Negotiation Questions

A few people have asked me recently to start a business with them. In each case, the other person tells me that he's got this awesome idea for a mobile app / website / software that I should...

Negotiation Technical

asked Dec 19 '11 at 01:18

Siamii
195 points

I'm looking for bullet points on how to negotiate. I know there are entire tomes written on this. But I also know that the essence of negotiation can be boiled down to a few essential points - that...

Negotiation

asked Sep 15 '11 at 01:31

Voidstar
11 points

I have been working for the past few years as a consultant doing mostly design/development. A good chunk of that time was spent upgrading and/or building out a product for a company that I will...

Equity Negotiation

asked Jul 19 '11 at 01:25

Old Startup
6 points

Three sentence history: I was brought in on an opportunity by the original "idea" person. After trying out a few others, there ended up being a total of three of us. The initial project was going...

Co-Founder Equity Negotiation

asked Jan 14 '11 at 10:34

Matt
180 points

I executed a contract at the end of May for a relatively small web application. It listed 3 main features/requirements and a due date of July 15th. It is October 8th and it is still on-going. I...

Contract Negotiation

asked Oct 9 '10 at 03:43

Fosco
113 points

I am interested in purchasing a good domain name that is currently being offered at $7K. Can anyone provide me any guidance on how to negotiate these deals and things to consider, lookout for, in...

Negotiation Domain

asked Oct 14 '10 at 02:31

Gesco
71 points

I am looking for some feedback regarding this situation. We provide software in the form of SaaS. Now, we have been working with this 1 company for over 3 years. They have 1200 employees, of...

Sales Negotiation

asked Aug 28 '10 at 02:14

Danny
113 points

I'd love to get your feedback on the following: After several months of talking with the directors of this firm, I am near to closing the deal. Overall, they love our solution and want to move...

Pricing Sales Negotiation

asked Jun 21 '10 at 10:03

Danny
113 points

Both I and a close friend are involved in separate startups. I'll cut to the chase. I am essentially a geek, and don't like "beating about the bush", or unnecessary "hyperbole" or "hype". I know my...

Marketing Partner Negotiation

asked May 19 '10 at 01:16

Morpheous
236 points

We've been soliciting bids from a few vendors, and one in particular went the extra mile to accommodate our needs, learn what our project really was about, and to work out a good solution....

Negotiation Vendors Purchase Agreement

asked Mar 30 '10 at 00:17

Michael
250 points

I am working on a web application that is going into beta test next week for safety engineers, but the company that is paying for it is safety engineers. Ideally, if I had the ownership of the code...

Software Negotiation Intellectual Property

asked Jan 16 '10 at 16:53

James Black
2,642 points

Throughout the life of a business negotiation is a key skill for the founders and strategists working on it. Often, however, having no business experience, founders fall into traps put by the...

Negotiation

asked Oct 12 '09 at 17:53

Slavo
316 points