Software Questions

Successful startups make money by offering people better technology than they have now.

2 Votes
7 Answers
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Hiring a development company

Imagine that I want to launch my web site or other product in six months. It's too much work for one person - perhaps it will need four to eight people. Let's also imagine that I have a good but...

asked Feb 17 '11 at 20:43
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James Barton
11 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.38K Views
Top Position on Google search results overtaken by download sites

A couple of months back I launched Data Moving Tool, an application to Extract, Transform and Load data to and from any data source (database, flat files, etc). In an effort to boost my online...

asked Feb 18 '11 at 06:35
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Jbb
33 points

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3 Answers
2.14K Views
Software for capturing mouse actions

Possible Duplicate: Need to create a professional Demo / Video Tutorial for my Software Application I'd like to create a video for my site that shows users how to use a particular application....

asked Feb 19 '11 at 09:29
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User3462
345 points

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3 Answers
2.4K Views
Putting limits to technical support for software services, is it good?

I have recently established a company to sell ecommerce software as SaaS. There are some leads that request proposals from me. I am in a dilemma. There are two risks that I want to avoid: I want...

asked Jan 28 '11 at 20:00
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Mert Nuhoglu
116 points

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2 Answers
2.72K Views
What are business models of open source projects?

I'm thinking about developing a software library for iPhone with my friend. Our target is a developing country where the mobile phone market is still very young, compared to U.S. The problem is...

asked Jan 30 '11 at 14:49
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Killua
68 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.14K Views
Selling the distribution rights to an IT product

We have a hardware/software product that I am thinking of selling the distribution rights to. Firstly is this something that can be done and secondly does anyone have any advice on how this works...

asked Feb 1 '11 at 09:36
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A Hunter
111 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.29K Views
New Android App

So we are creating a new Android App. We'll have a name for it, and a logo, and the specific functionality of the app is something that hasn't been done before (we searched). The app is going to be...

asked Feb 4 '11 at 04:45
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Slandau
203 points

7 Votes
8 Answers
7.29K Views
How to let customers download software automatically after payment through a website?

I have a company that will be selling software online, and I'd like for customers to be able to pay online and then just click on a "Download Now" button and download the software automatically,...

asked Jan 14 '11 at 12:42
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User6492
1,747 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.92K Views
Tips on open-source project - should it be free, licensed, etc?

I have been working on this project seen here. It is a Photography CMS (like WordPress). I cannot visualize a business model to provide funds to support the project. I want to release it as a free,...

asked Jan 18 '11 at 09:00
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Jason
121 points

7 Votes
3 Answers
2.5K Views
Creating a Business for Side Programming

I'm an Android developer that has made money over some of the apps I've created in the past year. I have no corporate filing so I am currently considered a sole proprietor in the state of Florida....

asked Jan 2 '11 at 14:28
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Futon
46 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.49K Views
Suggest web app for managing small business

I'm looking for a web app with CRM, ERP and simple accounting features to run a small software shop. Will be very grateful if someone could help me out with this.

asked Jan 4 '11 at 18:30
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Alexey Anufriyev
113 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
3.92K Views
What's the most efficient and cost-effective way to become PCI compliant?

I'm working on a business-to-business web app. About a year ago we gave our users the ability to charge credit cards (from customers calling them over the phone) directly within our software...

asked Jan 6 '11 at 04:16
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Alex Cook
641 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.69K Views
Approach competitor before marketing new software program?

I set up a company and had a software developer create a new software program for the company. I thought that the idea for the software was novel, and before developing the software, I did some...

asked Jan 11 '11 at 10:06
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User6492
1,747 points

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1 Answers
2.76K Views
How to minimize risk of software copyright infringement claims

I had a software developer create a software program, which I copyrighted and then assigned to a software company (and LLC) that I co-founded. I plan to sell the program to the general...

asked Jan 12 '11 at 22:15
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User6492
1,747 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
1.95K Views
What is needed to digitally sell and distribute software (videogames) to the US?

I'm currently developing a game with a few friends and have plans to sell it and distribute it worldwide via digital means. I'd like to know what I should take into consideration if I want to sell...

asked Dec 16 '10 at 09:38
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Kensai
111 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
3.37K Views
What is the best invoicing tool you have discovered?

We're running an online store of electronic devices, and we need to start creating invoices for our clients. What is the best invoicing tool you have discovered?

asked Dec 16 '10 at 12:09
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Sd Reyes
156 points

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2 Answers
2.35K Views
Widgets for feedback

I have embedded forum software into our website using Yet Another Forum (ASP.NET plugin which you can see on our site at http://labslice.com/Forum/ ). It works just fine, but obviously needs a bit...

asked Jan 1 '11 at 12:46
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Simon At Lab Slice Com
106 points

2 Votes
5 Answers
2.93K Views
Business models for a software component

My company has developed a .DLL, meaning a software component, which needs to be a part of software to have value. This software component can be useful in a range of applications in everything...

asked Dec 3 '10 at 09:14
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David
1,567 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.73K Views
How to organize a multi-national startup, with distributed work between its members, located in different parts of the world?

How to organize a startup, which contains different people from different parts of the world with no common office? Where to register it? How to deal with taxes? Which legal issues could arise?...

asked Dec 10 '10 at 22:42
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Psihodelia
137 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
3.06K Views
Pros and cons of FatFreeCRM?

What are the pros and cons of using FatFreeCRM? It appears to be a lightweight, open-source CRM package. What important features in other CRM packages is it lacking? How difficult is it to...

asked Nov 20 '10 at 05:27
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Joseph Turian
895 points