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I have a product--how do I distribute?
I have a product that I would like to distribute through National Retailers. I have already found it a success in local markets (craft shows, fairs) however, I am thinking about increasing the quality ...
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What should the Stock distribution be for participants in an early stage startup (pre-funding)
I have been asked to be the head of Product Development and join a very, very early stage startup (pre-funding).
The Founder has 5 people on the team working part time for 1% of stock. I am ...
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How can I make sure that my resellers don't chase after the same prospect
How can I ensure that my reseller and I are not talking or going after the same customer. This has already happened on a few occasions where we get to a meeting and they tell us that they are already ...
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First time selling indirect, need advice!
I am slowly starting to sell our software through resellers and distributors (one man shops all to way to major Software distributors.)
Given my lack of experience, I am wondering what details are ...
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Online Meeting Software for a Startup
There are 5 other members in the startup and they work in different locations. We are looking for online meeting software suitable for a small distributed workforce. It has to support at least voice ...
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How Do I Go From An Online Digital Product to Store Shelves?
So I've got a digital product that has a website and the marketing and user community for it are alive and well.
Now how do I go about breaking into that next level? How do I get it on the shelves of ...
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How much percentage does a developer have in an IT-startup?
How do you distribute the shares among participants of IT-startup (Web-system)? What is the common world practice?
For example, there are two participants:
the person, who made idea and will do all ...
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Need advice on Startup Equity Distribution for a Social Network Website
I an a technical guy, plans to goes full time for a startup to build a social network site, with a friend who is a business guy. Initially, he will work for part-time until our startup is enough to ...
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Good results from CNET.com?
I am just now discovering CNET, a site that lets you apparently have software that you've developed available for download, plus a lot more.
Have any software developers or software sellers on this ...
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How to market and distribute an app targeted to small retailers
In the planning stage of building an app with a monthly subscription element targeted to small business merchants having 1 - 10 retail venues.
Looking for any advice on a go to market strategy to ...
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startup just entering revenue phase
Company looks like this:
investor = input money only 30% share
founder/developer (me) = input money ( about 1/2 what investor has ) and tons of sweat equity 1+ year 40% share
developer = sweat ...
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kickstarter for business to business distribution, B2B instead of B2C
I have a technology product that I've created and is ready to be ramped up for distribution. To get interest, funding and presales, kickstarter looks very attractive.
My problem is that the product ...
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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 or ...
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Best marketing channel to distribute an ebook?
What is the best marketing channel to distribute an ebook?
Let's assume I know how to promote the ebook, and merely want to choose a marketing channel.
Should I sell it through a middleman like ...
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Is there any mobile app distribution service? [closed]
Due to country restrictions and bureaucracy, I can't sell apps on Android Market and Apple Appstore.
There are music distribution services like TuneCore and CD Baby that place your music on several ...
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S corp distribution income tax rate
I am the sole owner of an S corp and I am the only employee. If I make $100,000/year and I pay myself $50,000 as a salary and the other $50,000 as distribution. How much income tax do I have to pay on ...
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Finding boxes for a startup
I have a startup operation in the lines of a traditional business. Shipping tangible products to customers. I order the inventory in bulk from factories in China. However, I need to ship orders to ...
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Start-up Company - Legal Advice and beyond…Where do I go from here?
My question is pretty broad, but I am just wondering the next logical steps to take in establishing and distributing equity in an iOS App Business Startup.
What form or document do I would need to ...
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Can I expect a distributor to indemnify against patent infringement?
I've developed a low volume high priced product, which I currently sell in the EU market. A UK based company would like to sell my product in countries including the US. I don't want to start wading ...
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Best Education Software Distributors
I have a software application targeting the education sector. I lack sales knowledge and would like to sell it through distributors. Can anyone recommend any distributors specializing in education and ...
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Should I create a new brand of products for different audiences?
I'm very curious about which option is better for the company's strategy view:
A one general product for the three target groups,
Or three different products for three target groups
Or a product ...
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Startup Equity Distribution / Investor Equity
Thanks for taking time to read my post and sorry for the loaded questions -- please read patiently to help me. Here is the scenario:
Founder has the startup idea vetted 3.5 years ago -- but never ...
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Ownership/Equity Distribution on Fashion Startup?
My Friend (a graphic designer/production manager) is a 33% partner in a manufacturing company with 2 investors (spilt 33% among the 3). Right now they are manufacturing for outside clothing companies.
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Incorporate C corp in US for a purpose of distribution / reseller
My company in Hong Kong is selling handphone accessories. We also have an online store.
Because we have increasing customers in US, we are thinking to incorporate a company in US.
This is to minimized ...
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Start-Up Equity - What Should I Request
I am preparing to launch a new start-up with the owners of my current company. It will be a separate company so equity needs to be determined. The idea for the start-up was mine and I am working with ...
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Effective way to build up sales channels with low budget
We have a software product to be marketed to Enterprise Level commercial entities. We would like to build some Value Added Reseller and Distributor network with a low budget (unfortunately). What is ...
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Should we be turning down software resellers?
We get emailed nearly daily from various software reselling companies around the world. They generally enquire as to the cost of 1 - 5 units of our software, and we generally turn down these requests ...
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SaaS company incentives
We run a Enterprise SaaS company.
Monthly, we pay our salesmen and distributors a commission upon their clients sales.
I'm afraid we're not giving incentives to software development, hardware ...
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Problem involving ownership ratio and profit distribution
I'd like to ask for some help, it's basically a math problem, but I'm not sure if there's only one solution:
In April 2011 two friends and I bought a bar. Each of us owns 1/3 of the bar. It's a ...
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Equity distribution among Co-Founders Pre-Money
I teamed up with a student at school to help him launch a new business. The student I teamed up with has been running a legacy company for the past two years, which I am also involved in. The new ...
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S-Corporation Filing an extension with profits
So, you have a S-Corporation with profits, there's an ownership dispute with a court date in May, after the filing date of March 15th.
Should the S-Corporation file an extension? So normally, ...
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Distributing software in magazine for free worth it?
One if not the biggest computer magazine for consumers in my country has approached us with the offer to do a thorough workshop of our consumer software. In exchange they want to distribute the full ...
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How to get desktop research tool distributed?
We are in the process of creating a desktop research tool, which will provide snappy access to a wide range of information.
Conceptually, this tool is similar to Babylon. How would you go about ...
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How much equity can I reasonable expect for joining a pre-funded startup that is starting over?
I was recently asked by a founder of a pre-funded web startup (he's the only member) to redo his entire platform, and I'd like some help determining a reasonable equity distribution for my situation.
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How do I add a new business partner?
We are a tech consulting company and our current group consists of four equity partners. We are interested in adding a new "business" partner, as our current partners are all technical, but we know ...
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Series A-funded company sold off part of business, new distribution to employees. Should I exercise/sell my vested options?
Startup already received Series A funding. I have a minor amount (around 1,500) of vested options at a roughly $3.25 strike price. New valuation post sale of part of business is around $8.50. As part ...
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How do I Distribute Online Games to Other Websites?
I am currently starting a website that promotes the collaboration of artists programmers and musicians to develop web and mobile games. Once these games are complete I would like to distribute them to ...
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Is it worth setting up a UK retailer when there are already others that stock the same things? [closed]
I am interested in starting up a UK based online retailer for specific products that are manufactured in the US. There does seem to be a handful of others stocking the same things.
Is it worth ...
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How to deal with booth owners in a wholesale market? How to haggle with them? [closed]
Today I visited a local wholesale market. I want to be a trader so I visit the market. There are so many items that my eyes and my mind are dazzled. I don't know what products I can choose to ...
