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Need direction on steps for continuing a bluetooth smart device startup [closed]
I have created a prototype bluetooth smart device and corresponding iOS app that I would like to turn into a business.
My rough business plan at this point is to patent this device and then put the ...
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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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Charging by coding hour
I was wondering and am having trouble finding... ballpark figures for what people charge by the coding hour (the market rate). I understand that there are many factors that come into play here that ...
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1answer
73 views
Software Company Drops Our Company From Service
We have a contact with a software company that is becoming a hot issue -- it's renewal time.
The contract allows the 3rd party to drop us at will after we've paid our licensing fees for 5 years in a ...
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about launching concurrent projects
yes, I have a couple of them that I do not want to give up any. Supposing they all got very positive feedback from very initial surveys, I would like to request your views on the possibility of their ...
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Pricing for Onshore/Offshore Product Development [closed]
I just opened a software solutions startup and I have questions about customer pricing. The business model is to use offshore engineers with a US project manager, as well as local engineers, with ...
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Seller´s Permit in Delaware LLC for Non US resident?
I have recently received my Delaware LLC papers from my registered agent,I am a non US Citizen nor residetnt,the Delaware LLC can be own by non US Citzens with sole propietorship and has no sales ...
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108 views
How to keep coupons from being duplicated
I am running a company and have seen groupon work for some other biz owners I know. But I was thinking about running a small promo for myself and giving out coupons but am not sure how to keep my ...
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Bookkeeping for a foreign subsidiary (inventory)
I own a US based company that imports clothing from Italy for resale in the US. I recently set up a subsidiary in Japan to sell my products there. What is the best way to account for inventory at the ...
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72 views
Using my kids as models
I've recently started a photography business, not because I can take pictures with my phone and instagram, a legitimate business. How will the tax man feel about me employing and paying my small ...
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1answer
77 views
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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How do sites like ifttt earn money? [closed]
I don't see advertisments, Freemium model, limited promotion model that they use. They just provide their service free without any monetization. How are they being able to earn money? Are they earning ...
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1answer
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Term sheet condition to use the investors law firm?
Our company has just received a term sheet for a convertible debt investment. One of the clauses states that we have to pay the fees for drafting the agreements (which I understand is normal), but ...
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Should small start-up partners record purchases in initial phase?
Without any financial backing it's on the parters/co-founders to pay for all initial costs of a business (website, product design, production, etc).
If a business hasn't reached an "official state" ...
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201 views
How can I price my SaaS app better?
This is what my current monthly pricing is:
$29 for up to 50 users
$149 for up to 150 users
$299 for up to 300 users
Pricing on request above 300 users
A few things to note:
This has to be a ...
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1answer
29 views
Should the purchase of an asset count towards the monthly net profit of a company?
We operate a network of websites and from time to time we purchase other websites to add to this network of sites. At this point our company is profitable and we do monthly distributions to each ...
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1answer
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Changing my publication name to another one
I have launched a publication last year August 2012. So far I have 365 readers. Now I realised that the market is changing and also need to get along with the change. I also want to incorporate a ...
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336 views
Should we pick a “boss” in a startup with friends?
I recently began working with two longtime friends on a startup, and we are hitting a wall when attempting to progress on anything.
We all possess fairly similar skills, so we can each handle any ...
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1answer
72 views
Do I need to Incorporate to be able to hire legally?
Do I need to register OR incorporate my start up to be able to legally hire people?
This start up will be in India.
Can I give written appointment letter if I am just a sole proprietor? Will it be ...
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Is it necessary to build a mobile version product website in order to promote mobile app
I was wondering, is it necessary to build a mobile version product website, in order to promote your mobile app? I take Evernote for instance, I do not see they provide a mobile version product ...
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367 views
Sticky IP situation
We are in a sticky situation, that is no ones fault but our own. We had approached a developer to join our startup. After showing him the project he was excited and decided to join. Our mistake was ...
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2answers
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Value of technical expertise vs. industry connections, initial risk, and business management
I have been given an offer to join as a partner for an existing startup as the technical owner, and am not sure what is fair in terms of equity.
The current owner has the connections and experience ...
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What are the most important business goals of a homepage? [closed]
For a website / app homepage what are the most important business goals? Being aware of the minimal amount of time to hold the users attention, its really important that the page is designed in such a ...
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How to start up a company in UK with a Tier 2 VISA
I would like to start-up a company or represent a foreign company in UK. I have a Tier 2 Visa as dependant of a Intra Company Transfer ICT Tier 2 Visa. I have the right to work but I need to know if a ...
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How much equity should I give investors
I am seeking a $2M investment to take my patented product to next level. I have been told my product is unique and can be used in a variety of industries by both commercial and residential users. ...
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1answer
112 views
Removing a bad partner?
Two month ago I've joined with two friends to build a startup.
