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Would the names/affiliation of officers of my side-business get posted on the internet?
I heard of websites such as corporationwiki that dig internet/state records for company information and post that data online. How many such sites are there and how can I stop this information being ...
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1answer
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Interpretation of phrase “X, namely Y” in trademark?
I have a question regarding how a certain aspect of trademarks should be interpreted in the general sense, but I'll provide some of the specifics of my situation as a concrete example.
The General ...
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What is a lean startup and why should I go this route?
I'm considering a startup that starts with a minimum viable product. Despite what I've read, the lean startup feels contra-effective.
My question to the community is, what exactly defines a 'lean ...
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Does equity stake truly affect voting position?
In this question, the original poster has a hidden question in:
Giving up an equity stake puts me at a disadvantage from a voting perspective (or does it?) Can you structure it as a non-voting ...
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Should we add “About -> The Team” when our company is only 5 people?
It's widespread among (mostly web development) non-huge companies to add a page about the team members of their company, like SE's Team page here, where they have separate page for their team, or ...
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3answers
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Planning for an Acquisition Strategy
I am a software developer half-way through the design and prototyping of what I believe will be a very successful new software product.
Soon I will begin development, and am currently planning on ...
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Mold Makers and Offshore Manufacturing [closed]
I need an injection mold made for my product. I'm also going to need someone to manufacture my product. Where can I get a high level overview of all the offshore companies that offer injection molding ...
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Likely to take a new move [closed]
Myself a newbie, Graduate in electronics likely to enter into software field seeks help from professionals....
Am little bit confused about choosing a technology to get started up...
Here comes my ...
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2answers
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Markup material cost on startup
I was in a debate recently with someone on how we should go about pricing out our material costs to clients and we couldn't decide on what is the proper way in going about doing this.
Example:
If a ...
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34 views
Free / open source email copytexts for Startups? [closed]
Writing good copy is critical to the success of any online business; customers judge operations by subtle hints of wording, phrases, and design.
Places like eg. copyhackers provide an awesome ...
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1answer
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Operational email policy
We've recently launched a platform and we start aquiring emails from users, partly from facebook and partly on their own merit.
We want to start sending operational emails to our users, for example: ...
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BizSpark - is it worthwhile to persevere with your application?
I'm a bit tired and frustrated with my BizSpark application. I've been rejected twice. The first time, I didn't have a company E-Mail and URL. The second time, I provided a proper company E-Mail and ...
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1answer
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How Long is A Sidekick Obligated to Be Your Partner? [closed]
Thanks for your help guys. I'm trying to understand the terms of "employment" for a startup side kick.
Basically, I've got a good idea for a startup. There's a kid who's going to Yale who wants to ...
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1answer
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Investing in startups online
I've seen plenty of websites that utilize philanthropic crowd-funding, but I'm unable to find any websites that allow people to purchase equity online. Are there any? If not, for what reason?
Note: ...
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1answer
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Is this back link strategy a poor business decision?
I have a health related website which I am in no rush to monetize, my first priority is to build page rank and dominate the serps. I am thinking about letting healthcare providers advertise their ...
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1answer
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UK company expanding to US, sponsoring b visa
I work for a UK LTD company who wants to expand to the US. They're arranging the paperwork to start a US business entity, and we have a queue of US customers that means this business will be ...
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3answers
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The Road not Taken … where's the restart button?
If failed at a business startup, what does it take to have another go?
Precis: Left a safe academic job to start up my own services company ... just in time for the Global Financial Crisis. So now ...
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1answer
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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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1answer
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Is there any point in making another social network? [closed]
I have an idea for a social network and I think it is quite unique and very different from facebook or twitter, but it is still a social network and it focuses everyone and not just one niche.
I've ...
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1answer
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Any free website/directory to submit press release for new app? [closed]
I just hit pre-alpha with an app, and created a press release.
I was wondering if there were any websites to publish it for free. I just submitted it to PRWeb, but I didn't really want to spend too ...
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How should I write / implement a marketing plan on a tight budget / limited resources [closed]
I want to write a marketing plan for a small business that sells guided adventure tours. There is a big community of existing (mountain bikers) but they are in the location itself. I need to attract ...
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0answers
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Which country to choose for web development outsourcing [closed]
So considering quality/price which country do you think it is the best option to outsource web development? I heard that Vietnam much is cheaper option than India. I don't know about other countries.
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New LLC - How do I estimate quarterly taxes if I'm not sure I'm going to make a profit by the end of the year
My wife and I are partner members in a newly created LLC. Weve made some money this quarter yet have made no distributions but we are uncertain of our future profits/loss for the year. This quarter ...
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Non-dilutable options
I have an entity I've been working on for roughly 4 years, the last being a real push to get it out the door. A student recently joined me and got us into a student business plan competition and we ...
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Hiring Programmers and Code Storage
I have two freelancers working for me right now and I am using Freelancer.com where you simply send code back and forth by zipping it and using their proprietary messaging system which is clunky.
I ...
