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2 Votes
1 Answers
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Raising money from friends and colleagues - terms and %

I wish to seed my new business with about $120k, of which I need to raise about $90k. I prefer not to go professional seed investors as: (a) it could take some time (which I don't have); (b) it...

asked Mar 16 '10 at 08:12
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Stealth
76 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.59K Views
Do you go for the Quality or Quantity approach in your social media activities?

How many social network profiles should I have and in how many groups should I participate? What is your approach?

asked May 19 '10 at 20:29
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Tatiana Andrushko
16 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.04K Views
Registrations for E-Retail business in USA

We plan to start e-retail (online retail business of organic products) in USA and would like to know the following: - Do we need to take license to start online business? - Any registration...

asked Nov 13 '10 at 05:07
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Manuj
51 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.79K Views
Looking for some general advice, tips and opinions on networking (in real life!) and building contacts

Before I ask my question let me place it in context of where I am right now. About 2 weeks ago, I was driving home from work and was listening to the radio when something the announcer said sparked...

asked Mar 23 '11 at 00:11
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Nick
1,171 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.79K Views
What is the best way to share essential employees between two sister companies?

Details: I have one up and running Home healthcare (we'll call it Agency A)which provides skilled and non skilled services. I have another start up agency which is only certified for...

asked Jul 12 '11 at 04:07
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Faisal Ali
11 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.61K Views
Head of Sales/BD/Marketing Equity Share for Prefunded Startup?

I'm considering joining a great team/early startup. Founder A engineer / mba, brought the vision. Founder B phd relevant to product C head of Product - person poached from another company very...

asked Aug 31 '11 at 12:37
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Lisa
11 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
3.76K Views
Another alternative ad manager website like Buysellads.com?

My website isn't generating any traffic yet as it's under developement and ready to be launch within a week. I need to sort out selling ads on my website's part as soon as I can. I tried to use...

asked Nov 21 '11 at 10:50
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Modular
39 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.43K Views
Using brand logos for polls on my website?

I make some polls on my website, like : What do you prefer Ford Explorer or Toyota 4Runner? Is such a poll allowed without explicit permission of Toyota and Ford? Next step: Can I use their...

asked Feb 20 '12 at 23:05
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Alisia123
13 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
4.3K Views
How to reach out to smaller companies that aren't based online?

My upcoming business has a side project that requires reaching out to small businesses that do not currently have an online presence. Initially I was hoping to achieve this manually by looking...

asked Jun 1 '15 at 14:49
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Reece Matthews
76 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.92K Views
What would you do if you only had 3 months in SF?

For the last 4 years my partner and I have been building and running our online business based in Dublin, Ireland. A couple of months ago we decided to make a move to San Francisco in an effort to...

asked Aug 23 '10 at 19:29
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James Kennedy
76 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.29K Views
Question about IP and sweat equity in California

I've been part of a startup that has so far done nothing or gone anywhere in almost a year. I have pretty much given up on the place but I am curious if I can walk out with an game pitch I created....

asked Jun 17 '11 at 06:47
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Cochtl
11 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.98K Views
When are Legal Disclaimers (or EULA's) needed?

I have published an app to the android and amazon app stores and currently my app has a legal disclaimer (End Use License Agreement) as part of it that runs the first time the start up the app. But...

asked Aug 11 '12 at 06:59
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S.A.Jay
20 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
4.33K Views
How do startups sell online, manage customer relationships and support their products?

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...

asked Jan 13 '13 at 20:39
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Something Better
111 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.37K Views
Sharing too much/too little information

I am a recent co-founder of a local start up called HeartCode in Singapore and we're looking for funding to support our operations and product. We have a very strong start-up idea and I took the...

asked Mar 8 '13 at 14:24
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Mauris
113 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.66K Views
Which is better: first to market or second mover advantage?

We have an idea for a Saas app which is the first of its kind. Even after extensive research, there is just one possible competitor, and even they aren't an exact match.It's not a question of...

asked Apr 24 '14 at 21:12
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April Simmons
14 points

2 Votes
5 Answers
2.32K Views
What ordinary youngster should place in CV?

I'm 16 years old and I want to start working somewhere on vacations, but to get employed to some interesting job I need a CV. What do you think I should place there ?

asked Mar 18 '11 at 03:42
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Oneat
113 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.81K Views
Does a foreign corporation have to pay any US taxes if it has a web server in the US?

Recently we are starting our business and need to create our website. Finally we decide to purchase virtual private surver provided by Bluehost, because it's way better than ones provided by asian...

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asked Jul 25 '11 at 23:39
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11 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
3.02K Views
Is there a reliable way to predict customer churn rate?

Recently, I heard about the concept of being able to predict customer churn as a way to avoid losing customers. Is there a reliable way to predict customer churn rate?

asked Oct 24 '12 at 07:39
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Mohammad Ali Akbari
113 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.05K Views
How to approach potential advisors? (who are famous)

I have a couple of people I would just love to have as startup advisors, but not sure how to approach them. One in particular has greatly impacted my startup and gave tons of solid ideas on how to...

asked May 19 '10 at 21:22
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Griftastic
127 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.24K Views
how to move from a once-off software payment to a subscription revenue model?

We have a fairly new product (v1.x) that is installable software, and which is charged as a once off payment with free upgrades to further 1.x upgrades. There is no 'annual maintenance'...

asked Nov 21 '11 at 12:01
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Marcin
96 points