I came with the idea and we started working. Two weeks ago, the first partner left the project due to lack of time.
The second partner is ...
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Right time to partner with a bigger player?
I am launching my website in a month ( it gives local products info) . I was toying with the idea of partnering with a big classified ad website to show their classified ad results on my website to as ...
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1answer
106 views
Is it bad to juggle small projects from time to time?
Coming up with ideas for entrepreneurs isn't really a problem. Execution on the other hand, as I have experienced, is by far the hardest thing to keep on top with, especially if you have to keep your ...
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3answers
159 views
First Software Contract
I currently write a lot of proprietary code that's buried away in some corporation and will never see the light of day (or another coder's eyes for that matter). But this will be my first endeavor ...
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Best way to get a niche product to the masses?
I am the owner of humanbonejewelry.com. I currently sell jewelry made from real human bones and it is a very unique product. I am wondering how to get this product to the masses without spending tens ...
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1answer
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Do I need my own lawyer on a partnership agreement modification
Back story:
I'm the majority equity and voting power holder in a multi-member LLC (Three members, I will call partnership). A year ago we had a partner's wife, who is a corporate lawyer, create a ...
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Should initial contribution or future contribution determine equity stake?
I just launched my business which I have been developing for about a year. And in less than 2 months the business already has about 12 dedicated clients and we have made sales and refilled our ...
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How do I boil down my research into products? [closed]
Whilst studying I conducted valuable research based around ideas of gamification, design thinking, open source etc. I have a great resource at my disposal I feel. Some of it is directly related to a ...
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How to structure a deal with a new CEO?
I'm a CEO, and I'm wondering how to structure a deal for my first other CEO? The purpose I need another CEO is because I've got my hands full with my own line of products, but I'm an idea guy and ...
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How do I find (small) businesses for sale in a foreign country
I am interested in buying a low investment business in a European city capable of (modestly) supporting one full time person. Cafe, retail or service businesses are all possibile targets. I'm at an ...
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is it all about how much sales you will make?
In the beginning of our online retail shop, we always have many thinkings about how much profit will we make per item that we sell in our online shop. But by the time, after 2 years, we ran the ...
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What should I do if profit income is always used to buy new stocks?
Now, my family business is 2 years old. Every month, we get the profit from our online retail business, specializing in apparels for baby & child. But we realize that all the money is always used ...
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Which country to start a business in as an MSB? [closed]
Assuming someone wanted to start a money transmitting business that had US customers, but didn't have the capital to deal with FinCen regulations, which countries would make suitable places to start ...
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Online payment processor that takes care of charging the appropriate taxes for me? [closed]
I am planning to set up a small business that will charge customers a recurring monthly fee for an online service that I will be providing.
Unfortunately, it appears I will run into the "tax ...
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1answer
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Investor wants to drip feed money by quarter, how to reward?
I have software product I've been developing for a few years that is just about at the beta stage. I am still working full time as a IT consultant and working on the product in the evening and the ...
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website trust, making charitable donations transparent
So I have a question about the theoretical holding of charitable donations. So I have a start up idea that I am busy coding away on... At the base of the idea is spreading the wealth of humanity, so ...
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Business Developer Role
I've got a fairly good business, producing a profit and revenues of half what I need to live. I'm an idea man and nurture lots of great ideas over time. I'm looking to have someone else run with one ...
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Help me choosing my business name, I have a few options [closed]
I am planning to start my new business from where I will be proposing website / software / smartphone application / audio-visual (audio video programs and CDs) / development apart from proposing ...
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a problem on applying for patent
I'm on the process of applying for patent where I work.
I'm an engineer. I prepare for applying for patent with some idea.
Decisions are made that my idea could be a patent.
So company give a work to ...
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Funding Campaign Guidance
I just launched a funding campaign at SellAnApp. I am emailing multiple blogs and forums to help me spread the word and gain some great traction but I am running out of ideas. If this was you running ...
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Does Monthly Curation Subscription work on Crowdfunding Platform?
Currently, I launched a monthly discovery business; I have yet to find another monthly discovery business started off on crowd-funding. We launched roughly 2 days ago (marketing on Facebook right ...
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Does having a controlling interest in a startup offer investors additional protection?
It reduces the risk for the entrepreneur but I also came across the complementary view that it might offer the angel/VC an added level of protection. How does that work?
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Explaining my software license to customers/users
My software comes with the standard Apache 2.0 License which covers our bases pretty well while providing flexibility for us and our customers to use/modify the software to their needs.
I have found ...
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query on using indian rail info [closed]
Does anybody aware if India railway provides API to query indian rail schedule/seat availability?
Any idea how existing web services(may sites) may be using indian rail data? I
think in general IR has ...
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Which partnership participation model use to focus on validation?
I want to begin a startup with keeping investment as low as possible to focus on multiple validation steps and survive as long as posible too in early steps. I know that profits will decrease in new ...
