133 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
3.15K Views
How can I price my SaaS app better?

This is what my current monthly pricing is: $29 for up to 50 users $149 for up to 150 users $299 for up to 300 users Pricing on request above 300 users A few things to note: This has to be a...

asked Apr 25 '13 at 01:24
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Dmurtagh
157 points

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2 Answers
2.19K Views
Should the purchase of an asset count towards the monthly net profit of a company?

We operate a network of websites and from time to time we purchase other websites to add to this network of sites. At this point our company is profitable and we do monthly distributions to each...

asked Apr 25 '13 at 01:08
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User17220
19 points