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4 Votes
1 Answers
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I want to start angel investing with revenue I'm generating from my business: how do I find good startups to invest in?

I have a B2B application that is starting to generate a good amount of profit. Since I don't have any investors and reinvesting as much as I can already to grow my business, I want to start...

asked Jul 9 '14 at 14:56
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Joy Joy
24 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.15K Views
Finding available grants for businesses in Canada

What is a good resource for grants available to business in Canada? Startups are preferable due to the nature of this site, but any would do. Outside of waiting until their announced in the paper,...

asked Apr 19 '11 at 06:10
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Canadiancreed
136 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.46K Views
How to value a dev shop?

Suppose you run a small dev shop with 4 people (all software developers) and have been doing dev work for few clients. For one of these clients the dev shop dedicates about 70% of the time on...

asked Mar 15 '12 at 08:26
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Steven
21 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.7K Views
How to pay content creators

I am developing an iOS app that provides educational content, created by professionals (teachers, professors, etc). New content will be added continuously. The number of content editors is limited...

asked Mar 14 '11 at 18:24
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Drstupid
123 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.56K Views
Startup giving away product early or hold out?

So we are a SaaS model new recruitng tool and weve been trying to acquire our first couple of major deals. I read alot of books on starting up and have advised start ups my whole career. At first...

asked May 4 '11 at 07:19
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Rich Goldstein
21 points

4 Votes
10 Answers
3.52K Views
Why are international sales so poor compared to US domestic?

We sell software online. Our international trial to purchase ratio is abysmal compared to US domestic. I'm trying to determine why? Some possible answers: Higher piracy overseas PayPal and PO are...

asked Nov 1 '09 at 02:19
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Shawn Anderson
21 points

4 Votes
5 Answers
2.88K Views
Where can I run a background check on a potential hire?

This field seems really shady, so searching for "background check" online is pretty disappointing. Any suggestions?

asked Apr 16 '10 at 06:33
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Michael Pryor
2,250 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.22K Views
Sharing a list of angel investors

I've been aggregating a list of angel investors in the Boston area and I'm up to 180 or so now from around the area. The list includes links to Twitter pages, LinkedIn pages, and their investing...

asked May 14 '11 at 02:21
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Nick
1,171 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
3.47K Views
Facebook Connect versus Facebook app?

Is it more useful to have a Facebook canvas app than simply having Facebook connect on your own site? Why? As far as I can see, either one let's you get approximately the same thing into a...

asked Nov 21 '09 at 04:03
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Dan
303 points

4 Votes
11 Answers
7.45K Views
.NET vs J2EE/JAVA vs PHP

We are currently building a new social networking platform, and I was wondering everyone's opinion was on what base to build it on. I know this is an age-old debate between .NET and PHP, just...

asked Dec 17 '09 at 05:29
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Sthomps
46 points

4 Votes
7 Answers
3.67K Views
What are good products that enable a software startup to interface with customers online?

I'm working on a software app that I will sell online. I'm going to go with the "release-early, iterate quickly" plan, so rapid customer feedback is all-important. I'm looking for a web app for my...

asked Oct 16 '09 at 03:24
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Giablo
45 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
3.71K Views
Is it legal to pay outsourced hourly contractors less than minimum wage if they are based in the U.S.?

If I hire someone on oDesk or a similar website by the hour and they are based in the U.S., will my company get in trouble for paying that person less than minimum wage? I've found some answers on...

asked Apr 28 '11 at 05:24
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Andy Cook
2,309 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
4.17K Views
How to find a technical co-founder without compromising our company's plans?

We are a team of 2 and we hit an idea about a social media startup some time back. Everything said and done we know that we don't have a tech cofounder. while we look for one we don't want to...

asked Jun 30 '11 at 05:26
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Vishal
73 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
3.12K Views
LLC and address

I know this has been asked million times but i am still not sure. I bought a PO box number recently. I have looked at Mailbox Forwarding and EarthMail and others but none of them have addresses in...

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asked Nov 19 '10 at 02:18
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Blackhorn Assoc
21 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
3.09K Views
Recommend a supplier of (UK) template contracts for software development

I'm looking to purchase a template contract for delivering fixed scope/price software development projects, dealing with IP issues and everything else that needs to be taken into consideration. I...

asked Jun 18 '11 at 06:21
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Dan Dyer
657 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.6K Views
What if my startup concept is not new?

After having worked on my startup concept for few weeks I realised that some form of the same product as we are planning is already in the market. We do believe that we can do it better and bring...

asked Jun 30 '11 at 05:32
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Vishal
73 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
3.63K Views
Legal rights about showing who's using your product

Can I list some of our clients on our website without their knowledge or do we need any specific permission from them? I understand that it's always the best practice get a specific permission...

asked Oct 28 '09 at 21:15
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The Dictator
2,305 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
3.47K Views
What are the essential components of a marketing plan?

If you are a startup that is just about to launch your product/service are there steps that every startup should take to form a solid foundation for their marketing outreach strategy? What were...

asked Feb 3 '10 at 01:59
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Usman Sheikh
1,728 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.43K Views
Can I ask my customers to invest in our company in exchange for products?

My wife and I own a tea company; neither one of us has good credit so we have not been able to get loans or credit cards or people to invest in our company We have had about 550 customers so far...

asked May 25 '11 at 02:15
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Raghavendra
21 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.1K Views
Lawyer experience level

My tech startup is looking to hire a lawyer for our legal needs. I've narrowed it down to two people: one is a partner who has been practicing law for over 20 years and the other is an associate...

asked Nov 7 '12 at 10:36
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Joni
21 points