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4 Votes
3 Answers
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How do I choose an accountant for my small business?

I want to register a small work from home business and do yearly audits. I have found a tax consultant and we exchanged more than dozen emails. After I asked him about where he got his...

asked Oct 24 '11 at 06:37
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Sparkubullet
21 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
3.42K Views
College Interns v/s Professional Developers?

We are currently facing a dilemma as to whether should we hire interns from colleges (as their summer vacations are about to start) or should we approach some professional guys to build our...

asked May 20 '12 at 04:50
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Addi Xn
23 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
2.91K Views
What would you say to a new Entrepreneur about why you chose the entrepreneur lifestyle?

Several of my friends want to become entrepreneurs and they always ask me what draws me to it. For me, it’s the freedom to create, seeing that what I do really matters and the focus on building...

asked Dec 6 '09 at 09:36
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Jarie Bolander
11,421 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.07K Views
Rules of good email communication

What are the rules of good style in business email communication, regarding timeline of message exchanging? I mean, how fast the incoming message should be answered? What are the most possible...

asked Oct 1 '10 at 03:15
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Rem
352 points

4 Votes
10 Answers
4.08K Views
Domain name with "4" instead of "for"?

Is it better to get a domain name with "4" as a shortcut for "for", or the real thing? E.g., "body4life.com", or "bodyforlife.com"? Assuming both .com are available...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 01:14
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J Delage
277 points

4 Votes
12 Answers
4.87K Views
Would you hire offshore developers?

What's your opinion? Should US-based startup hire offshore web developers to reduce costs? Is it worth it? How would you find them? How much would you pay them per hour of work?

asked May 28 '10 at 04:14
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Pawel A
191 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
8.06K Views
Co-founder leaving startup, how should we set equity?

Here's the scenario my startup is in and I'd appreciate some thoughts on how to solve several issues we have. We're 3 co-founders (2 biz, 1 dev) and we've been working on an idea for the past ~12...

asked May 1 '12 at 20:06
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Yuval A
121 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
2.73K Views
Most ideas have already been done, do you stand a chance with a good execution and a high quality product?

My friends and I have been brainstorming lot of ideas in the past month or so. We spent two days to discuss one idea, searched it on web, checked different options, made a rough design and then we...

asked Oct 30 '11 at 02:37
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Mutant
133 points

4 Votes
5 Answers
4.08K Views
Expiry date for NDA

I am in talk with another company for developing a software for them. They require a Non-Disclosure agreement. Should I ask to specify an expiry date for the NDA? Or does it apply to my entire...

asked Mar 22 '12 at 02:12
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Cnu
123 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.85K Views
How do I go about starting a business plan?

I need a business plan. I know nothing of this. Where do I start and which direction should I go in?

asked Oct 25 '09 at 04:55
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Mark Cidade
121 points

4 Votes
9 Answers
4.14K Views
MBA - Education Vs. Networking

What is more important in an MBA, the education one receives or the networking one gets? In the field of entrepreneurship, the top ranking MBA school is a relatively unknown school called Babson...

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asked Oct 31 '09 at 18:49
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Ron Ga
2,181 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
3.9K Views
Elements of a good web app/site design

I am trying to summarize elements of a good web application and web site design. This question was asked earlier in various forms and my intent is get some must haves, good practices and definitely...

asked Dec 16 '09 at 23:07
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Aka Ak
165 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.4K Views
Hiring a Sales Intern

I am considering hiring an intern for this upcoming summer. This intern would be responsible for primarily cold-calling potential customers and trying to drive sales. I don't know much about pure...

asked Feb 9 '12 at 03:02
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Startup Leader
140 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.4K Views
How can I measure my future audience?

Before taking on a project, there is always a question: "How many people will use this?" So how do I measure that "people", at least inaccurate.

asked Nov 25 '10 at 14:19
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Daniel Excinsky
148 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
3.94K Views
Do terms of service and privacy policy need to be drafted by a lawyer?

I am trying to do a startup web app and I need a terms of service and privacy policy. Is there any way to do it without a lawyer? Why I ask is because I don't have that much money.

asked Nov 30 '10 at 09:46
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Chromedude
202 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.9K Views
How to plan exit

I have an idea in global commerce area and I am trying to develop it to a software product. I shared my thoughts with several experts and got their positive feedback. Currently, I am working on a...

asked Mar 30 '11 at 17:22
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Aviad
281 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
3.2K Views
Any tips on using DotCloud for IT for a web site startup?

I came across DotCloud this weekend. It looks like an awesome way to build a web based startup with pre-configured modules. Here's how they position themselves: "Assemble your stack from...

asked Apr 19 '11 at 03:29
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Warren E. Hart
2,181 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.54K Views
Small App Development company with only 1 other person. Is it an LLC or Corp or

I am trying to start up a two person company for App Development. However I want to make this "professional". I don't know if I'm supposed to register my company or how to even start. Am I an LLC...

asked Dec 5 '11 at 16:41
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E Gamer Hdk
28 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
3.25K Views
How do web-developers do web-design when freelancing?

So I got my first job recently as junior web-developer. My company creates small/medium sites for wide variety of customers: autobusiness companies, weddign agencies, some sauna websites, etcetc,...

asked Nov 30 '12 at 03:20
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Gerald Blizz
21 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.83K Views
US LLC formation for non-US resident

I plan to form an LLC in Delaware. I'm a citizen of an EU country and a resident of another EU country. Now... I manage a website that targets one of these countries and I need to be able to charge...

asked Nov 8 '10 at 19:47
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User5276
21 points