Questions

Is there any good reason to incorporate while you are still in development or bootstrapping phase? Or should you wait until the product is ready or when there are customers? Thank you for sharing...

Bootstrapped Incorporation

asked May 20 '10 at 12:05

Jpartogi
1,342 points

I'm a software guy so the approach I tend towards is to build something which does at least some core functionality first before telling anyone about it, and refine it through usage. But recently...

Web Website Web Services Product Launch

asked Jan 17 '12 at 21:18

Barra MacMathuna
133 points

I'd like to know how the world perceives our company and products. (One reasonable response to this question is: "Don't pay any attention, just do good things." However, let's suppose I want to...

Marketing Branding

asked Dec 12 '09 at 10:06

Dan
303 points

We developed a social networking platform that connects people with other similar people by analyzing their dreams - everyone is saying its cool but its hard to convince people to signup - any...

Getting Started Web Website

asked Sep 30 '11 at 04:32

Debasish
46 points

I have been developing a web-based eCommerce niche app for the past year and am getting close to launching. While I cannot disclose too many details, lets just call it a sort of Shopify, but taking...

Funding Venture Capital Seed Funding Seed

asked Jul 2 '13 at 22:01

User1227914
131 points

Do customers care if I reply at three in the morning, or will they think it's unprofessional?

Customer Support Email

asked Jan 28 '10 at 13:43

Steve Hanov
596 points

I'm trying to figure out the various taxes taken out for a C Corp vs LLC. Single-member/ shareholder. (C Corp has more deductions.) C Corp: (1) Tax on profit (after deductions), (2) Payroll tax...

LLC Incorporation Tax Corporate Structure

asked Feb 22 '11 at 08:53

Dave
46 points

I'm a first time entrepreneur, looking to launch a website for the first time. A friend recommended starting with html to be able to tackle basic website design. I've never started a business and...

Code

asked Jan 28 '10 at 16:27

Kevin B
33 points

I'm trying to put together a pitch, and am looking for ideas on where/how to best practice giving it, before it's polished enough to show to potential investors.

Pitch Selling

asked Dec 13 '10 at 19:06

Blueberryfields
426 points

Okay, this is not a typical question, but applies in a specific case. Starting out as a freelancer, most of us spend a lot of time in picking up necessary skills and building out a set of happy...

Hiring Company

asked Mar 29 '11 at 01:45

Roopesh Shenoy
141 points

I'm considering applying my site, currently early in development, to YCombinator. Do I risk having my idea stolen by going through with the application process? They're asking very specific...

Ideas Incubators Application Intellectual Property

asked Mar 31 '11 at 03:40

Edit This
88 points

Is it legal (US/Canada) to accept donations if you're not a government registered non-profit organization? I've seen it on a couple of sites and was wondering what are the laws surrounding those...

Payments Legal

asked Dec 12 '09 at 13:34

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

I've been talking to some friends about ideas for a startup? There are plenty ideas and the common theme is that they're all SaaS webapps selling to small- or medium-sized businesses. What do you...

Founder Saas

asked Jan 5 '10 at 09:29

Denis Hennessy
1,363 points

I'm in the middle of building a useful (as I think) SaaS for small e-commerce stores. Before I got too deep into that, I'd like to find out if they are really interested. In other words, I want to...

Customers B2B Market Research

asked Dec 1 '10 at 07:17

Salmon
970 points

The Northwest Entrepreneur Network's First Look Forum finale is a pitch competition followed by networking. During the competition, companies give a 5-minute presentation covering the basics:...

Networking Pitch Investors

asked Apr 24 '11 at 02:33

Jon Pincus
52 points

So I own a Commercial & Residential cleaning service. So far my company is pretty small and our work load is not tremendous right now. I do a lot of move in and move out cleaning and often...

Investing

asked Sep 19 '12 at 18:58

Stuart
31 points

As we've all learned, creating content is a great way to gain attention without resorting to advertising. The problem with creating content is time investment. Not everybody makes a good blogger...

Marketing

asked Mar 3 '10 at 17:35

G Rex
683 points

When you go to a networking event or conference, what is the best material to hand out (besides your business card)? A brochure? Flat/Tri-fold, z-fold? Sell sheet? I know for myself a full 8.5 x...

Networking

asked May 20 '11 at 06:44

Richard Des Londe
206 points

What are some good questions to ask when hiring a business/startup lawyer? Also, other than asking these questions in person, what are some sources (online or offline) where we can do more...

Legal Interviews

asked Jul 7 '11 at 06:05

Jirad
105 points

I like the idea of open source collaboration and making our code for our application we are building public on github. This would allow people to give their input and even allow certain parts of...

Competition Open Source Web App

asked Jan 11 '11 at 07:25

User6488
31 points