Questions

When networking with startups long distance, the go-to tool seems to be Skype. What are the usual expectations people have when using skype? Do most people expect to use video chat? Is there any...

Tools Skype Etiquette

asked Mar 28 '14 at 21:27

Lindsey Wilson
565 points

Though I have come across many developers, I still cannot find where there might be a place where Senior developers who love to work in start ups can be found and who understand financial...

Hiring

asked Apr 20 '10 at 06:13

Stacey
484 points

A friend of mine and I are planning to start a new company in the US. He and I are full time employees on different companies, but we are planning to invest out of work hours/weekends to start our...

Software Legal USA

asked Mar 11 '11 at 07:03

Tivo
35 points

I'm wondering whether any of you use services from outside your country to provide a service inside your country. If so, how do you go about setting your prices? For example, if I had a website...

Pricing Currency Exchange Rate

asked Apr 17 '12 at 23:08

I Scotts
152 points

Recently I found myself in situation, where I can't decide what the most appropriate act would be. 15 Months ago me and 2 other friends started to work on new cloud software solution. We each...

Equity Partnership

asked Jun 18 '13 at 09:21

Tic Tac
13 points

Assuming a startup raised a round smaller than $500K, what should the founder's salary be? The startup is located in San Francisco, so the cost of living is pretty high. Would angel investors be...

Salary Founders Investors Angel Investors Startups

asked May 22 '14 at 12:57

Sylvia Rubio
12 points

As some of my earlier questions point out, I'm a web design enthusiast and am hard at work to launch a small company, myself being the single employee. I had a simple question: how do I charge my...

Charging Web Design

asked Aug 15 '11 at 17:23

Purmou
147 points

We are incorporating a company, and it is decided that the investor will have 51% shares and divide the remaining 49% shares amongst the five founders. 51% + 49% = 100% share. That leaves zero...

Salary

asked Aug 7 '12 at 02:50

Akshat Nigam
50 points

I am the founding President/CEO of a SaaS startup. I am the majority owner of the co with 60% of initial shares. I am a small biz guy who has worked with one other startup. I don't have a ton of...

Equity

asked Mar 29 '13 at 13:50

Tj Sherrill
129 points

I've seen web services (e.g., companiesmadesimple.com, swiftformations.com, companyformations247.co.uk) that offer to register a company in the UK. Prices start low. companyformations247.co.uk is...

UK Legal

asked Nov 18 '09 at 01:36

Carl
13 points

We know that a product of a startup can not gain traction on the first release because basically people are still skeptical about a new product/website, but when should a product/website expect...

Product Management

asked Apr 5 '10 at 21:59

Jpartogi
1,342 points

The small business I work for is looking into options for obtaining MSDN licensing and I was wondering if anyone with personal experience could briefly summarize the steps and requirements in...

Partner Business Model

asked Apr 27 '10 at 13:15

Nathan Taylor
111 points

I am looking for some suggestions. Currently I am in a startup, finishing my product. I can't get a job because I am working all week long all day on the product, and nearing completion... I...

Finance

asked Nov 15 '10 at 23:41

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

I just beta launched my website and right now there is only one user signed up for my service (it's only been a day and I'm not marketing it yet). It is highly data driven so without much context,...

Beta Data Demo Users

asked Oct 20 '11 at 01:11

Jared
31 points

Let's assume a worst-case scenario: you build the MVP. MVP shows the idea is flawed. What's the value you just generated?

MVP

asked Dec 28 '11 at 18:29

User495705
11 points

Godaddy usually sell their products (domain and hosting services) at high prices then give an option to enter a promotion code. There's nothing unusual about that, except that these promotion codes...

Marketing Strategy Promotion

asked Aug 14 '13 at 00:37

Pacerier
317 points

I recently set up an open-source infrastructure for Obix. Obix is a new, object-oriented programming language designed to help people writing more reliable code in less time. More information can...

Recruiting Community Open Source Promotion People

asked Apr 20 '11 at 17:05

Christian Neumanns
11 points

I plan to startup a coffee shop with a family member. We're in the research and grant writing process right now, and I was hoping to see if there were any successful grant proposals which anyone...

Grants

asked Aug 4 '11 at 11:19

Holland
113 points

My website provides a lot of educational material on accounting (for free) and attracts a fair amount of visitors. There is also a subscription which gives customers a more robust e-learning...

Internet Marketing Leads

asked Oct 26 '11 at 10:16

Vasiliy
323 points

Being an independent artist, if my business is in my legal name i.e. "John Smith" do I still need a DBA to get an LLC ? The bank was asking for a DBA.

LLC Legal Documents DBA

asked Apr 11 '12 at 00:33

D Magone
11 points