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I'm currently structured as an LLC, and my prospective partner is also structured as an LLC. We are planning to combine our intillectual property into one entity. Whether we create a third entity or whether one of us joins as partner to the others existing entity is yet to be decided.<p>What are some things to be aware of? It is my intent to remain the majority share holder, but not by a...

Is there any chance in the future that someone might type it in by accident, like some do today with .net/.com (albeit rare) ? I have no need for it as I have the .com for my domain, just wondering how defensive to be and if it's worth the money?

And if so, where can I find one? For instance, I have a great visual design that I'm happy with, but when I try to design how the header and opening text areas are set, I come up with a half baked framing that looks less than professional and undermines the rest of my design.I know there are tons of designers, are there any that only focus on typesetting, or would take a small project like that?

My biggest fear is people will fail to use 'the' when typing in the domain, and end up at the other website, which has a similar focus. Yet at the same time, the other website is not likely to gain much traction for all sorts of reasons that are irrelevant.<p>So keep looking for a better domain? Use the root word but with a different domain type (.us, .me, etc.), or go with...

I'm talking about these things: http://akoogle.blogspot.com/2008/05/web-20-badges-collection.htmlThey seem to be a rite of passage for a Web 2.0 site. But they seem played out. At what point, if not already, do they signal that a site or those behind it are more followers than leaders, or is that an unfair conclusion? Does it matter if it's unfair? Does it matter at all? And what will replace...

I think just about any idea has been tried to one degree these days. I am working on something that on paper is being done by a number of firms. The thing is I have a different angle on several levels for how it can be better and more competitive. But I am concerned about trying to convince investors of this. Given that Facebook came along after MySpace, I'd like to think there is no reason not...

I'm currently making as little as I can afford to make for my current set of financial obligations and family responsibilities.<p>I'm creating a start-up. For the first round of seed funding, and given that I'm a one man show for now (albeit with a very solid industry track record), how much can I afford to pay myself, and can I expect it to come completely from the first seed investment?...

I'm specifically working on a SaaS company, and while I can draw from other business plans I've written, it's been many years since I've drafted one. Are there any examples or templates that provide a good outline for plans that are common to today's Web based or software based businesses? I'm not looking for silver bullets here, just a foundation to work from.

I'm getting ready to deploy the first phase of my app on a dedicated machine. Phase I is not public, meaning it has no web site, other than the one I use to administrate the app, and it takes no connections other than SSH. I will be running the latest Ubuntu Server, and using UFW for the firewall.Question is, should I spend the $50 that Softlayer asks for a 10Mbps hardware firewall? Is Ubuntu's...

Just looking at Softlayer's dedicated machines, it seems they offer a better deal on these than if you go with their Cloud computing offerings. What is the advantage to using clouds/VPS then?

I should say in advance that while I am pretty savvy on low level software, I haven't been paying much attention to the Internet for many years (like over 8) and I am trying to understand the way things work today.I am having a hard time understanding how it's economically feasible to run a high volume Web 2.0 site. What I mean is, take for instance a cloud based provider like Rackspace, which...