Legal Questions

When is the best time to hire someone with law/business experience? I've got a friend with a JD MBA, that is looking for good start up companies where his services might be valued. He worked in law...

Hiring Legal

asked Jul 29 '11 at 09:49

Bertrood
314 points

I'm looking into distributing an iOS app outside of the App Store. In order to join Apple's Enterprise development program, I am required to have a DUNS number. What exactly is a DUNS number and...

Legal Apps

asked Jul 29 '11 at 22:27

Moshe
409 points

Software patents are a hell hole in the US and we want to get out of it by operating (at least initially) in Europe. If a US company only operates in Europe (say this is a web app) would we still...

Legal Patent

asked Jul 31 '11 at 05:44

Ntkachov
116 points

I started an LLC in NY with LegalZoom back in January and have not been paying much attention to the "Withholding Requirements". I don't have employees and I'm not getting paid, do I need to file...

LLC Legal Tax

asked Aug 1 '11 at 04:34

Johnsmith11
6 points

Amazon recently announced that it will cease paying affiliate reward to its California associates. As a startup very reliant on affiliate fees, is there any way to get around this? Background: We...

Legal Tax Website

asked Aug 1 '11 at 08:12

Babonk
143 points

I'm just in a really weird situation, I hope you guys can help me with this. I have a company in Mexico, we do web design and stuff .. this project (from a USA 50+ guy) was kinda special and I...

Legal

asked Aug 1 '11 at 14:57

Julio
19 points

My partner and I have founded a British LTD, are registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, intend to start trading in The Netherlands this fall, and we will have a Dutch BV or NV by end of...

Legal International Corporate Structure

asked Aug 1 '11 at 20:04

Stu Thompson
173 points

I work for my father and his partner for one Home Health (company A) in city C which has been running for 5 years now. My father, me and a few other people have setup another Home Health company B...

Legal Company

asked Jul 15 '11 at 06:25

Faisal Ali
11 points

I am an immigrant in the US on student visa. I cannot afford lawyers at this point. I want to set up an LLC, since it makes more sense to me. Any ideas as to how to maneuver the legal aspects? I am...

Getting Started Legal Business

asked Jul 20 '11 at 13:14

Sid
44 points

I run a small website. I sold $100 of ad space to a local business. They asked me to send them a 1099 so they can set me up in their accounting department. I'm not sure how this works or why I need...

Legal Tax Accounting

asked Jul 21 '11 at 05:06

Website Needs 1099
8 points

I've started a website that has gained significant popularity. While we don't make any money yet I now require the help of another person. The individual that I have brought on lives in Sweden. I...

Co-Founder LLC Legal Legal Documents

asked Jul 21 '11 at 15:30

Bgadoci
121 points

My friend and I recently started our own service company. Since we have no technical background, we found a development guy to join our team. We ended up filing for an LLC two months afterwards (we...

Development Legal Intellectual Property Partnerships

asked Jul 22 '11 at 05:21

Mo K.
6 points

i'm a newbie in the business world, and i'd like to submit a couple of questions to you. First, i live in Italy. Suppose i want to fire up a website, and part of its services are under payment....

Legal Tax

asked Jul 3 '11 at 08:25

Michele
11 points

What are some good questions to ask when hiring a business/startup lawyer? Also, other than asking these questions in person, what are some sources (online or offline) where we can do more...

Legal Interviews

asked Jul 7 '11 at 06:05

Jirad
105 points

So let's make an example story: I'm the founder and the only developer of a web startup. Currently there is no one else other than me in the company. I've added a sales guy, wishing to give him...

Equity Legal Business Stock Options

asked Jul 7 '11 at 11:57

Ryan
139 points

I have been building a bootstrapped SaaS business for the better part of a year working late into the night most nights per week. I have never spent anything aside from my own time and a few...

Bootstrapped Legal Sole Proprietorship

asked Jul 7 '11 at 16:11

Matt Beckman
132 points

I recently incorporated (c-corp) in California and now want to sell initial stock to my co founders, all have an active role in the company (directors). One guy is from Maryland, I am here in...

Legal

asked Jul 10 '11 at 11:37

Christian
6 points

Are NDAs a safe thing to do when hiring out of the country? I'm hiring freelancers to do some mobile programming work, and they reside in France. They have, very kindly, signed the NDA I provided...

Hiring Legal NDA Legal Documents

asked Jun 23 '11 at 11:27

Zakman411
174 points

Let's say a US citizen holds 51% of the shares of a company, and an Indian citizen living in the US invests in the company in exchange for 49% of the shares. Are there any legal implications to...

Foreign Legal

asked Jun 25 '11 at 07:01

Maume
1 point

My assumption, which I am perfectly willing to have challenged, is that these VC's would understand the industry and grasp pretty quickly the significance and value of what it is I'm trying to do....

Venture Capital Legal Research

asked Jun 27 '11 at 03:06

Nat Colley
11 points