Profitability Questions

Hello, I'm currently in the planning stages of a simple idea.. It's nothing major, I'm just a student and just want to get my feet wet.. However, as I think more and more about it, I'm more and...

Monetization Advertising Profitability Server

asked Aug 9 '14 at 13:56

eXtreme
11 points

What are some projects you started without the intention of every making any money from them, only to end up generating decent revenue from it?Any examples from your personal experience or other...

Success Non Profit Project Profitability

asked Mar 11 '14 at 12:24

Lawrence Hintz
35 points

Lets say my company and another competitor are the only two contenders in a niche for a physical product. And the products are mostly similar (and can't really be altered much to have a big...

Competition Profitability

asked Mar 5 '14 at 11:16

Raymond Davenport
30 points

I am a software developer and i wish to start a side business as a hobby wood carver. What is the best way to go about researching the profit potential of those idea? i was thinking: 1. go on...

Part Time Market Research Profitability

asked Sep 26 '13 at 05:23

Victor
137 points

Excluding non-profits, how can a business run without the future intention of making profits? Why would anyone invest in such a business? From the website below, I made the assumption that no...

Investment Profitability

asked Aug 30 '13 at 00:51

Nope
8 points

OK Here is the situation: I am looking for investors, and have a group interested in my idea, so they have asked to see my business plan. I have nearly completed my business plan, but want to be...

Investors Profitability

asked Aug 19 '13 at 19:05

Darkcat Studios
190 points

A programmer friend is building a very simple subscription as a service tool for me. He's calling it an "easy" job (2-3 months build time), and has agreed to work for a % of cash flow (profit)...

Development Equity Partnerships Profitability Profit Sharing

asked Jul 19 '13 at 16:57

User27061
6 points

Other than small ads that came a couple years later after youtube's first launch and paid videos to be displayed as featured videos how can a site like youtube that has so many expenses profit?...

Profitability Money Income

asked Dec 13 '12 at 20:23

Yoyilbey
49 points

Are there any ways to defer taxation on S-Corp profits in a year?

Tax Profitability S Corp

asked Aug 21 '12 at 09:46

N L
18 points

DotSUB allows anyone to upload videos and provides an interface for subtitling them - to anyone. Looking at the subtitles and their timing of appearance, Khan Academy seems to have crowdsourced...

Video Investment Profitability

asked May 24 '12 at 05:02

Aditya Menon
112 points

When calculating Gross Profit Margin, do you include the startup funds you raised in your net sales or just the sales you've made For example, should it look like: Net Sales.. ...Plus startup...

Accounting Profitability

asked Jun 2 '12 at 11:14

Rohit
1 point

Let me preface by providing a specific definition of the two types of companies I am interested in. Consultants: Software companies that generally provide their services on an hourly basis to...

Software Consulting Profitability Software Licensing

asked Apr 17 '12 at 19:18

Maxim Gershkovich
234 points

What are some ways of profiting from a user-driven community-based website? The client base is for programmers, and it promotes getting individuals to come together, work, and showcase their final...

Community Profitability

asked Apr 4 '12 at 10:33

Lance Lafontaine
190 points

Short background: we are 3 developers who formed a small startup for a very niche market. We do mostly programing but recently we started to provide consultancy as well. We've been working with a...

Development Entrepreneurs Negotiation Profitability Commission

asked Mar 23 '12 at 11:23

Adhg
250 points

Question: How is it possible to make a profit off of iPhone apps? I ran the math and I don't see how it's possible. What am I missing? What is a successful strategy? Background: Yesterday I...

Iphone Profitability

asked Feb 7 '12 at 04:58

User1106811
66 points

My question is, what is the best way to evaluate a software startup as a perspective employee from the point of view of viability i.e. economic viability. I am more interested in hints related to...

Getting Started Funding Employees Profitability

asked Jan 6 '12 at 07:13

Jim
21 points

I am planning to work as a partner in a startup along with my friend. Since he is a critical resource so he is taking a major chunk of the equity and holds the decision making power. I being a part...

Partner Equity Profitability

asked Dec 20 '11 at 16:02

Jds
3 points

we are 2 developers that have been working for a consultancy doing a mobile app for about a year, now we are ending our contracts. The enterprise that has contracted our actual/anterior...

Getting Started Entrepreneurs Team Profitability Cost Estimation

asked Nov 22 '11 at 14:33

Tyoc213
41 points

How to say that a startup software company is getting profit? for example some said that if you have in bank account salaries and expenses for 3 months and running projects, this means you are...

Software Web Services Profitability

asked Jul 20 '11 at 04:38

Amr El Garhy
118 points

I am working a website where some people pay money for things that we sell and some people get money for services that they provide to us. Basically, from what others pay us, we pay others. My...

Profitability

asked May 28 '11 at 08:55

Dave
6 points