Questions

We are in a pretty early stage. We have a beta of our web app ready, some user testing finished, and we're just about to do a launch. At this point we have two options: Add more features to the...

Web Product Launch Mobile

asked Jan 17 '13 at 08:23

Stpn
123 points

We're building an awesome platform and we need to get beta users. I'm offering exclusive invites on craigslist, stumbleupon, and a few forums and it's not getting me much. We're just trying to...

Beta Internet Marketing

asked Jan 17 '13 at 07:19

Anthony B
41 points

We have founding partners who work for our start-up company full-time. We are now having a first external equity investor coming in. We have enough financing to last about one year at which time we...

Founder Investors

asked Jan 17 '13 at 05:21

User23570
6 points

I'm in a same situtation, maybe worse as this guy: Developer, offered share in small startup company in return for large rate reduction - advice needed Two friends had an idea, they were kinda...

Equity Shares

asked Jan 17 '13 at 00:02

User78635
6 points

We are moving our company to Scotland in a few months. We wanted to open a business bank account in advance without using an agent. We tried RBS, but to no avail. How can we open a business bank...

Foreign UK Bank Bank Account

asked Jan 16 '13 at 23:48

Kraken
16 points

I am currently apart of a very small startup. I love the idea and believe that it could be very big one day. I was hired by a guy with the idea, but the idea was still very basic, and 1...

Equity Stock Options Developers

asked Jan 16 '13 at 09:36

User23559
11 points

I am currently trying to create from scratch a new business. Is a high cost start business and I dont have the necessary funds, only the information of how to do it, that means from the customers...

Business Plan Business Investors

asked Jan 16 '13 at 02:52

Voislav Sauca
83 points

I have always been curious to know what a company gets in return for investing in a startup company that makes a healthy profit while continuing to grow. For example: Accel partners invested 12...

Getting Started Software Web Corporate Sponsorship Sponsorship

asked Jan 16 '13 at 00:34

Geddon
20 points

Few months ago, I got a job in a quite small software company. Recently my CEO offered me the opportunity to open a branch of our company in another country and to have me as the CEO of this new...

Trust

asked Jan 15 '13 at 19:48

Mrz
103 points

I am curious if there is demand for a development firm which specialized only on front-end development. Most companies that I know of offer wide range of services — front, back, mobile, native...

Development Business Model Consulting

asked Jan 15 '13 at 16:01

Mvbl Fst
144 points

I am currently working as a Freelance mobile programmer for a start-up since the project started, but I have always given my opinion and advise about business development (for free), and it came...

CTO Technology Mobile Shares Mobile Apps

asked Jan 15 '13 at 10:26

K20
101 points

My company is being acquired by a public company (both US based). When we were all hired, our employment contracts stated we'd be granted x number of stock options. I'll say 250,000. That was 3...

Venture Capital Acquisition Stock Options

asked Jan 15 '13 at 03:53

User23535
28 points

CMRA stands for a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency. See example: http://freshdesk.com/about Freshdesk, Inc. 340 S Lemon Ave #7585 Los Angeles, CA, 91789, USA The #7585 in the address is the...

Office USA

asked Jan 14 '13 at 21:49

Investor
8 points

I wish that my equity situation for my new company were easy; unfortunately it's not - so I'd love feedback and thoughts. I met with a well connected business person (we'll call him Karl), and he...

Equity Part Time Founders Fulltime

asked Jan 14 '13 at 11:32

User22529
6 points

Having been involved in startups that failed, startups that turned into profitable but un-traded companies and startups that straight-out conned employees out of their share - I tend to regard them...

Hiring Equity

asked Jan 14 '13 at 10:37

Mgb
101 points

Three years ago I got employed at the company I am working for at the moment as a software developer. The company is an ERP solutions provider in the finance, procurement and logistics industry. I...

Revenue

asked Jan 14 '13 at 07:21

User22526
1 point

My wife is starting as a dance instructor while working at a regular job. Her studio space requires that she drive a fair distance to and from the house, and I have a couple of questions on how to...

Finance Tax

asked Jan 14 '13 at 04:56

John P
101 points

There's an interesting question from this site, but I'd like to ask something more specific. Let me re-post the original question first: In fact, I've seen some start-ups fail quite badly after...

Outsourcing

asked Jan 14 '13 at 02:48

John
170 points

We want to setup an online shop for our (physical) products. When a customer registers to order a product, we want this information to be registered to a CRM automatically so we can track our...

Ecommerce Customer Support CRM

asked Jan 13 '13 at 20:39

Something Better
111 points

I have a web application idea with great potential that I trying to turn into a start up business. I currently work with building application in a .NET environment but for this personal project...

Development Startup Costs Web Web App

asked Jan 13 '13 at 17:03

Geddon
20 points