Indian cofounding in Singapore
I have a Singaporean friend who has been working on a tech-startup for nearly a year now. We recently had a long conference call and he wants me to be the…
Politely refusing a friend to be a partner
I’ve built a product over the last eight months toiling by really hard. I have a few customers who are interested in the product, but I have not closed…
In B2B startup space, would you give away your product?
I am in B2B startup space. One customer is a national, billion dollar insurance company and is interested in using the product, but low balling us. Asks…
Do Canadian Companies Get US VC/Acquisition Interest?
We’re a Canadian based start-up. We’ve got the resources and flexibility to move our company to the states at/around the time of launch and plant roots…
Non-technical sole founder thinking about quitting before launch.
So I’ve been busting my ass for 19 mths to build a pretty decent product. I won a few competitions for the product. It’s taking much longer than I…
Back to corporate world. W9 them or get W2?
Startup failed.. back to corporate world. Until the next thing comes to me and I build it up on the side. Still have my LLC (single member) which I do…
Which unethical VC was referred to in this post by FredWilson (USV)?
When company M was raising series A, it pitched this VC, who passed. Months later, a competitor launches with identical business plan, identical website,…
Recouping equity after giving too much away in the early stages…
Our product took years longer to develop so w e took a number of small investment chunks, $200K-300K at a time, from the same investment group – an angel…
Troubles with Team Member/VP
Unsure of what to do with/about a team member who has overstepped his position in terms of power, which i sort of graciously gave the title of Vice…
LGBT founder of a social enterprise with questions on the PR impact of coming out.
I’m an LGBT entrepreneur running a social startup with strong interest abroad. I’m concerned that being open about my orientation and being active in that…
Someone interested in buying equity. How do you price it?
I have 80K in revenue with a 65% profit margin after paying an employee 24k which was my biggest expense. I have someone interested in buying in. Business…
Should I persevere? The business plan my VC funded didn’t work out …
So it didn’t work out. We’ve spent our seed. The business plan our VC funded didn’t work. We pivoted. I’ve ended up with something that might be a cool…
My two co-founders kicked me out before creating the company
I worked for a soon-to-be startup for a half a year (same time as my other co-founders), taking care of the business side (business plan / business model…
1st time Entrep. raising seed. Have a family. What salary can I expect?
1st time entrepreneur, have a market-validated MVP in a hot space, have a family, mid 30s age… what salary can I expect to take from our (hopefully soon…
Need full-time job until we raise $, how do I hide startup from corporate world?
We have a promising B2B startup about to conclude a successful pilot program. We are bootstrapped and running on fumes, desperately need income until we…
Leave Startup Without Killing It or Breaking Hearts?
I lost all passion and interest in my startup over 6 months ago (post traction and funding). I stuck it out to make sure that I really wanted to leave. I…
Distributing equity for Sales
I have built a B2B SAAS product. I have shown the product to about 30-40 large, enterprise customers and I received good reviews. Also, many people have…
50/50 Cofounder wants out. How much equity?
Incorporated company with 50/50 equity split a year ago, both cofounders had full time jobs while working 2-3 hours/day developing concept. I have quit my…
Acceleration or bootstrap?
My startup got a shot at an accelerator and they are asking for 15% of the company in return for a near $300k investment ($100k in cash, $200k in…
If 1 in 10 that visit my site are purchasing without contacting me, is that good or bad?
What type of conversions should I be seeing? Consumer Product. Average sale is $100.
How do taxes work?
I have a Delaware C Corp., and I am based out of California. My product is a B2B SAAS product. How do I charge the taxes for the solution. I expect a…
How do I incentivize people for referrals & leads?
The key audience for my SAAS product is large, enterprise customers. Most of these customers hire system integrators such as Accenture, Deloitte, Wipro,…
Is technology part of the end times ?
Is this phase we’re going through leading us toward the mark of the beast? The human microchip — in the forehead
Stop covering up as a startup, NOW
How long should startups be called startup? At which point should they stop using that word to define themselves? It looks like some CEO founders forever…
How much equity should I ask for?
I’m currently heading up sales, marketing and business development at a small software company in Canada. I report to the CEO and been with this company…
Protecting an idea
I always come up with ideas for new a business. My biggest challenge to making it happen is that I lack the funds and time to patent. Sometimes a patent…
What happens if I take my customers to my new business?
I have been working for an IT service organization for 4+ years. For the past two years I’ve run 90% of the operations, however I am only paid 20% of the…
Being a CEO for someone else?
Is there a market in being an interim or permanent (paid) CEO for other small, but funded startups? Thinking of trying this out in 2015! I have raised…
Create a Legal agreement myself?
My app is built on the Salesforce platform. I was thinking of creating the Master Services Agreement myself by copying the agreement from other providers.…
Does bootstrapping put you at risk?
I’ve been reading up on the philosophy of bootstrapping. So let’s say I create something that is taking off at a rapid rate. Not massive traction, but…