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How do entrepreneurs start their first bootstrap startup?
I really want to start my entrepreneurial career, the problem is I don't have money. I am mid-level IT manager, read lot of startup blogs, articles and books and keep planning (aka dreaming) about ...
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Limiting personal liability
I have been working (solo) on a few side web projects for the past several months. My name can be found attached (via WhoIs) to the domains I've purchased and this got me to thinking about worst case ...
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Different stages of VC finance and were the company / product is in its life / development cycle
You hear a lot in the media about _ raised a stage A round of x million, or ___ just got seed funding from a group of angel investors.
But what's never explained is the stage that these companies / ...
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How to find genuine investors online?
How to find sound (Small Business) investors that can recognize an outstanding opportunity when they see one? I mean how to find them online? Cuz it’s such a waste of time when one (startup founder) ...
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profit sharing percentage in partnership ss [duplicate]
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Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly?
Partnership questions
I am starting an online service provider company along with a business ...
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Funding : for growth, releasing equity for cash
Just browsing through crunch base, i was looking at flipboards profile http://www.crunchbase.com/company/flipboard , what i was wandering is initaly they got $10.5m series A funding and then $50m in a ...
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how to present ideas to a possible future partner without getting them 'stolen'?
I am planning into getting involved in a venture in an asian country.
I have a friend from this country that has an experience in the kind of business I want to be involved in and that has “ built “ ...
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How to convince a VC partner to invest $100M without having the $500K Feasibility & Associated Studies?
We are seeking a venture capital partner for a renewable start-up that has exclusively licensed 3 types of incredible 'waste-to-energy' technologies. The project team is made up of very qualified ...
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Good course of action or no?
Originally when first talking about the company myself, and the 2 other cofounders.. at the time decided to do a split on equity.
Now, we're about a 1.5-2 months in and the other two cofounders think ...
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Which VC firms are in the New England (East Coast) area?
Are most technology based venture capital firms headquartered in California or are there also plenty of venture capital firms in the New England area (New York, Boston, etc)?
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Venture Capital and paying yourself a Salary
I'm currently working full time for an employer of mine. I've run numerous small business on the side, including a web software company, a web design company, and a forum... but now I'm working with a ...
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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 ...
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Raising seed capital without too much dilution
My company is in the process of raising additional capital for my semi start up website. Currently we are in a beta testing phase with the intent of testing the functionality of the site on a larger ...
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General partnership or joint venture with global online company?
I want to establish a partnership with a company abroad that offers online services through their portal in few countries worldwide. I would like to leverage their online platform to provide services ...
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How do you obtain angel investors help?
I am brand new to the startup stage and am trying to obtain money to get my startup off the ground. I have heard about angel investors but I have no idea how to get in contact with them (especially ...
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What would this website be worth? Based on venture capital 23 mil
A 3 year old site which makes money through ads has received 23 million in Series A,B, and C funding. Any guess as to what it might be worth? Four times funding? Five times? Just curious as to ...
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When do you know it's time to pull out, and cut your losses/earnings off?
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is cut-bait, and walk away from a venture. What factors are the most important taking this leap?
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Site for web designers + developers to share equity?
There was a site I found a while ago, where someone with an idea could post it (either a designer or a developer), and they could locate 'the other half' (i.e. a designer looking for a developer), and ...
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How do I separate from my co-founder while in an innovation incubator?
I co-founded a start-up a year ago (currently in seed stage) and lately have been struggling with working with my co-founder. I'm burnt out from having to battle this person's behavior (poor work ...
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Funding for a Discounts website start up thats going to promise over 95% saving
I am in the process of launching a website that would offer advertising discounts of any nature at just 1/100th of the cost of news paper ads or for that matter any other form of ads. To add advantage ...
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Seeking sales and marketing stakeholder
StreamingCulture, a venture that I am involved with is looking for a stakeholder with sales and marketing experience. Our mission is to help nonprofit institutions (focusing for now on performing arts ...
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What is acceptable/normal for a seed capital firm?
I'm planning to start a startup with the help of a seed capital firm. The firm has presented its terms and I'm not sure if what they ask if acceptable/normal for the low-equity they are having (5%). ...
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Where is a good place to meet coders?
I am not a coder. I know basic coding and some web design, enough to have come up with what i believe to be an interesting idea for a start up. I can design the website and software myself, but cannot ...
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Start Up Seed Funding
How much is too much and how much is too little in getting funding for a web based start up?
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Are Angels likely to invest in me as a startup for working capital?
I have three excellent internet based applications that I am designing and developing in my own free time. I am worried that with the current lack of free time whether I am ruining my chances of ...
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Can you run a software company, without a software/tech background
Whenever smaller entrepreneurs get their software company up and running, some venture guy comes around with a heck of a lot of money.
What if that venture guy don't know anything, whatsoever about ...
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Do I need to incorporate in the US?
I am working on a latin america self-funded startup, and in order to receive funding from an angel or a venture firm in the US in the future, do i need to register now in the US as a c corp? or could ...
