Questions

Being tired of doing stuff that turned out to be far from what users actually need, I think now it's time to ask potential users first (think lean startup mantra) before doing anything. The idea...

Getting Started Pitch Customer Feedback

asked Oct 31 '11 at 17:52

Anton Gogolev
136 points

I've heard that start-ups often write proforma budgets using a rule of thumb for figuring fixed costs (rent, utilities, fringe benefits, etc.) in other words costs that scale with headcount. The...

Cost Salary

asked Dec 6 '11 at 13:13

Bruce
21 points

I've been working on a new software that could do a nice work on the current market, and I'm trying to get investors to be able to work full time on this project and deliver before the other...

Software Intellectual Property

asked Mar 1 '12 at 01:08

Cross
141 points

I've been working for large private software company (the last round of investment was very, very large) and my offer letter told me I would receive X number of options as long as the board...

Legal Ethics Stock Options

asked Mar 16 '12 at 00:54

Rox0r
125 points

Once the BizSpark program ends for me is there a low cost solution for getting access to tools like Visual Studio? I've seen before people talk about $300 or $400 annual subscriptions but I wasn't...

Business

asked Apr 12 '10 at 02:15

Paul Mendoza
121 points

A friend and I have started developing an app to put on Apple's app store. Development is going fine, but thinking ahead, we're trying to come up with an easy way to share any revenue coming from...

Financial Team Apple

asked Nov 22 '11 at 12:17

Itai Ferber
123 points

I'm in the phase of designing the price structure of my web application, and I'm trying to use a demand curve as a tool to find the "best" price. A few questions pops up in my head: How can this...

Pricing Saas Web App

asked Dec 26 '11 at 04:26

Martin Hn
234 points

Beyond the obvious steps -- having a privacy policy, encrypting stored data, supporting https logins and Tor -- what are other best practices for a web startup that wants to do privacy right?

Website Privacy

asked Feb 5 '11 at 00:43

Jon Pincus
52 points

With everything from Soda Can Kozies to Gloves given out as swag, what have you found to be the most memorable? Do you still have that swag around? And most importantly... do you remember which...

Swag

asked Jan 19 '10 at 10:17

Alex Papadimoulis
5,901 points

We have a contact form on each page of our marketing site. We ask for a name, phone and email. We made it simple b/c our goal was to get as many people/companies to submit their information....

Sales

asked Feb 3 '10 at 09:30

Sparagi
346 points

I would like to know if a CEO can work from home. The question is weird, but I would just like to know the answer. When there were company board meetings, he needs to attend and that is OK. He...

Co-Founder Incorporation CEO

asked Nov 21 '13 at 01:22

Java Technical
152 points

I'm currently developing a Content Management System designed to manage video media. I have taken a look online and seen that there have been (US) patents filed for content management systems in...

Legal Patent

asked Oct 10 '10 at 00:52

Richard
21 points

I am looking for good sample documents/document templates, for the following requirements- (1) Employment Contracts (for employees who will work from home using their own PCs, with software...

Legal Documents

asked May 14 '11 at 19:16

Arvind
21 points

I am building an application in my spare time, and I want to get my plan right from the start. I think Freemium would not work for me given several constraints I have. The approach I want to use is...

Marketing Software Trial

asked Jun 6 '11 at 03:37

Andrea Raimondi
131 points

I would like to start a website where people can discuss whatever they please. They will be allowed to upload images of the topic they're talking about. For example, a user writes a review on the...

Website Copyright

asked Jun 19 '11 at 05:13

Jo Jo
148 points

I am in the UK and am in the process of setting up a SaaS product which people will be able to purchase online by monthly subscription. I have been researching the VAT rules for supply of...

Tax Saas Offshore

asked Aug 19 '11 at 08:00

Chris Roberts
1,352 points

It dawns on you: if we get any more than a few customers we might not survive! You are already working crazy hours and don't have the staff (nor the ability to quickly pull in new staff) to handle...

Success Stress

asked Oct 31 '11 at 21:06

Paul Filmer
790 points

I know it might vary depending of kind of product. I'm planning to register a very unique Intellectual Property internet service patent Let's suppose the world doesn't have search engine yet, and...

Intellectual Property

asked Oct 13 '12 at 00:36

Edwin Soho
30 points

I was looking for freelance work and met with a lawyer who had some work for me. The lawyer asked if I could build a product for him. I told the lawyer I can build the product and will charge him a...

Ideas Legal

asked Dec 19 '11 at 05:21

Antonio
21 points

Let's say a Founder currently owns 100% of the company but wishes to offer 10% of the company to a part-time contributor. He offers a 4-year vesting period to that contributor with a 1-year...

Investors Stock Options

asked May 21 '10 at 00:19

Stealth
76 points