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This question is sort of a follow up to: Creating non-profit startup from open-source software project Selling using the honor system Basically, I'm selling software on the honor system for $5 to...

Software Legal Copyright Intellectual Property Software Licensing

asked Dec 8 '11 at 00:34

Kekito
1,936 points

I am a student who wants to start a small web design business with a few of my friends. Our clients will be local small businesses (e.g. family-run businesses). We're not expecting them to request...

Website SEO Web Dev

asked Sep 10 '12 at 04:16

Linksku
116 points

I recently quit working with my co-founder. We had started a software business together and had agreed on a certain profit share. But shortly after the launch of the apps, we had to split because...

Co-Founder Legal Copyright Intellectual Property NDA

asked Nov 13 '12 at 23:57

Brown And Friendly
43 points

I've read many places that they don't make a profit from their AWS services and won't be anytime soon. How can they justify this to investors who own their stock? Even if their argument is that...

Amazon Aws

asked Feb 5 '14 at 17:09

Evelyn Bailey
16 points

As a founder of a few apps, I always get caught up in redesigning or recoding an entire app from scratch.Sometimes it's because I'm not satisfied with the first iteration (or have been staring at...

CTO Motivation Development Founders Developers

asked Aug 29 '14 at 15:29

David Ponder
17 points

I created a pretty complex piece of software a while back for a client. I own all access rights to the code and can do anything with it. In a very brief summary, this code can connect to a...

Ideas Business Model

asked Feb 12 '11 at 08:10

Cbmeeks
135 points

I've been trying to get involved, get my name out there, and network with fellow local entrepreneurs in my area. I am a 22 year old developer/designer, student and entrepreneur at heart. From what...

Getting Started Business Partnerships Entrepreneurship

asked Sep 2 '11 at 23:57

User9968
229 points

I know there is a method to test your product idea using a landing page that describes your product, and asks for the user to enter his email if he would like to register for the beta. Then there...

Ideas Validation Landing Page

asked Apr 2 '12 at 04:55

Meir
238 points

I am looking for guidance on building models for subscriber growth to a B2C software app. We have existing channels of distribution (partners) that refer business to us and we provide an offline...

Web Apps

asked Jun 30 '10 at 21:35

Gesco
71 points

I need to get a few responses to an small online survey so I can get my small business grant. How can I get others to complete a survey online without paying another business to get responses? My...

Marketing Survey

asked Nov 26 '10 at 22:41

Shatterling
138 points

We use usertesting.com and love it. But we also have some beta testers we have relationships with who will be testing our product. The question - usertesting.com uses this screen capture program...

Development Testing Beta

asked Dec 15 '10 at 03:44

Chris
4,214 points

Ok I was thinking of hiring app developer (once i know what I want to develop) and sell apps for the ipad/iphone. But all im reading is about how the market is saturated and how no developers are...

Marketing Iphone

asked Jun 21 '11 at 00:54

I Scotts
152 points

I am new to being an entrepreneur and still pretty young. I was asked what my 'route to market' is. What is the definition of this? Is it how I bring my product to a point of a sale?

Definitions Market

asked Sep 9 '11 at 19:34

Dex Curl
16 points

Can you provide some examples of apps that have a great onboarding user experience? One where they walk a random visitor through signing up and setting up aspects of the account, etc.Pinterest is...

UX Experience Onboarding

asked Mar 31 '14 at 01:26

Robert Desantis
17 points

I need to do some web based demos to customers of our product and are looking for a good product to use. I've used gotomeeting before but I think that it feels a little to non-serious. What are...

Software Tools

asked Oct 29 '09 at 16:29

Riri
118 points

I have a high tech software start up B2B ...I know in my industry that competitors market through blogs, webinars, seo, associations, broadcast emails etc... I am targeting the Canadian Small to...

Getting Started Marketing Sales Strategy

asked Jun 2 '10 at 07:26

Stacey
484 points

I've heard that most US corporations are in Delaware or Nevada because they are the friendliest to corporations. I don't have an office or anything, but I'm looking to start an internet based...

Incorporation

asked Mar 16 '11 at 11:44

Abe Miessler
264 points

I have been approached by a startup company in France (sorry for my English!) which says it wants me. I'm currently working in the finance industry and being paid around 50K Euros a year, plus...

Salary

asked May 29 '13 at 18:56

Carmellose
16 points

We made a hiring mistake and need to terminate an employee. It's one of the hardest things I've come across as this will be a first. What the best way to gently let go of someone who isn't the...

Termination Employees Founders Human Resources Startup

asked May 25 '14 at 20:43

Dorothy Taylor
16 points

I'm thinking about starting to build and publish small desktop games and puzzles. My background is 10 years of server c++/java programming. No GUI experience, and no gaming experience. I just love...

Ideas

asked Oct 29 '09 at 17:13

Meir
238 points