Questions

I am starting an electronic rental business. Legally, am I allowed to put advertisements in print and web for my business that feature a picture of the electronic and name saying that I rent these...

Advertising Business Online

asked Mar 7 '13 at 14:42

Lookingforanswers
11 points

I'm building a Saas B2B startup and I'm wondering what kind of multiples are used to estimate future exit valuations. Price/earning ratio, price/sales ratio? For instance, if I plan to build a...

Valuation

asked Mar 7 '13 at 11:47

Frenchie
4,166 points

If I submitted a patent under my personal name and it was abandoned, can I later resubmit or rather submit it under my company name?

Incorporation Business Intellectual Property

asked Mar 7 '13 at 11:07

Sdm
6 points

I am on F1 visa. I'm done with my masters and am on my OPT. Can I be a partner in an LLC? What about when I go on H1B. I'm looking to startup in Texas & California both. I tried to look for...

Co-Founder LLC Visa USA

asked Mar 7 '13 at 10:10

Diablo Sharma
28 points

For that past few months, I've been building a product that targets a specific niche. The kind of product I have been building hasn't been around the marketplace, and I knew there is a...

Strategy Competition Exit Strategy

asked Mar 7 '13 at 06:34

K2x L
111 points

I have an existing SAAS platform and I am in the process of working with multiple implementation partners or vendors for some enhancements. How do I make sure my source code is protected? Some of...

Technology Outsourcing Legal Intellectual Property Legal Documents

asked Mar 7 '13 at 03:35

User8226
197 points

What are some clear signs that indicate you should consider changing your strategy and pivot? To set some context, I'm working on an product for more than a year now, mostly in spare time next to...

Lean Pivot

asked Mar 7 '13 at 01:46

Johannes Rudolph
348 points

I am not sure how to structure website for our SaaS product. Basically we want to tell 3 things: what is product about (it's relatively new and to our potential customers (small businesses) yet...

Website Saas

asked Mar 6 '13 at 23:39

Matej Zlodej
273 points

I want to develop a tool which makes it easy for teachers and professors to write tests: multiple version, multiple choice, long answer, scantron, the whole works. The question is, would I be...

Software Web

asked Mar 6 '13 at 09:28

Ian93
118 points

We are a start-up working on a few projects and trying to build some strategic products alongside. This is a 3 member partnership setup with a development team of about 15 people. One person, let's...

Management Partner

asked Mar 5 '13 at 13:28

Muthu
159 points

I am going to start a company for a simple online service which should sell digital goods to customers. Since I am new in running business world there are few things I need to learn. I've tried to...

Startup Costs Bookkeeping Micro Startup Micro Payment Paypal

asked Mar 5 '13 at 09:43

Ivan Von Turkovich
21 points

Let's say we offer an approach to better dental hygiene and we call it the change™ dental hygiene solution and we represent our change™ solution with the Greek delta (?) symbol. Hence, we might...

Intellectual Property Trademark

asked Mar 5 '13 at 06:07

C. Scott
85 points

I'm building a business and financial plan for a new startup. A financial advisor mentioned to me that a balance sheet for a startup is not mandatory as (in his words): "it is more important from...

Business Plan

asked Mar 4 '13 at 21:38

Josh
11 points

I am a software developer and for the past 4-5 years I've worked part-time on an application related to fantasy sports. I enjoy toying with the marketing side of things but I focus mainly on...

Software Partnership

asked Mar 4 '13 at 14:31

Bperniciaro
6 points

Will i get seed capital / angel investment for my venture if the capital that i am putting myself is zero? I mean my venture has a fund requirement of INR 2 Cr for the next 2 years, after which it...

Getting Started Angel Seed Funding

asked Mar 4 '13 at 06:42

User25293
16 points

I know, this is a very open-ended question, but hear me out please. I'm a 17 year old boy, and I'd really like to start a business based on an idea. I've had lots of ideas, probably a dozen or...

Ideas

asked Mar 4 '13 at 03:13

Dark Light A
114 points

Hoping I can find some help from those in the know!! My wife has recently started a business here in the UK customizing shoes (with crystals, bows etc). On Thursday she received a email from a UK...

Legal

asked Mar 4 '13 at 00:59

Mark Sacco
11 points

I am non resident alien and want to get I - T - I - N . I am launching e commerce website and want to register this website as L - L - C business in USA . As per my little research , I got point...

LLC Tax Business

asked Mar 4 '13 at 00:48

Simpanoz
109 points

For a start up is there a down side for a smaller owner to have an anti-dilution clause protecting the individuals downside (eg 'not to fall below 10%', for ex). If they're ok, what's the highest %...

Equity

asked Mar 3 '13 at 21:27

User25286
6 points

If we have a web startup originally targetting users from country A, but the majority of users end up to be from America, is it sufficient to have the company incorporated in country...

Getting Started Incorporation Legal Tax USA

asked Mar 3 '13 at 19:30

Nyxynyx
193 points