Questions about initial stages getting your business off the ground.
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I have a website idea I need to share with major companies
My idea works with the help of major companies, however, Im afraid if I share it with them they may steal the idea. I know there isnt much I can do to protect myself from this happening. My question ...
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I'm not sure how to satisfy the entrepreneurial itch
I have a good job and a good salary that supports my family, but I find myself constantly dreaming of owning my own business. It's a sort of obsession that I can't stop. It's been going on for about 4 ...
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How to approach retailer to arrange onselling agreement
In our local area there are certain products that are sold at a much higher premium by large big brand retail stores and they move a lot of this product.
There are smaller established stores who also ...
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Did I Make A Mistake On A 60-40 Deal?
I am a software engineer, blogger, marketer and upcoming entrepreneur. I just programmed an app to help corporate sites in marketing. I did all that alone, launched it and started getting clients. I ...
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Hiring own team or outsourcing
I have recently started reading the blog and I feel it has been really helpful and helped me anticipate problems that I would not have foreseen otherwise. My question is related to the decision of ...
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Same company name, different country. What does the law says?
if the company name in country A is the same with the company name in country B, and in the same industry, does it have any regulations about it?
I am the one who comes second at that name.
Thank ...
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What is/was the elevator pitch of Facebook?
An elevator pitch is a short summary used to quickly and simply define
a product, service, or organization and its value proposition.
What was the elevator pitch of Facebook when it started?
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Introducing the idea to friends I'd like to add to the startup - How to and at which conditions?
I'm in the process of trying to establish my first startup.
At the moment I'm working with a friend of mine on developing the idea, and we had already created a prototype for our product on a mobile ...
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How do I draft a letter of intent?
I have an idea I am working on that I believe will be useful. I have been told that verbally several times.
Rather than spend money on developing it to completion, I want my proposed ...
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What “high traffic” RSS feeds do you read? What are most valuable to you?
What are the "high traffic" RSS feeds or firehoses that you read? Are you satisfied? Which one is most valuable to you?
Hacker news - too much gossip, code tips, product announcements
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Proper team for a startup when there is little funding and a non founder
I want to launch a social networking site but I need a proper team to do it, but who are the key players to have it launched when there is little funding. I am the idea person and not a tech person - ...
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I have a new idea for a hardware product, how do I get started?
I have a new idea for a hardware product. Unfortunately, I only have experience with software and would only be able to develop the software side of the product. I have no idea where I would start. ...
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Does anyone have advice about entering the social media apps and games space? [closed]
I'm interested in entering the social media apps and games space. I personally have several years of experience in interactive media development for the web (both programming and design) and some ...
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How to bring a simple product to market? [closed]
I have what I consider to be a simple and great idea. Like many people. Obviously, I won't describe it here, but I'll give a simple example of similar scale for answerers to work with.
Say my idea is ...
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Best way to tell customers there will be a delay with their service request?
I completed a website for a client earlier this year. They are requesting additions to the site, and currently I'm quite busy. I thanked my client for her patience, and explained to her that I'm a ...
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What to consider when approaching a developer about a SaaS partnership opportunity?
First question and this is on behalf of a friend of mine. I'm a student developer, so I was hoping someone around here could provide some tangible insight.
My friend is not new to starting a ...
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When to commercialize a product?
I am a young university student with a good number of years experience in both small/large software companies. This has put me in a good position to find strong student developers and lead/consult for ...
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Should the company be named after a product?
I think a lot of people with ideas wonder about this - should they come up with a company name first or figure out the name for a product, get a domain name matching the name and then register a ...
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irs tax start-up zero revenue
I am doing taxes for someone who had about $1,500 in 2011 expenses for a new business (sole-proprietorship) but no income. Can she deduct these start-up costs in 2011 or will she have to add them to ...
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non-resident Online Business setup
I live in New Zealand and I am looking to start an online website sourcing and selling products within the USA via drop-shipping methods. This part of the process is underway. However, I understand I ...
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Freelance work whilst in Full Time employment and Taxes
I am a Software Developer and I live and work for a company in the UK and pay PAYE taxes and NI Contributions through my wages for this jobs salary.
I am looking to start working on a couple of ...
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Price, cost, profit, on-demand software by enterprise to “us”
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 ...
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Does anyone have suggestions for building a user base for a budding SaaS project?
What specific actions lead to getting users to try your new product?
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What is the hourly rate of a freelance marketing consultant?
I am in a start up with very limited financial liquidity (less than $10,000)
I reached a stage where my online store is taking shape, I have a stock of product now and enough to start a sales team. I ...
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How do I get funding for my app
I am looking for help with start-up for my idea. I have an idea for an app but can't seem to find out how to get funding, without losing at least 75% equity.
Any ideas welcome.
