Questions

I've decided to ask this question here, as there is no better StackExchange site to ask and it's also not that much off-topic for OnStartups. I'm from Europe and I signed (by email) IT service...

Contract Legal

asked Jun 7 '11 at 09:12

Tomasz Zielinski
113 points

We will be licensing 2 downloadable software products, both aimed at animation / game development professionals / studios (1 plugin, 1 SDK / library) where subscription pricing is not currently...

Pricing Software Subscriptions

asked Jan 6 '10 at 02:10

Ian Wilson
88 points

Hey everyone... i have been spending the past 30 minutes trying to find real statistics from any time in the past three years. I am simply trying to find a breakdown by age group of female...

Market Market Opportunity Market Research

asked Sep 27 '10 at 10:56

Bound008
113 points

I have a new idea for a hardware product. Unfortunately, I only have experience with software and would only be able to develop the software side of the product. I have no idea where I would start....

Getting Started Products

asked Oct 24 '10 at 07:52

Senseful
111 points

I was trying to find a company in my area who already produces canned food products that would be able to produce mine as well. I would like to be able to concentrate on the rest of the business...

Outsourcing

asked Aug 20 '11 at 05:39

Gail
11 points

I have an idea for a website that I am willing to invest any amount of money in to have it created successfully. Fortunately for me, funding will not be an obstacle. However, I do not have anywhere...

Website

asked Apr 11 '13 at 04:20

Tucker Harris
11 points

Does using hashtags in your Facebook posts generate extra exposure? Does Facebook make use of the hashtag data in their search?Hashtags are more apparent in Twitter but their use on Facebook is...

Marketing Facebook

asked Mar 3 '14 at 12:38

Eli Medley
130 points

I'm working on developing a product in the US with many potential competitors. None of the current products deals very well with analysis once the data is collected. I have several unexplored data...

Software Patent Data

asked Apr 5 '10 at 15:39

Kpierce8
113 points

Aside from Adwords, Link Building, blogging, what are some other ways to attract and retain a loyal user base??

Adwords Advertising Website Business Keywords

asked Jan 12 '11 at 06:55

Donald
136 points

I have an idea for a VoIP mobile app on Android that would provide some advanced technical features not currently available (i.e. better encryption, firewall traversal, etc.) The problem I have is...

Development Market Analysis Market Research Voip

asked Feb 28 '11 at 07:47

Ajpyles
111 points

As a proposed company policy, is it a legal/good idea for employees to just expenses their health care premiums? (By "expense", I mean submit an expense report and get a check that has nothing to...

Insurance Health Insurance Expenses

asked Mar 10 '12 at 05:15

Brad
117 points

Can we use images/emoticons published under GPL license in our commercial online app? If we do that, are we liable to publish app under GPL? Regards, Jack

GPL

asked Jul 27 '12 at 01:51

Jack
11 points

We are a small startup of 12 people. Offering free lunches to employees is a perk that everyone enjoys, but has become an annoyance from the logistics standpoint. Everyone usually have different...

Employees Startups Perks Logistics

asked May 20 '14 at 17:13

William Pitts
14 points

I am in the process of launching my firm which will supply business promotion merchandise like bags, apparels, gifts, gadgets and so on. As the business owner I would be deciding on the margins...

Pricing

asked Oct 10 '09 at 22:54

Nawaz
13 points

Say you have a game (we'll call it Widgetville) that is web based and will also be extended to mobile devices. But "widgetville.com" is taken. So your main domain would be something like...

Marketing Naming Domain

asked Dec 14 '10 at 14:51

Shpigford
146 points

I am planning to get into creating software for a niche industry. I see that there are some providers already in that space and has room for more. Looking at the quality of products in the market,...

Software Niche

asked Apr 25 '11 at 09:09

Sarthak Dudhara
56 points

I have a minimum viable product web application which I have been tinkering with over the past 6 months. A friend of mine who is keen on startups and attends meet-ups and other events suggested I...

Customers Advertising

asked Dec 13 '11 at 18:31

Xiaohouzi79
1,257 points

Our business model is based on IAAS. We have to keep investing in equipment that we rent out and always lack funding to purchase new equipment. We have come this far with private loans and fundings...

Funding

asked Feb 5 '12 at 18:08

Brian
11 points

This might be a really dumb question but I've heard of a few cases where VC's have purchased into a business and it made me wonder. Facebook's purchase of Instagram recently made me think to ask on...

Funding Venture Capital

asked May 4 '12 at 11:25

Lloyd
360 points

I am a member of my brother's LLC, he is the owner. I have decided to take a portion of the money I invested in his LLC and form my own. Will I be taxed on this exchange?

asked Mar 20 '15 at 00:56

User34327
11 points