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    Start-up capital for a student with a great idea

    Really? A job, hadn't thought of that. /sarcasm. This is time-sensitive, and, unsurprisingly, working damn hard is how I have what I have. And please don't insult universities just because you don't appreciate the benefits of education. There's a reason we're surprised / impressed when...
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    Start-up capital for a student with a great idea

    Heh, yeah. But then I may as well just use my savings. I just want to keep business and personal, well, food-eating, distinct.
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    Start-up capital for a student with a great idea

    Hi all, [This is quite a long post. Skip to brief summary below if you prefer] I'm currently looking at launching a new consumer software product. I've identified an appropriate market and have access to an appropriate and well-known sales channel, and have developed a marketing strategy. I'd...
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    Possible dodgy dealings

    Plenty of info above, no need to repeat (and almost certainly the correct explanation) but I think intuitively you can tell it isn't good news because there's no reason why somebody would do that in the normal course of business.
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    Card processing problems

    Interesting info, thanks! The current work arounds do seem really rough-and-ready, so this is great move by Visa.
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    Merchant Account vs. Paypal

    I think the PayPal stigma is probably wearing off nowadays, since they actually to advertise a bit to consumers directly. So really it's a question of whether the fees are too high. For a new start-up, I imagine that you'll be better off with higher % costs and lower fixed costs, but as you...
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    What would you pay for logo design?

    If you just want immediate work, there are (as have been mentioned) online services that allow you to compete for work with other designers. Some will be more specialised and professional, with higher average costs, but there are others (Get a Freelancer et al) where there's lots of work but...
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    Hi

    Hi, welcome! Great place to join, you'll get lots of good advice - I have.
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    Getting a product onto shelves

    Yeah, it would be interesting to share experiences! Has anybody else got any general feedback (see my previous post)? Thanks
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    Getting a product onto shelves

    This sounds interesting - how are you finding the experience of getting a publisher on board, and what are the instincts of other people in this respect? I don't know if anybody here has particular experience here, but, for example, if I were to get some good solid sales statistics from say 500...
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    Getting a product onto shelves

    Thanks for the reply. This is certainly a route I have thought about, but I'm concerned that I will effectively lose the market for gifts and will also have difficulty charging people for this kind of think on the internet given free ad-supported competition. I suppose the key thing is that I...
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    reCAPTCHA

    I accept you've taken a common sense approach, but (excuse the bluntness) you're absolutely wrong. Have a look at how reCAPTCHA works: http://recaptcha.net/learnmore.html (it's very, very clever). The alternative you suggest, is ironically, generally regarded to be a very poor solution. Many...
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    Photshop / Graphics Help?

    Is it actually illegal to remove a watermark / edit a protected image?? Surely it's illegal to use such as image in lots of contexts, but nobody can sue me for making a cutting up an advert in my paper, right?
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    Getting a product onto shelves

    Hello all, I have a retail product under development - it's a new spin on 'teach yourself' type books. I'd rather not post explicit details publicly online, but from the general feedback I have got from friends and strangers alike, the concept does seem to be distinct and attractive enough for...
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    Should the National Minimum Wage be frozen?

    Statutory minimum wages *always* cause unemployment, because they leave a gap between labour offered at the minimum wage (as it gets higher this increases) and labour demanded at the minimum wage (as it gets higher this decreases). The difference between the workers offering and the workers...
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