Questions

What steps should I take to protect myself (and the company) as the sole developer of the product? My business partner will be handling the business side of things. It was his idea, originally,...

Founders Agreements

asked Oct 11 '11 at 02:53

Bill
11 points

I just started an online retail business in Massachusetts with which I formed an LLC - lets call it "Massachusetts Retail LLC" and it's located at massachusettsretail.com. I highly enjoyed...

LLC Business Structure

asked Aug 22 '12 at 02:41

Nickelpickle
55 points

Almost no one gets to realize their metrics of success when they launch their startup. It's a long, arduous journey which no one anticipates until they launch their product, only to find that...

Motivation Solo Entrepreneur Founders Startups Execution

asked Jul 9 '14 at 15:58

Robert Pankratz
11 points

We are building a SaaS app which will have a recurring payment model. Exploring to see which payment processor is best for our needs.Our only requirement is to be able to transact the whole thing...

Payments Payment Gateway Paypal Stripe Braintree

asked Jun 11 '15 at 19:44

Katherine Harrison
11 points

I still don't get the behavior or motivation behind people developing pieces for your game(software) for free... why would anybody do that?

Open Source Crowdsourcing

asked Apr 10 '10 at 22:05

Raed
101 points

I recently participated on a team with a developer at a hackathon. The person has their own freelance business, so unlikely to join fulltime later. They expressed interest in helping with my...

Development Equity Compensation

asked Jun 18 '11 at 03:31

Anonya
11 points

I was shocked to see that www.spypig.com patents are not found in patent search and my friend patented that procedure as his idea and submitted and received the patent rights. Now can he send a...

Patent

asked Sep 23 '11 at 19:07

Gimp
427 points

I own a SaaS app with a subscription model. When I (hopefully) eventually switch from PayPal to a merchant account, where should I keep the income from subscriptions? Some people have told me to...

Merchant Account

asked Dec 18 '11 at 05:55

Rick Button
113 points

Our startup is an open market place for photos and illustrations. I am trying to find market analysis to define the size of our market, which can be sumed up as the number of users dissatisfied...

Market Analysis Photography

asked Jan 3 '12 at 16:55

Mconnors
15 points

Just Started a business with some co-founders. How do I set up a system so that: When a co-founder is unwilling to work/cooperate with the rest of the team He/she is removed Thanks

Getting Started Co-Founder Team

asked Mar 7 '12 at 13:27

Tommy T
11 points

I'm getting ready to launch a startup (currently have a C corp set up that I am running under). It has a platform under development, but I'm planning on having some ancilliary services to provide...

Salary Founders

asked Mar 17 '10 at 00:38

Ev Conrad
561 points

We have developed a software which is server installable and is accessed by browser. We have just got our first large client which wants to use it, but wants to install it within their data center,...

Software Piracy

asked Jul 28 '10 at 17:39

Shabda
159 points

I want to start my own web app biz. It's a word memory system. Now I'm developing it in my own laptop. If I run it for others later. What service should I buy, a virtual host or a vps or...

Web App

asked Nov 25 '10 at 16:52

Hutushen222
11 points

I'm a one-person company and I'm trying to get a beta product built and launched. I'm an Internet general manager, I've come up with what I believe is a solid business plan and product concept, and...

Equity

asked Mar 18 '11 at 12:50

Rob
11 points

I have read that android by itself is trademarked by Google but adding words to it such as "android lovers" is deemed legal. So my question is if you purchased a domain name with only the word...

Trademark Android

asked Oct 25 '12 at 01:07

Marc
11 points

I'm a non-technical founder who is hiring my first employee, a Ruby on Rails engineer. While I'm great at execution on the business end, I'm clueless when it comes to the actual tech that my...

Hiring Interviews Founders Non Technical Engineers

asked Jun 12 '15 at 00:11

Mary Gould
12 points

It seems that I need to be good at if I want to be successful at business.

Books Entrepreneurs Business

asked Jul 28 '10 at 17:57

Jack
116 points

We have just started a company which produces polypropylene pipes and fitings for water supply and heating. Thus we are searching for a reliable raw material supplier (i.e. polypropylene...

B2B Vendors

asked Sep 25 '10 at 08:13

Alexey Kalmykov
111 points

I came across, what seems another ad network, but they claim to be able to optimize and fill your ad inventory better. Does anyone have any experience with Rubicon Project and do they indeed have a...

Advertising Ads Adsense

asked Nov 30 '10 at 12:35

Usabilitest
1,698 points

We are a software company with an international partner in EU. They want to be exclusive as a distributor what should be the most important points we need in our agreement? Our product is not in a...

Legal Legal Documents

asked Apr 14 '11 at 22:54

Stacey
484 points