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2 Answers
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How can I protect my future position in a startup?

I took part alone in a 4 months acceleration program for startups, during which I worked on the idea, I did market and customer research and all the usual things needed before start a new company....

asked Jun 10 '13 at 06:51
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Andrea
26 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
3.48K Views
Is there any tax advantage or incentive to leave money in an LLC at the end of the tax year?

We're forming a 2 person LLC and part of what we're trying to figure out is how much to leave in the LLC to build up some capital reserves. Since an LLC is a pass through tax entity if the LLC...

asked Apr 23 '11 at 10:57
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Todd H
196 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.88K Views
What to offer key people in my startup?

I have recently launched my small online business(sole proprietorship). I have no funding and this is something I been working on for the last two years on the side at night after work. I am...

asked Jun 5 '11 at 11:07
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User11033
21 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
5.12K Views
What percent of equity is fair for first engineer?

I am interested in joining a very early formation phase startup and would like to get some idea as to what to expect. The startup will consist of 4-5 people all on the marketing and PR side. They...

asked Jul 21 '13 at 04:46
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Guest User
21 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.5K Views
Competing With "Fair" Wages

Right off the bat, I have decided there is no way I will be able to compete in the software/IT-services world on price. There are a number of offshore organizations, for example, that provide the...

asked Nov 9 '10 at 02:26
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Senfo
152 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.08K Views
Equity in a business driven by software?

I am completely new to negotiating equity, and I don't know where I stand with regards to pushing back on potential offers of equity based on a new project. If anybody could give me their view on...

asked Mar 26 '13 at 01:00
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Dee Mac
123 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
2.69K Views
Platform / Language question for Photo site with mobile support

This is a newbie question :-) Wasn't sure if StackOverflow or one of its sister sites would be a better place to ask, but thought I'd go ahead anyway here first. A friend and I are toying around...

asked Mar 17 '10 at 02:52
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Seenu
428 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
2.87K Views
What to do with a semi successful side-project?

Beside my two startups I invest 99% of my time in, I have several side projects I started just for fun. Trying out new programming languages, those kind of things. One of these side projects is a...

asked Sep 5 '10 at 05:38
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Marckohlbrugge
121 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
2.32K Views
How to deal with client's expectations on the price of services?

My partner and I have started our own company a few months ago and things are going okay. One of the main problems we're facing is that we're having a hard time communicating the price of our...

asked Dec 19 '12 at 05:57
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Gazillion
121 points

4 Votes
9 Answers
3.9K Views
Are interns worthwhile?

Derek's question inspired another question... for a small startup (bigger than a one-man shop, but less than a dozen) are interns worthwhile? In my experience, I've run into a few...

asked Oct 13 '09 at 12:10
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Alex Papadimoulis
5,901 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.71K Views
Best way to build community for this online debate site?

I am in the process of reaching out to various groups on linkedin/digg/reddit/twitter to find participants. Anybody have input on my idea, or advice on the best way to organically grow this...

asked Jan 13 '10 at 18:36
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Robbie
40 points

4 Votes
5 Answers
3.15K Views
Should I launch Beta product now?

I am 50% done with my startup and I am appying to Techcrunch Disrupt at San Fran this Sept: http://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-sf-2013/event-info/ They said that they will prefer companies who...

asked May 24 '13 at 00:06
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Coder
28 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
3.55K Views
Office space for consulting company? Smaller class A, Larger class B, Executive Suite?

We're tired of the Regus game (we have a virtual office, which allows us to pay for conference room use when we're meeting with clients or just meeting in general). The majority of us work at...

asked Jan 16 '11 at 02:29
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Sean
1,149 points

4 Votes
5 Answers
4.15K Views
Getting Unemployment While Doing a Startup

A close friend of mine just got laid off. He has a real good idea for a startup and is about to get a business license and start working on it. He wants to know if this can have any impact on...

asked Nov 6 '09 at 07:57
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Chris
4,214 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
5.43K Views
What makes a great business partner?

So the question is pretty basic, what are good qualities in a business partner? As a young freelancer I want to expand my business into a much larger company and I know I will likely need to...

asked Dec 12 '09 at 07:04
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Montana Flynn
323 points

4 Votes
8 Answers
8.39K Views
Software Outsourcing Price Comparison

Does someone know where to find any information about price comparison for Software Outsourcing across different countries?

asked Dec 31 '09 at 08:26
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Oyushche
36 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
12.5K Views
What tools do you use to estimate Level Of Effort (LOE)?

What tools or methods are you using to estimate the level of effort on your projects? I've read a lot of books on the subject, but am curious what people are actually using "in the real world"....

asked Jan 19 '10 at 04:17
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Torrie
230 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
3.35K Views
Legal restrictions and tax regulations in global ecommerce

Currently, with all the power the Internet provides, it's relatively easy to start online business. There are no obvious restrictions on the process. A business from almost any location can sell...

asked Sep 25 '10 at 18:32
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Rem
352 points

4 Votes
7 Answers
2.78K Views
Falsify address of company on hosting website

My problem is that we're planning on using Windows Azure hosting, but we're from Jamaica. Windows Azure does not yet allow hosting in Jamaica. Is it okay for a company to falsify an address to get...

asked Dec 1 '10 at 01:26
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Shawn Mclean
220 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
3.11K Views
How To Do Single Person LLC Accounting?

I am in a single person LLC, so I am allowed to file my taxes on my personal return and I don't have to cut myself paychecks. I would prefer to take all of the money out at the end of the year....

asked Apr 28 '11 at 08:38
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Skaz
254 points