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5 Answers
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Selling products online in the US from India

My Business is to have an to sell products online (online store). My business name has just been approved and I have also purchased the company desired domain. I am in the process of taking my...

asked Oct 18 '11 at 20:40
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Kobi Cob
16 points

3 Votes
9 Answers
4.15K Views
Trends of Successful Technology Startups

What are trends or patterns of successful technology startups? Which is the sector where startups have been more successful? I see social networking as one, ex. Facebook.

asked Oct 25 '09 at 15:22
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Rachel
173 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.55K Views
Advice for a young startup

I'm a first-time entrepreneur and I've come across a few problems and solved them. I'm dealing with a certain couple of problems now that I'm not sure how to solve. Before I ask my questions, let...

asked Dec 28 '10 at 08:23
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Jason Swett
555 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
2.63K Views
Need ideas: Selling a lite version of our eBook on Amazon

We are in the process of creating an eBook. Now we are contemplating to release this ebook in two versions, full and lite. 'Lite' version would be created to reach the extensive Amazon audience....

asked Feb 26 '11 at 23:20
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Ankur Jain
566 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
5.16K Views
How to find out if my idea for a company already exists?

I have an idea for a company I want to start (based around a product initally). How can I find out if a similar product already exists?

asked Apr 19 '11 at 23:09
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Zubair
138 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.17K Views
Choosing a company name

Location: UK I'm thinking about going freelance and having a decent name, and in near future probably convert to a Limited company. However I found on businesslink.gov.uk that the company name is...

asked Dec 25 '11 at 11:40
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Klj613
36 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.45K Views
Acquiring Tax ID Number

We just got filed as an official LLC in CT and were wondering how we get our Tax ID number(EIN). We would like to open a bank account for the company and assume we need that to open one.

asked Jan 2 '13 at 06:40
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Matt Clark
135 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.62K Views
What would you do with a key influencer in your space if they loved your product?

Let's say one of THE key influencers in your space loves your product. They write books, have a radio show, give lots of speeches. They've asked you what they can do to help. What type of things...

asked May 20 '10 at 15:21
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Chris
4,214 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.83K Views
Is venture capital appropriate here?

I'm a student and an iOS developer. I am trying to pay for advertising for my apps. Is this a situation where I'd want to raise venture capital? I develop my apps solo, sometimes my own ideas,...

asked Mar 23 '11 at 13:16
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Moshe
409 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
4.37K Views
Tried and tested startup ideas that can be done in developing countries?

Which successful startup ideas that cross cultural barriers can be started in developing countries where there is little to no competition (and the market is up for grabs)?

asked Mar 21 '14 at 17:28
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Jackie Davis
55 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.89K Views
How to monetize user-submitted links

I have a forum page where users interact and discuss different topics. Lets say one user submits a link to a sales item hosted by an online retailer (ex. macy's sweater on sale on macys.com). How...

asked Feb 21 '10 at 14:35
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Pennyfiller13
86 points

3 Votes
7 Answers
3K Views
Should I charge for my service or not?

I have a product in beta (which is a minimum viable product) and am working on the release version. I had my early adopters take a survey and although a majority of them had great things to say...

asked Dec 20 '10 at 06:44
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Nick H
120 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
2.83K Views
Is formal business education important for startups?

I see a startup in my future, either the business or the tech side. I am a Computer Science major, what I want to know is if it is worth minoring in Entrepreneurship (or some other business minor)...

asked May 5 '11 at 01:01
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Yoel
116 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.43K Views
How do we share equity with partner who will be gone for a year?

My question is regarded to a startup's equity sharing. Basically, the Startup will be very demanding in terms of operation and we are 4 partners, but 1 partner will be out of the country studying...

asked Aug 26 '11 at 05:39
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Tiago Neves
16 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2K Views
What to be aware of, careful of when getting an angel investor

I recently started an LLC with a friend and we developed and manufactured a product, but we really need an investor. We do have a rich friend and he wants to invest, but we don't have a good idea...

asked Sep 8 '11 at 03:06
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Mike D
16 points

3 Votes
10 Answers
4.82K Views
Low-cost issue tracker, maybe with CRM?

I and my team members have a handful of outstanding issues we would like to track, ranging from technical to business-oriented. We are looking for a free/low-cost issue tracker, perhaps with...

asked Oct 19 '09 at 08:51
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Joseph Turian
895 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
3.21K Views
Coffee Startup -- How to decide where to spend the marketing dollars?

We just opened a coffee store online. This store brings exceptionally good quality coffee to the door steps of every person in every US state. We are based on the Caribbean area. Enough with my own...

asked Mar 19 '11 at 02:47
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M. Torres
51 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.36K Views
How to send a business proposal to designing a website?

After researching a lot my team came up with a number of educational organisations those do not have their own websites. We primarily design websites of all kinds. So we have decided to send all...

asked Mar 19 '11 at 02:56
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Radheshyam Nayak
118 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.3K Views
How to form an INC Company

I would like to know how inc companies are formed. Is it only beyond some threshold revenue or asset barrier that companies can be incorporated as incs. I have seen most of the US major companies:...

asked Apr 28 '11 at 18:24
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Pathum Mudannayake
178 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.6K Views
Negotiating a licensing deal for my iOS app

I've created a fairly successful iOS app that sells for $9.99 in the App store. It brings in about 75k per year and has been featured twice by Apple since launch. In the past few months, three...

asked Oct 11 '11 at 16:29
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John
16 points