Questions

What are some ways to execute on a massive, overwhelming task (like marketing, for example) when you are a solo founder with no employees and no resources?

Marketing Solo Entrepreneur Productivity

asked Mar 28 '14 at 18:41

Michael Milne
4 points

I am a new entrepreneur and I am approved for a $60,000 goverment grant. I am starting an online electronics shop in Indiana, and I am trying to figure out (along with many other things) what the...

Getting Started Business Structure

asked Oct 12 '11 at 11:37

Brandon B.
1 point

I have code of mine, developed before joining the company as a co-founder, that I used for the company product (website) but want to retain the copyright and all IP rights to it and to be able to...

Co-Founder Legal Copyright Intellectual Property

asked Apr 1 '12 at 12:32

Jj.
29 points

I run a limited company in the UK, and when I sell on-line services and digitalised goods to people around the European Union for their personal use, the place of supply is always the UK and I'm...

License UK Legal Copyright

asked Apr 17 '12 at 22:20

Lukeshek
452 points

Reading Lean Startup makes me keen to test the waters and try out some ideas to see if they might eventually become a business. This might involve projects in very different areas with different...

Lean

asked Jan 5 '13 at 07:30

Dave R
101 points

The two of us are going to found a company and will work on all necessary tasks without taking pay at least for the first year. In this case, are we going to be Executive Directors? If so, will we...

Co-Founder Legal Company Founders Legal Documents

asked Jan 30 '13 at 03:16

Kate
99 points

We are about to start designing our company website and are needing free, or low-cost, high quality photographs for use in our site. Does anybody have any advice on finding, and selecting, stock...

Photography

asked Aug 14 '14 at 07:48

Garysvpa
53 points

I created an unverified PayPal account. However, I was able to send a money request email to my wife and there, the big Pay Now button exist and seems to work. Is it possible to get money from...

Payments

asked Aug 10 '11 at 21:05

Saeed Neamati
153 points

I've recently started a new business and hired a graphic designer to do the company logo. Loved the work, but when he asked me about using it on his portfolio, I did explain that he can only use...

Logo

asked Mar 17 '12 at 09:34

Ray
215 points

First some context to my question. I started working in a startup a year ago. Since then I've been working part time on it (around 15-20 hours a week) in an informal way (no remuneration), while...

Compensation

asked Jan 5 '13 at 07:40

Lightman
8 points

I wasn't aware that I had to pay Franchise Tax in Delaware, whats the worst thing that will happen if I leave the LLC "VOID". Can I still have a good standing LLC in NY?

LLC Legal Tax Delaware

asked May 29 '13 at 04:25

Nsh Please
1 point

What are some growth hacking ideas for an online bookkeeping startup company in Australia?Our startup will offer online bookkeeping services that provides audit proof financial statements from...

Growth Hacking

asked Aug 15 '14 at 06:31

Garysvpa
53 points

I am panning to release an audio book listening application to one of the new mobile platforms. It has a special features that makes the experience of listening books very pleasant and effective....

Books Monetization Audio Mobile Apps

asked Nov 23 '11 at 22:57

Maxim V. Pavlov
217 points

I was reading "Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist " by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. It's a pretty good book but some parts aren't obvious, like the one below...

Term Sheet

asked Dec 28 '11 at 18:00

Sid
649 points

I'm the sole developer on a web application project that a friend and I started up. I'm handling development and my friend is handling the business side. It's a guerrilla operation and with what...

Web Services Web Dev

asked Jul 27 '12 at 08:42

Derek
1 point

I'm an IT student from India. I want to start a new IT company in India with the name for example "Simplesoft Incorporation". I want to know, what is the difference between using incorporation and...

India Incorporation

asked Nov 23 '11 at 22:59

Amanjot Singh
1 point

In the process of due diligence for an investment or for M&A, I ask: Considering that all other software is property of the company, is it sufficient to have a non-core part of the software,...

Co-Founder Legal Copyright Investors Intellectual Property

asked Apr 1 '12 at 16:36

Jj.
29 points

I have five minutes to present a web app in front of investors (well, actually they are contest judges, but they are still looking for an app that will take off), and then I get five minutes for...

Contests Investors Expanding

asked Jun 21 '12 at 05:18

Tyjkenn
103 points

We are a extremely small start up, just starting out and we need to hire our first marketer. The wages are low, but the work is fun. We put out an ad and many people have come back to us, but we...

Hiring UK USA

asked Dec 12 '12 at 04:17

Spoiled Techie.Com
102 points

Is there anything stopping me from posting my project on both crowdfunding sites KickStarter and IndieGogo? My rationale for doing so would be that I would expose myself to more people. Are there...

Crowdfunding

asked Dec 22 '12 at 07:09

Randomblue
154 points