Billy Chan

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Rails developer, MBA.

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Feb 25	comment	What is a fair asking price for website maintenance? Yes I totally understand that's for responsibility and friendship. Just suggest not to charge otherwise the relationship will change and you may feel obliged.
Feb 17	comment	Is it ever okay to send marketing emails to a list of emails that didn't request them? This is not only about ethics, it involves law on spam email. I have another similar answer here: answers.onstartups.com/questions/44549/…
Feb 16	comment	One-person startup over-organized? @Nilzor, yes my point is organizing is must but fancy tool is overdo, not specific to Asana though. Revised the answer. Thanks.
Jan 21	comment	how to proceed with negotiations with contractor/early employee That's fine. Sorry for the interruption.
Jan 21	comment	how to proceed with negotiations with contractor/early employee Did I see the same question a few days before? It seems there were already some nice answers. If that is true, I'll suggest you not to delete old question but add bounty to invite more answers, or refer to old question in new one if you have specific things unclear. My head is full and don't have good memory, correct me if wrong.
Jan 13	comment	How do I develop my idea for a web app while lacking resources and development drive? Though I don't know .NET, there is nothing wrong with it. Stackoverflow is built on .NET. Isn't that proof strong enough?
Dec 30	comment	Duration of free trial to “steal” customers from my competitor? I think 30 days is common if nothing very special in your industry that the clients can use the product normally from day one or two. If other time involved such as learning curve for the product, setup time, organization transition etc, maybe you need to consider extending the period a little longer.
Dec 21	comment	Using Verb as Prefix in company URL I think "get" makes more sense to product name. For company name, maybe "smartHQ", "smartTeam" or anything better? It seems too much people use "HQ" after Basecamp, but at least it is a convention. I prefer word like "hq", "team" than suffix like "or", "ster", "ly" in the case, as it looks another word after adding suffix. My 2 cents.
Dec 21	comment	Using Verb as Prefix in company URL So "Smart" is your company name, what is "GetSmart" for?
Dec 20	comment	Sell Shares in a retail startup @Kekito, yes you are right. I should use "profit" in formula, which is what I meant actually. Thanks for reminder.
Dec 20	comment	Equity for First paid Tech-employee in a not-profitable financed Startup You definitely can't miss this question if you have not read it: answers.onstartups.com/questions/6949/…
Dec 19	comment	Is it OK to use a shortened first name as a professional? Name can't be professional. You can. :)
Dec 15	comment	What are the pros and cons of having a business model - snatching other businesses existing customers, just a month before renewal? @anilkumble789, that's nice. I added some opinions though a bit general. Hope that helps a little.
Dec 14	comment	Selling my SaaS: been offered $500k plus 3-year management contract. How should I respond? Jules, is the "keep business" option in Case 2 wrong? You mentioned you have two secret weapons which worth $1m each in Case 1. If that is true, I would definitely vote for keeping business.
Dec 9	comment	What are the steps for getting a tech startup off the ground when you're the only team member? Nice points, frenchie. Practical and well grounded. Learnt.
Dec 7	comment	If you are a creative studio, who owns employees ideas that they come up with whilst in your employ? Second with @AdrianHoward. Not sure how ideas are turned into cash in your studio. Mind to introduce the rough business process?
Dec 7	comment	I think I've been scammed by a programmer I hired @DougT. I do agree domain experts can create and have created successful internet business. But they have some limitations: 1. Technology vision. They know less than where is the boundary of technology and the team ability. I saw a competitor doing well on internet, can I make better site to excel him? Not sure. 2. Budget and risk. For small businesses domain experts need to both invest money and find good tech guy, not a easy job. Tech guys can do this in less risk. My two cents.
Dec 4	comment	Can I divorce a co-founder I think this is a good question. Why downvote? The problem does exist, it must be faced and solved.
Dec 3	comment	profit sharing percentage in partnership ss Read this answers.onstartups.com/questions/6949/…. All your question answered.
Dec 3	comment	How to calculate coupon fees I understand starting is hard, that's why I suggest you offer free trial period if using fixed fee model. How about you work with several vendors closely for certain period for free, say two weeks or a month, visit them frequently and watch the process. They won't hide anything if this is free, and they can leave testimonials. You always need experience and client base in the beginning. It's hard to expect earning from day one.