Questions

I registered my domain name in Feb 2011. I have been using my domain name as my business name. I just checked trademarks, and there is a company that registered the name in March of 2011. It's not...

Legal

asked Sep 25 '11 at 09:27

Jdh
182 points

I am "Russian" by nature, and maybe due to that I am finding it hard to see what may seem obvious to a western person. I read a lot of investment stories on techcrunch.com about "what it seems...

Web Monetization Mobile Sourcing

asked Jul 4 '12 at 17:53

Maxim V. Pavlov
217 points

We are building a service to help small businesses manage data they have in the cloud. We got to the point where we are profitable, but our growth is anemic. Our problem is that somehow a majority...

Small Business

asked Jul 15 '12 at 18:42

User10483
208 points

Can i use a logo on my website to sell THEIR product without permission. I am starting my own business selling brand named footwear, can i put logo's on my site to show which brands i am selling?...

Legal

asked Nov 23 '12 at 12:02

Leona J
21 points

Prerequisites I'm an experienced developer with broad knowledge of software engineering matters, having contacts in outsourcing companies and access to great talented tech people. At the moment I'm...

CTO Development Equity Compensation Partnerships

asked Jul 27 '13 at 06:00

Vasily Ulianko
6 points

PROS: Get a "no" early and avoid a wasted meeting. Provide foundation so that meeting time is more useful. CONS: Investors may forward deck to your competitors. Without presenting the deck in...

Venture Capital Investors Seed Funding Angel Investors Startups

asked Mar 28 '14 at 05:54

Michael Feng
51 points

Usually behind the successfull business stands the team of experts from several domains (software, marketing, finance...). In the past I've had some ideas which I still believe could be a story of...

Networking

asked Oct 24 '10 at 09:19

Niko
128 points

How should one go about trying to offer internship to students at XYZ university? And is it even possible for a startup company? Some sample conditions that would be under...

Interns College Hire

asked Mar 24 '11 at 07:21

Mat Banik
325 points

I was wondering how to find out how much the user data is worth for a database similar to Foursquare's? I'm not looking to sell personal user information or email addresses, but more along the...

Selling Data Market Research

asked May 5 '11 at 18:08

Janan Rajeevikaran
76 points

I will shortly be publishing my first iOS app and wish to set up a Facebook page. Assume that I will be producing a number of apps over the next year or so. The main purposes of the Facebook page...

Facebook

asked Sep 21 '12 at 15:05

Dave
155 points

I have a very immature idea of a B2B startup, and I want to gather some feedback on it. Assuming, that "future customers" are business people, what is the best way to communicate with them on...

Customers B2B Customer Feedback

asked Dec 11 '12 at 15:46

Filipovskii Off
21 points

What are the effects of having a Facebook "Like!" button on your page, if you are a small site? What are the benefits of it, and possible disadvantages of the Facebook Like button? What effect...

Facebook Promotion

asked Jun 29 '10 at 15:58

Joseph Turian
895 points

As far as I know, there are two recognized way to launch Software: Hollywood launch 1) Teaser 2) Preview 3) Launch Gmail Approach 1) Few invites 2) Beta 3) Buzz and Marketing 4)...

Software Launch

asked Sep 22 '10 at 18:19

Systempuntoout
121 points

I'm just curious about how a contract between two parties in different countries would handle breaches/consequences of said contract. Let's say between two parties in USA and Asia. If the contract...

Contract International

asked Jul 22 '11 at 01:27

Dustin Davis
272 points

I'm about to release my web app, and want a basic document that says "hey, when you pay us you're getting access to the app for a year. We reserve the right to change the app in ways that we think...

Terms And Conditions Legal Documents

asked Jan 12 '11 at 08:30

Riley
193 points

We are team of two 17 year old students with an "idea". Is it possible to even be considered for Y Combinator etc. We realize we dont have much credentials in terms of experience and education but...

Getting Started Funding

asked Sep 9 '11 at 07:45

User13214
23 points

I want to know, from a purely programmers/developers point of view, if you had to pay build this website, how much would you ask to do it? The site is http://www.marketdock.com Some features: *...

Cost Website Valuation Web Dev

asked Mar 27 '10 at 01:23

User2940
121 points

A potential investor is asking us to account for our own (so far unpaid) time when evaluating the amount of money invested in the company to date. How do we account for it - it's not like we've...

Investment Valuation

asked Feb 23 '11 at 13:34

Blueberryfields
426 points

I'm creating a website that will charge users for a online service that is usable anywhere in the world, as an example think of Google Docs. As I understand it I will pay tax revenues based on the...

Finance Payments Tax

asked Jul 27 '13 at 14:21

Dylan
121 points

We're a software startup and our app (desktop app) is basically a virtual folder manager where the virtual folders are also tags: you "place" files/folders into several virtual folders and you find...

Marketing Software

asked Oct 29 '09 at 09:55

Andrea D'intino
21 points