Finance Questions

I have single-handedly written all code needed for an alpha/beta till date. Now i want to go beta and hire marketing professionals and a developer. For that i need money and VC funds. Shall i...

Co-Founder Finance Venture Capital Team

asked Apr 13 '12 at 23:02

aditya tiwari
8 points

I need to prepare a financial/cashflow/budget plan for my startup. Can anyone offer suggestions about what items I should include or exclude? Are there any 'templates' available for preparing this...

Finance Planning Budget

asked Feb 24 '12 at 18:32

Ben Cornwell
16 points

Background I've been working on a video game for android devices (i.e. an app) for some months now, and I'm getting close to completing a solid, well polished product I'm lucky enough to have an...

Funding Finance Apps Loan

asked Jan 25 '12 at 11:32

James Coote
130 points

What is the best way to facilitate payouts to user bank accounts? After checking with my local bank wire-transfers are $25 each and can't be triggered programmatically. Where else should I explore...

Finance Payments Bank Account

asked Nov 16 '11 at 06:34

User1305
101 points

I'm just about to release my first publicly available web app, and I'm wondering what type of revenue model to use. Basically, the entire idea of the app is that it does not require log ins, so,...

Finance Web Revenue

asked Nov 7 '11 at 08:15

Dhaivat Pandya
111 points

We have registered a US LLC to help us get a US bank account. We are based in the UK, however we have some suppliers we import from in the US and we have clients who will purchase from us in the...

Finance Tax Accounting IRS

asked Nov 9 '11 at 22:24

Nikolay Piryankov
683 points

I would like to know roughly how the payments are done if the company was started by two developers and me, owner. Let's say, I give them 10 % each, thats 20 % of the company's profit product....

Finance Business Model Business Accounting

asked Oct 26 '11 at 21:50

John
38 points

I just started up a mobile game company, set up Quickbooks online, and now I'm trying to read up on accounting. Right now I'm reading The Accounting Game. It's a great book and it makes really...

Finance Accounting

asked Nov 4 '11 at 17:19

Edgar Miranda
230 points

I just want to have my own website where I sell products that I manufacture using CAD software. I'm trying to look three ahead because that's supposedly how long it takes for a business to start...

Getting Started Finance Startup Costs Website Online

asked Oct 8 '11 at 16:55

Wolfpack'08
99 points

I recently talked with some nice retired business people about startups. They gave me some great help but one thing that they said stuck out and I wanted to confirm or deny it. I was told that the...

Finance Venture Capital Angel

asked Oct 4 '11 at 09:05

David Mokon Bond
234 points

I was trying to understand the concept of the business model of Kingdom Of Loathing They were doing stuff like selling T-shirts and cups, so basically I was wondering what are the benefits for...

Pricing Products Finance Business

asked Sep 1 '11 at 23:16

Pacerier
317 points

I have spent 4 years of day and night research on web security and invented the World Wide Web's most secured website. My website is an emailing system with 96.40% hacker safety, zero spam and...

Finance Investors

asked Aug 13 '11 at 12:49

Karz
126 points

we have a customer that's about to choose between us writing software for them, and a ready made solution. The market is investment banking, and we have the opportunity to staff people and grow our...

Software Finance Competition Project Quote

asked Aug 14 '11 at 09:15

Mithrandir
11 points

My startup company has put together a group of friends and family investors who will be investing in the form of a convertible note. I've done quite a bit of research on convertible notes, but am...

Finance Startup Costs Legal Convertible Note

asked Aug 15 '11 at 01:29

Nick Branstator
11 points

I currently use mint.com to keep track of my personal finances and I love it! Is there an equivalent product in regards to quality/execution for small businesses/startups? What does everyone here...

Finance Business Bookkeeping

asked Aug 4 '11 at 03:26

Edgar Miranda
230 points

I'm a web developer and I live in Iran. Unfortunately my country is under international sanction. However, I'm able to work for foreign customers and get their job done. But there is a problem. A...

Finance International

asked Aug 9 '11 at 21:22

Saeed Neamati
153 points

Investor are in it for one thing, profit. That's okay if both the founders and the investors profit. What do you do when the "Angels" who have been funding your work kick out the founders and the...

Funding Finance Angel Failure

asked Jul 22 '11 at 06:38

Busted Flatt
16 points

I am a recent graduate and soon I am starting my own company in the IT/Tech. Because always all of my studies were mostly technical(computer programming,coding,...) and do not have that much work...

Books Finance Definitions Bookkeeping

asked Jul 22 '11 at 07:04

Hossein
111 points

I purchased a smartphone to help me conduct my business (mobile hotspot, email, access company intranet, etc.). Previously, I did not own a cellphone, personal or business. Additionally, I signed a...

Finance Phone Tax Business Expenses

asked Jul 6 '11 at 17:14

Clint
695 points

We're at a point where we need to hire at 1-2 employees, and I'm not sure how much cash to have on hand. We're a SaaS product, with growing traction and on target to be cash-flow neutral next year....

Hiring Finance Entrepreneurs Employees Payroll

asked Jul 8 '11 at 23:13

Nicko
840 points