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answered How to trust my developers?
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comment What makes a startup a “startup”?
You can also add a third factor - significant growth. More important than innovation nearly. Opening a restuarant is not a startup. Opening a chain of restaurants may be. Opening an ice cream factory may be - Ben & Jerries went from zero against an established market to high in little time, as did google.
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answered Is the traditional 'selling (closed source) software licenses' model still a viable business model?
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comment What's the simplest way to calculate my tax burden?
@littleadv Not income tax, sorry, that is basically a tax for running a business.
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comment What's the simplest way to calculate my tax burden?
I can not believe that. What do you do in a business with slim margins? Where you pay 95USD in goods to make 100USD revenue? Stuff liek RAM chips have extremely tight margins - if you can not deduct expenses, that would simply not work. Where I live, food shops make maybe 3% to 5% margin. Cost goes from there.
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comment Existing Consulting Biz - Looking to grow, considering new partners
Sorry, how is that "successfull"? That is 9 years in business with no employees? I really hate to say, but I consider that to be "short to bankrupt failure".
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comment Should I be concerned with a low conversion rate?
Yes, you should be concerned about a LOW conversion rate. 2.5%, though, is quite good and NOT low. YOu should more work on getting traffic than anything else.
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comment Startups with ASP.Net MVC 3 and MS SQL
Ah, no - you do not need. YOu get to keep all the software you got from BizSpark. YOu only need to pay for additional stuff. Reading is an art, I assume - after all, all the info is available for public, one just mustread it. Your "Waiver" is standard bizspark condition. I am not sure Azure is wise in general - I rather prefer low runnning costs and it is SO much more expensive than renting the hardware...
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comment Startups with ASP.Net MVC 3 and MS SQL
SQL Server FIleStream data (read is up - it is a nice concept) does NOT count against the 10g size limit = SQL Server Express. SQL Server Web Edition is vrey cheap and the size limit non existent. Azuere BLob Storage wil kill you price wise.
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comment Startups with ASP.Net MVC 3 and MS SQL
In addition, BIzSpark - after 3 years you HAVE To pay. What is it - 100 USD (!). Whow. That really will brankrupt you after 3 years ;) And you keep the software. And move on with SPLA.
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comment Physical server location and place of supply
Ah, you did not say that this is a real company with someone working in the UK and making the business decisions and being the director of the company.
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answered Physical server location and place of supply
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answered Startups with ASP.Net MVC 3 and MS SQL
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comment Am I ruining the industry?
May i say I dingd your comment - hm - "ranmbling about political correct6ness instead of focusing on factual correctness", i.e. insulting?