Questions

I'm working on a venture that combines straight forward forum functionality with Facebook like real time community discussions. The Facebook-a-like part uses news items to drive entries and...

Infrastructure Technical

asked Dec 10 '09 at 07:04

Puk
81 points

What is the process of getting some custom cartoons created? How to a find a good designer and what should I expect to pay? Should I first draw draft cartoons to show the “concept” by self, or...

Marketing Advertising

asked Jul 6 '10 at 20:05

Ian Ringrose
406 points

I plan on making my website a paid one and have a question about structuring the payment plan. Think of the website as an ecommerce site selling very low ticketed items (as low as $0.05). Since...

Payments Website Saas Business

asked Aug 19 '10 at 13:10

User2306
232 points

Scenario: a start-up, post-seed that still has quite a lot of the seed capital in the bank. Investors have lost faith in the start-up's potential, but the co-founders want to keep at it. The...

Investors

asked Aug 18 '13 at 20:03

Sorest Rump
16 points

I am part of a startup that offers accommodations across the world. We are hoping to hire a PR firm that has experience with startups (and knows digital marketing clearly). Does anybody have...

Inbound Marketing

asked Jun 5 '10 at 00:46

Jim Shook
417 points

The older I get and the more I get into entrepreneurship, I find myself having to talk more and more with different type of lawyers and accountants. Does it make sense to establish a relationship...

Getting Started Legal Accounting

asked Dec 3 '11 at 05:28

Ricardo
4,815 points

Things you overlooked when starting out? Things you wish you hadn't neglected (such as expenditures)? What should have been outsourced?

Startups

asked Feb 14 '14 at 21:43

User30132
16 points

So I guess the follow-on question for this will be to jump into some of the specifics, but I have never worked on a software development team in a professional capacity and am building a web...

Development

asked Oct 10 '09 at 14:38

Marcamillion
153 points

I am looking to hire an SEO consultant to help us with keyword research and building backlinks. What are the reasonable rates (hourly, monthly) for a good SEO consultant?

SEO

asked Feb 11 '10 at 12:54

User2202
164 points

My startup is Delaware C Corp incorporated since 1 year and a half. It didn't have any activities until now, and won't for 3 or 4 more months. I just paid the Delaware Annual Franchise Tax directly...

Legal

asked Feb 24 '10 at 09:11

El Magistral
16 points

last year, i had like 8000 members, 2000 twitter followers, 2000 on facebook page, still can't motivate the members to be active on the site. it's a competition type of sites, you pay 2$ you enter...

Getting Started Marketing Strategy Ideas Website

asked Sep 29 '13 at 09:05

Fischer
116 points

My company received a $15K investment from a friend of the family (we'll call him Doug) two years ago. I issued him a convertible note (no cap) that would convert to equity in either 2 years or if...

Funding Equity

asked Nov 11 '13 at 18:54

Alan
16 points

If there was no paperwork done between the co-founders and one of them decides to leave all of a sudden, can the remaining co-founder still continue building that business?Could the founder who...

Co-Founder Contract Equity Legal

asked Jun 13 '14 at 16:56

Omar Gonzalez
16 points

Over the years, I have had mixed results with hiring consultants for various jobs. I used to think that if they were referred, then that was good enough but that's not as consistent as I would...

Hiring Consulting

asked Dec 29 '09 at 23:49

Jarie Bolander
11,421 points

I live in Colombia and have a web service, I would like to create a company in the US so I can receive payments from there. Is there a way to create a company without traveling there like this...

Getting Started Incorporation Saas Selling

asked Jan 26 '10 at 14:32

Carl
16 points

I often read about large companies that are in major trouble. According to the theories of economies of scale/scope large companies should, almost by definition, be profitable. t also seems like...

Growth Profitability

asked Mar 14 '10 at 07:28

David
1,567 points

Possible Duplicate: Is it worth using a press release distribution service? From either an SEO standpoint, or an exposure/PR standpoint, are press release distribution sites such as PRWeb or...

Marketing SEO Press Release

asked Jun 15 '11 at 09:12

Mike
252 points

I run a small limited company in the UK which requires very simple bookkeeping. The company sales online services (internet apps) and the only costs the company have are: domain and...

UK Accounting Method Currency Ltd

asked Feb 12 '12 at 22:58

Lukeshek
452 points

The lead of technical development is also known as CTO. What's the counterpart that leads the graphical development? Does this position have a commonly-used title or not?

Corporate Structure Titles

asked Feb 19 '12 at 01:07

Lmaome
16 points

I am currently working for a start-up and our first product has been in development for several months. We have reached a fork in the road and I would like to ask the OnStartups community for some...

Focus Strategy Development Product Management Market Research

asked Jun 22 '11 at 13:55

Travis Truett
127 points