Questions

Sorry if this has already been answered, but I could not find it anywhere. My company is based in Austin, TX, US, and is an LLC. Do I have to pay sales tax on open invoices? I.e., Invoices for...

Sales LLC Tax USA Invoice

asked Jul 3 '13 at 12:39

Kevin Soviero
180 points

Is it better to set unrealistic deadlines to push your team harder or realistic ones?I have a feel that deadlines are like revenue goals -- you have to set the bar really high in order to get...

Management Time Management Product Management Productivity Timing

asked May 8 '14 at 14:07

Anthony Talley
11 points

Sometimes decisions are hard to make because of a lack of information or a crystal ball. The advice I've heard is that the important thing is to make a decision at all. The worse someone can do is...

Project Management Decision

asked Jan 19 '10 at 10:39

Wilhelm
113 points

I have been employed at a research consulting company for several years. During the course of running research projects, I have developed software that I use internally to run some of my projects....

Equity Investment Shares

asked Feb 16 '13 at 06:47

Randigoo
61 points

What should I expect to pay for a domain name that is held by an owner (in Panama, for what it's worth), but is not used or well monetized? It's a single dictionary word that was used as a movie...

Naming Domain Internet

asked May 20 '10 at 22:15

J Delage
277 points

I have a TM, let's call it 'brandX'. Is there a way that I can legally get brandX.com domain without having to pay tons of money for it? Thanks

Trademark

asked Nov 14 '10 at 10:17

Tiago
333 points

We're a new startup, based in a developing country. There are some good developers geographically close to us, but they're in very high demand and mostly taken by the existing big companies, and...

Hiring

asked Nov 29 '11 at 22:42

Hss
157 points

I've developed iPhone and Mac applications in the past, with reasonable success. Back then, Apple would take care of the distribution, and sales were pretty constant. I just launched a website...

Getting Started Marketing Launch

asked Apr 9 '12 at 09:38

Boopyman
113 points

For merchants that are now accepting Bitcoin as a payment method (Overstock.com for example): How do they deal with the large fluctuations in the value of the virtual currency? How do they file...

Bitcoin Virtual Currency

asked Feb 27 '14 at 16:01

Charles Swain
30 points

What are some ways to cope with working long hours 7 days a week on your startup? I have been working day and night for the last 3 months and it has taken a hefty toll on my health and well being.I...

Motivation Work Life Founders Inspiration Health

asked Jul 17 '14 at 13:56

Sheldon Echols
11 points

Is it better to make the decision to hire based only on revenue growth? Or if you saved enough money to pay another salary for 4 months, would it be better to grow first and try to increase our...

Hiring Employees

asked Nov 2 '09 at 11:14

Max Cameron
56 points

We developed very innovative new sunglass clipons, which are exactly tailored to each individual pair of eyeglasses. About 40% of all eyeglass-wearers want and buy them. The best distribution...

Marketing Recruiting

asked Jul 30 '10 at 01:51

Philobus
116 points

This is a pretty trivial question but I'd be interested in your opinions. Would you include post-nominal letters and/or other qualifications on your business cards? Do you think it's overly...

Subjective Promotion

asked Oct 3 '10 at 02:45

Dan Dyer
657 points

I am trying to conduct a market survey, using it to gauge the experiences of people who visit a very old open-air market and what improvements they would like to see. This place is pretty popular...

Market Analysis Market Research Survey

asked Sep 19 '11 at 14:04

Sriram
174 points

When raising capital at what point is it required by United States law that the investor be accredited, and if possible what are the laws stating these guidelines? Also, what due diligence is...

Legal Investors Capital

asked Nov 30 '11 at 00:17

Blunders .
899 points

Under my agreement with my current employer, they retain ownership of everything that I create, both at work and side projects (the legal wording is very lose on this, and I guess it's like that...

Legal Jobs Side Projects Agreements Startups

asked Jul 17 '14 at 18:29

Cristina Rath
12 points

I have my idea ready and want to build it immediately and pitch to investors but people have been asking me to build a prototype, some ask me to build a mockup or deck or working model or some ask...

Software Beta

asked Mar 25 '10 at 08:34

Syed
445 points

I'm an independent software developer. As I'm beginning work on my next project, I'm curious about how others in the same situation prioritize the different projects available to their firm. So,...

Ideas Project Planning

asked Apr 3 '10 at 05:28

Arkaaito
300 points

What exactly is a legal entity? I am trying to form a sole-proprietorship company in the state of California. Is this considered a legal entity? How can I set up the name for this company, other...

Definitions Legal Entity Name

asked Jan 29 '12 at 15:19

Crystal
51 points

I am incapable (artistically) of designing a logo for my startup. If I offer to pay someone to create it for me, do I own the intellectual property rights to the logo? Are there any other steps I...

Copyright Logo

asked Mar 23 '12 at 04:42

Explosion Pills
113 points