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Foreign LLC vs Domestic LLC - Wyoming & South Carolina
Please help. I'll make this as simple and concise as possible:
I will be manufacturing my own parts, AT HOME, in South Carolina. I intend to sell the products exclusively online with an online ...
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Funding Prototypes
As an interaction designer, I see tons of opportunities for great new products and solutions every day. Some of these solutions are easy to prototype. Eventually I will create a startup with the goal ...
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Should a founder be a C-level executive of his startup?
Considering the fact that a startup usually happens because of a founder's initial vision. Is it a good idea to have a founder as one of the C-level executives of a startup company?.
What qualities ...
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It's a very new concept and struggling to convince the world in 3 seconds- help?
We have a very unique platform - connecting people by analyzing their wishes, worries, desires & dreams. People are not used to it, but when we speak then people get it. People spend 3 seconds on ...
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Is it practical to start a small business while still employed
I have a business idea and would like to start up my own company (providing solutions to theme parks). I could write the software in my own time however im worried starting a business whilst still ...
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Company Web-Site
We are building up a new Digital Agency and we are creating our company web site. Because we have just started we don't have any clients in "Our-Portfolio" section nor relevant works that we have ...
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Should I learn programming or focus on idea generations
I have ideas about iPhone apps but I am not sure if I code those ideas myself or hire someone to do it for me. I am not an expert programmer but I can learn. The only issue I have with learning is how ...
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Online Advertising for Startup Website
I am looking to monetize my start-up website by adding advertisements to it.
After doing some research it seems I should look at Pay per Click (PPC) rather than Cost per Thousand (CPM) or some ...
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Start with: generic product, client product, or freelancing?
We started freelancing. However, most of our projects have failed because we had to do what we are not experienced with. For example, say our expertise is ASP, but we can't wait for ASP projects to ...
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Starting a wristband business. What type of corporate entity should we create?
My friends and I are committed to promoting a very specific cause and we have decided to sell wristbands to promote this cause and raise awareness.
We intend to set up a website where people will ...
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How to start restaurant reservation startup in India?
I am in the process of starting a restaurant reservation service which will book tables in real time and on weekends. It will add users' names to the guest list which will reduce the wait time of the ...
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Whats best MVP on Mobile app with a local developer or web app with outsourcing team?
I've been outsourcing for a while to create the MVP on a web app. I never get what I'm asking for from these outsourcing teams, they take longer than expected, or they just disappear. It's been a huge ...
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How to kick start a web service with no working capital on hand?
I have a project on the table with a business model that involves creating a web service to streamline all the best pieces of internet marketing into one platform. Full details need to be kept ...
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Make versus Buy, Time versus Money
Specifically for web/software, how do you know whether it is better to invest time developing the product alone or in a small team versus shelling out hard earned money to get it developed quickly ...
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competing with Amazon, how to, the smart approach
For a number of months I have been thinking how to create an e-commerce solution that competes with Amazon. I came up with an idea that is probably lame, but i'd like to understand why it will not ...
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before the website can be launch, what should we do? [closed]
My project/website is in the development phase, but I do have everything in mind (how it works from a - z). Besides creating a coming soon page with email subscription, is there anything else I can do ...
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What are the most important personal qualities to start up and succeed in new business
I am a developer, and I've launched and failed once before some time back. I am still analyzing all the reasons our start up didn't take off (we were 4 developers). I wanted to learn from the ...
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Looking For Potential Investers…But Doing It With Caution
I have a very good idea for a website... but I don't have the capital to really get it going. Does anyone know any good, and TRUSTWORTHY investors that wont screw me around and end up owning half of ...
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What date to use as business “start date” when filing for an EIN?
My LLC was formed as of yesterday. I am now in the process of applying for an EIN through the IRS. The application asks for my business start date. I am an online business, and have not technically ...
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How to get domain name?
All nice names are already taken. I want to know that if a domain already exists but I attach some character in the beginning/end of the already registered domain name and get registered, is it good ...
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Starting my own website building business and not a freelancing business
I develop web sites for over 10 years now (among other programming jobs), and I'm burning inside to start my own business, for a long time now. And, of course, I'm afraid to begin yet another "lost ...
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'Using' others' ideas - what's the legality?
So a bunch of friends are always pitching ideas to each other.
One day, one of my friends does one of these "this would be a great idea for a site". It's blown off as another of his 'ideas', but to ...
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How to get long time clients
We are a startup web development venture based in India,we have some one time clients from e-commerce industry but they will not benefit us in the long run.So we are planning to showcase the work we ...
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What are benefits of container group of companies?
From my understanding, I can register a company with any name (not necessarily product/service name) and launch multiple products/services under it. Plus, I can associate trademarks with this company.
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How can I get my friends and family to support my startup aspirations?
I have a well paying job, kids, wife, and a mortgage. However, I got an idea that is not big, not hard, totally doable. I'm interested in the start up as a hobby but see it as potentially a long term ...
