Startups Questions

Could you start a company with a co-founder, and have generic agreements in place, all without registering a corporation?We're bootstrapping our first startup and don't want to spend both money and...

Co-Founder Legal Agreements Corporation Startups

asked Jun 18 '14 at 20:12

Marion Woodward
9 points

I have a huge database of UPC barcodes and their corresponding products (name, photo of the product, some specs).Do you think there might be a market to provide a paid API access to this data?

Ideas API Startups

asked Jun 30 '14 at 14:26

Michael Hall
14 points

I have a B2B application that is starting to generate a good amount of profit. Since I don't have any investors and reinvesting as much as I can already to grow my business, I want to start...

Investing Angel Investors Angel Investors Startups

asked Jul 9 '14 at 14:56

Joy Joy
24 points

Almost no one gets to realize their metrics of success when they launch their startup. It's a long, arduous journey which no one anticipates until they launch their product, only to find that...

Motivation Solo Entrepreneur Founders Startups Execution

asked Jul 9 '14 at 15:58

Robert Pankratz
11 points

We are a small company of less than 20 people. How do we provide opportunities for people to move up the ladder? We are not growing in terms of company size as our business runs pretty well at it's...

Employees Promotion Corporate Startups

asked Jul 14 '14 at 14:29

Allen Sullivan
9 points

Under my agreement with my current employer, they retain ownership of everything that I create, both at work and side projects (the legal wording is very lose on this, and I guess it's like that...

Legal Jobs Side Projects Agreements Startups

asked Jul 17 '14 at 18:29

Cristina Rath
12 points

I'm the business co-founder in our startup and creating processes to keep things running smoothly and being able to focus on sales.Should startups have a process in the place for hiring? If so,...

Recruiting Founders Business Startups Process

asked Jul 21 '14 at 15:03

Ralph Setzer
9 points

Are there any startups that are run by a single person (bootstrapped by solo founder with no employees) that generate revenues over $1M?

Solo Entrepreneur Startups

asked Jul 24 '14 at 17:55

Melanie Dodson
6 points

I'm currently a purely technical founder who is working on a SaaS application.What kind of skills should I also be learning on the side to become a better solo founder and make my startup a...

Solo Entrepreneur Founders Learning Skill Startups

asked Jul 25 '14 at 20:27

Lois Cooper
7 points

I am currently working as a software engineer and have a pretty good salary (above $125K). How much savings should I ideally have before quitting my job and working full time on a startup idea solo...

Resources Jobs Money Startups

asked Aug 4 '14 at 20:14

Philip Ochoa
14 points

Has anyone tried this before at a "software company" and had it sustainable?After working at two BigCo's over a span of 6 years I recently joined a startup with friends from colleges. The CEO even...

Support Startups Process

asked Aug 12 '14 at 03:43

Fkedwantaprnur
11 points

There are a ton of "startup directories" like Product Hunt that list new startups and apps.Is it worth the time to add your new startup to all these sites? Due to the large numbers of companies...

Marketing Launch Startups

asked Aug 25 '14 at 14:57

Geoffrey Ford
11 points

I've built an MVP and have about 35 beta sign ups. It's not much but my landing page conversion rate is fairly high so far, so that's a good sign. I've sent out about 10 invitations to sign up....

Products Beta Startups

asked Aug 26 '14 at 14:44

Mnort9
201 points

I'm a marketing person with an idea for an app that I want to launch. Should I spend a few weeks or months learning how to code or should I save up some money and hire a programmer?Are there...

Getting Started Code Contractor Startups Programming

asked Sep 3 '14 at 21:55

Doug Blackwell
22 points

I finished creating an app and am expecting a good amount of users after I start advertising it. I live in Canada but I have my green card and am eligible to live in the US at any time. I plan on...

Copyright Registration Sole Proprietorship Startups

asked Sep 25 '14 at 20:32

User34140
6 points

I am a software engineer. I am looking to work in some startup part time (paid or non-paid). Something to do after work or on the weekends. What is the best in-person place in the SF bay area or...

Software Startup Startups Software Engineers

asked Oct 21 '14 at 01:27

Dan
6 points

I have been working with three co-founders for about a year. Two are technical, including me, and the other is business. We have the equity split up on paper and have determined the exact price of...

Co-Founder Startups

asked Oct 22 '14 at 06:42

User34175
16 points

So me and 2 other cofounders spent a year building a product together, however it got no traction. We have a ery expensive buyout price however, but I don't think it makes sense to buy them out. So...

Co-Founder Equity Failure Startups

asked Oct 22 '14 at 21:10

User34175
16 points

Two colleagues ("A" and "B") want to set up a new business based on production. Both invest to initiate the company: "A" and "B" WILL INVEST the same amount. ADDITIONALLY, "B" will make a large...

Equity Startups

asked Dec 8 '14 at 15:14

Ojey
6 points

I'll be honest, I'm not interested in offering a free service. I plan on offering a valuable service thats trusted and easy to use. After wondering about my idea that I've been building for the...

Ideas Competition Startups

asked Jan 14 '15 at 19:27

User34223
21 points