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1answer
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Should I implement a landing page [closed]
I have a strtup idea, its bascically a community for emerging writers... which would help them to get reviews and feedbacks for their stories.
so, should I develop a landing page for my website.
OR ...
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Tips on promoting a start up [closed]
What is the best way to promote a starting up like(follow, tweet, share, etc.) exchange site at minimal costs?
Any recommendations on how should one build strategy to enable paid services without ...
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Language for Articles of Organization LLC Ownership
I am in the process of drafting the articles of organization for my LLC.
I would like to specify in there, that the ownership of the LLC is specified with units, and LLC members receive a certain ...
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2answers
170 views
Sale commission for someone who brings a big fish (SaaS model)
I was wondering what is a reasonable/fare commission for someone (call him an agent) who can introduce us to a potential big client. I estimate the client can generate at minimum 400K-600K a year for ...
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1answer
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How do I validate an idea for a service with infrequent, time-sensitive users using the 'coming soon' page method?
I have an idea that I would like to test using a 'coming soon' landing page. In my instance, the idea is for consumers looking to research, plan and arrange a holiday (vacation).
I can see why this ...
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4answers
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Where to set up a very small company where my name will be hidden
I need to set up a company to do some development for couple of companies. Less than 100k of revenue per year. But the problem is that my personal name should be hidden for some very personal reasons. ...
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1answer
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Partner Asking For Investment Back
I recently just started an IT business. I built the product and got the product out there and brought in clients already.
I asked a friend to partner with me to build the company. I gave him 30% of ...
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Business Cards DBA
I am a designer and I have a client that has an LLC business and they have decided to run another business simultaneously. Because both business share the same space and use many of the same tools and ...
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Developing a product/service as a result of requirements of existing employer
A is currently employed at company X which in turn is a vendor for company Z. A realized that certain aspects of running the business for Z which X is failing at can be productized/offered as a ...
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Company formation for forex trading and paying taxes
I do work with currencies trading (Forex), I do have Forex traders who trade with my capital, and it is increasing gradually.
What I want to do is to find a solution which allows me to run trading in ...
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How a free (no ads) site get maintain itself? [closed]
The past few years a trend has grown concerning a startup creating a webapp, paying a staff and priced hosting and yet offering a service for free and with no ads. Sites like droptask, Geeklist, ...
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Solving the chicken and egg problem: how to attract paying customers
I am having a bit of a catch-22 with my business model. I am trying to link employers to prospective employees based on personality/work ethic profiles (think eHarmony for jobs). However, I need a ...
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Can I change my online e-commerce store from Ireland to UK
I'm Irish and I'm in the process of registering my business which is an online store selling products which is currently being manufactured. I won't need a warehouse to store the products as I will be ...
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1answer
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Close an unused Delaware LLC without paying franchise tax?
3 years ago, I created a Delaware LLC with a partner with the purpose of running an online business through it, that we were working on. Before we ever got off the ground, it turned out the partner ...
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1answer
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Legal consultation in India
I just started working in India and the firm,I am working for, faces some small legal issues frequently. Small things like boundary dispute, customers check bounce etc. Since we have offices at ...
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What are some signs of a bad fulfillment company?
Most of the articles I've read online give fair warning of crooked fulfillment companies, eager to rip of the first-time start up.
The number one thing I've read is that "good fulfillment companies ...
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1answer
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3 links submits on forums, 300 signups, is it ok?
Basically, when you launch a startup, what's the sign whether you have a diamond in your hands or piece of... you know... ? I mean, basing on first days dynamic.
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Tax rebates when you start your startup firm [closed]
I am off-shoring my development work to another country (I live in USA) for the time being. I was wondering, next year when I will be filing my taxes, what tax exceptions will I get from Uncle Sam?
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1answer
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How To Protect My Unpatentable Simple-But-Effective Product Against BigCompany
I have a simple idea (I think it is not patentable) that I have turned it into an effective software. It need some more effort to make it commercial. By the way I am not unwilling to sell it to THE ...
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Left my startup pre-launch. What percent equity is fair?
6 months ago I quit my job to start a startup with two other people. I'm the business guy. I worked full-time on the project from day No. 1, and made substantial contributions to branding, customer ...
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What to do with leads on Linked IN?
We generated several leads on Linked IN through the ad campaign of our API. Verified that those are not bots. What should be the next step?
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which taxes my USA subsidiary will be subjected to, if any
i need a professional advice on the following situation:
we are a Poland company, we want to open a subsidiary in the USA. The purpose is to buy goods from American company, and then export these to ...
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What resources are currently being used to fund small companies? [closed]
I've built a lending platform that's gaining speed, but I'm always interested in hearing how entrepreneurs are funding their companies...?
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Setting a stock vesting schedule retroactively
So here's the the quick summary:
Three co-founders with shares equally divided. Started working on it about a year ago, got incorporated about 4 months ago. Now one of the co-founders wants to leave.
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Purchasing application rights in google-play
My company is trying to buy an already existing android application and modify it. We are not buying the application from google-play, we are purchasing the rights to post new versions at google-play. ...
