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Dec
25
comment Is .in (dot-in) a viable domain extension?
some sites related to television have used .tv which is the TLD for Tuvalu
Aug
22
comment Should users data be removed upon their request?
information required for tax purposes will also be kept
Jul
23
comment What is legally required in order to accept monthly payments for a SaaS product?
In what country is your business located?
Jul
19
comment Investor has $50,000 for 1/3 of startup company, founders have only $20,000 for 2/3 of company. How should the company be structured?
possible duplicate of How to deal with unequal investment between founders and angel investor?
Jul
2
comment How to go from private into public beta?
What was your plan for the launch of the final version? Public beta means you you still have bugs but you want people to start using it. It is part of the marketing of the software. If you have a website and people have been visiting the site, why wouldn't you announce it on that site. Also start working your marketing plan to get it noticed. How were you going to reach potential customers? Under the public beta start reaching out now. What are you offering as part of the public beta? Free services? future discounts?
Jun
19
comment US trademark law
Keep in mind this is not the first Microsoft product with the name Surface. They renamed the old product PixelSense. They submitted the paperwork a while ago Patent and trademark Office - Microsoft Surface
Jun
8
comment License model for University/Colleges
Lower level schools use computer labs, or students have a laptop to take home. Colleges have computer labs, but most students use their own. How will licensing and installation work in this environment?
Jun
8
comment License model for University/Colleges
You give the example of 500 to 200 students and a price of <1500, therefor the price is less than 1 per student. What is your current price model? Is 1500 the maximum? Is there a sliding scale depending on the size? Did you ever sell to two schools in the same school system, and give them a price break? What happens at the end of the time period, does it stop working or are they free to keep using it?
Jun
6
comment Should I be concerned with a low conversion rate?
How many have reached the end of the 30 day trial? I would think that most of the conversions will take place at the end of the 30 day period.
Jun
6
comment How to market my customer's webshop?
Did the customer have a plan before hiring you to make the drupal site?
May
21
comment Server costs for video startup
One advantage to the cloud is that it can be your testbed during development. It will let you test different sizes of machines. When you aren't testing you can pause them, and their cost drops to almost nothing. It would be impossible to size a system without knowing the base of users you will have, and the complexity of the processing. Cloud based lets you start small with a minimal commitment of money.
Apr
25
comment Changing to a new domain name
And keep the old name forever. The cost is small.
Mar
22
comment How to calculate churn on a product where people just stop using instead of cancelling?
Why is that a problem? You will need to set the date range that makes sense. Tax prep software sites are very busy for a few months, so they would look at a different date range then a daily newspaper site.
Mar
15
comment Semicolon in company name?
Is it just a logo? Like the R in Toys 'R' Us.
Mar
14
comment As a stock holder, do I have the right to know how many stocks other investors have?
The issue is that if they awarded you shares as an employee they have no obligation to tell you what other employees were awarded. Unless somebody was given a significant portion of the company, 10% or more.
Mar
13
comment As a stock holder, do I have the right to know how many stocks other investors have?
I focused on the part of the question that said he was an employee "but I am having difficulty trusting that I have received my fair "share" of the stock in comparison with other employees."
Mar
8
comment Statistics about startup success vs. failure rates?
You are ignoring the companies that don't need funding from a VC. They make enough money to survive.
Feb
20
comment Should I leave my job and compete with my current employer?
Be very careful if you do leave. They may claim that they own your future work, because it was based on the IP you were exposed to while you worked for them. Don't take anything with you. Not even a notebook.
Feb
20
comment How do I motivate someone who values his time significantly more than money to come to work on time?
Not related to startups. Looks like a good topic for the workplace se site.
Feb
2
comment What issues should consider before updating my company website?
Start with your list, and let us see what you are missing.