My latest startup is TalkToTheManager, which is a departure from the consumer-focused startups I’ve done in the past. This announcement is a little late, since I actually launched on March 4th, but I was holding back on an announcement until I could get some good market traction. Read more…
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This is Part III of the Delaware LLC series. Start series here. OK, this is where the real action happens. Once you’ve got your business and personal accounts separated, it’s time to take the plunge and get your LLC. There are any number of companies that would jump to help you: The…
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This is Part II of the Delaware LLC series. Start series here. In order to protect your personal assets, it’s vital to separate your personal money, expenses, and debt from those of your business, or you may forfeit the legal protections that LLCs and corporations offer. Failure to separate…
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Part I: Why you need one, and your options This is the first of a three-part series on how to set your startup with a Delaware LLC. I recently did this, and will guide you through the process. Let’s get started. Sole Proprietorships are good if you are very small When you’re first…
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I was dumb. There was once a thriving forum on zKorean. In an attempt to make some money from the heavy forum traffic I announced I would charge members a monthly charge to use it. This was met with protest, as many people had contributed a lot of time helping others on the forum. I analyzed this…
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I don’t speak much about raising capital at Startup Next Door. For goodness’ sake, the tagline is “Venture without Capital”. But Wednesday night I spoke with a gentleman who had been involved in a few startups (most of them huge), and who has raised funds and is currently…
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When someone imagines a business idea that launches a startup, many times it’s a “big play” - which means it’s a large idea that will need many people to build, and will likely serve a huge market. Such ideas cost a lot of money. And you’ll either need a lot of…
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If you read my last post about servers, you may be wondering how much this is going to cost to get a server. Don’t worry. It’s not as expensive as it once was. Let’s go over the options. Why can’t I just run my startup on my own computer? It’s a noble thought, and you…
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If you’re a programmer writing web software, you don’t need this article. Move along, please. This article is for the businesspeople. You’ve got a great startup idea but you don’t know much about web server technology. You want to build your business, and will be looking…
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I briefly mentioned using an umbrella company in 6 Tips to Picking a Great Company/Product Name, but I want to go a little further in explaining. An umbrella company is one company name that you run all of your startups under. You may have 5 startups, all with different product names and domain…
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A solo or home-based startup is a wonderful thing when done right. My favorite startups are the ones which are self-sustainable without babysitting them. When I come up with another idea for a site, I’ll do a good bit of research to make sure it hasn’t been done already, will see how…
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When a brick-and-mortar business sets up shop, such as a restaurant or shoe store, they have a business space, employees, a published phone number, and other items that identify the business. As the proprietor on the internet, you expose only what you want to. Depending on the volume and demands of…
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Many times, startup founders have this plan: Come up with a winning idea Figure out how many people you’ll need to hire to make the idea come to life Figure out how many server and other datacenter resources you’ll need to support millions of users Hire or contract enough to get a…
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