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Bandzoogle | Front end designer | REMOTE | $60k-$100k Bandzoogle builds tools that help bands succeed online. Our app powers tens of thousands of artist websites and helps them mak…

This is great info thanks. The firm's suggestion was "comply or be at serious risk" Because it adds a ton of filing overhead, it seems to be the most beneficial option for them . T…

I own a 10 year old "startup" based in Canada, with a team of 21 employees spread out across Canada, the US and Europe. Just recently, a big accounting firm did a review of our fin…

Aside from all the technical questions, don't underestimate the importance of knowing about the company you are applying to. I've hired several developers over the last 10 years, a…

I live here, and started the company here. It is massively difficult to move the company without incurring the ire of the tax authorities. Moving was my first response to this situ…

Very. We post multiple times a day on social media, create videos, do webinars, and long-form eBooks. Most of our staff are in the US, and don't speak french. Of our ~25,000 custom…

Try having a startup in Montreal. Our has been targeted by the language police, and is being forced to translate not just our front end, but our blog and social media presences. It…

Bandzoogle | REMOTE Bandzoogle builds tools that help bands succeed online. Our app powers tens of thousands of artist websites and helps them make a living by selling their music …

Bandzoogle - UI/UX designer - REMOTE (or Montreal) We're looking for an experienced designer to take charge of the UI/UX of our app. Bandzoogle powers tens of thousands of artist w…

Montreal (or REMOTE) Bandzoogle is looking for an experienced, well rounded Rails developer to join the our dev team. Our app powers tens of thousands of artist websites, and helps…

Bandzoogle - Montreal, QC or REMOTE Rails Developer At Bandzoogle, we build tools that help bands succeed online. Our app powers tens of thousands of artist websites, and helps the…

As someone who has received >$5m offer that fell through, here's what I learned: 1) until the final documents are signed, don't consider any offer to be a done deal. There are many…

Anywhere (we're based in Montreal) Bandzoogle is hiring an Interaction Designer. We build tools that help musicians succeed online. Our app powers tens of thousands of artist websi…

Happened to me. Worse, competitors started copying my exact Adwords text and headlines as well. I was able to remove the ads that included our trademark fairly quickly by contactin…

Bandzoogle is looking for a remote Ruby on Rails developer. We build tools that help musicians succeed. Bandzoogle launched in 2003 with the idea that if we can help bands make mon…

Bandzoogle.com is hiring a full time Rails developer. We build tools that help bands succeed online. Unlike many music industry startups we’re stable (launched in 2003), profitable…

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I was just about to post on 37 Signals job board; we're looking for both freelance and full time rails developers. Our company makes CMS tools for entertainment markets. We've been…

I run a music "startup" that is in the "extremely saturated" space he is describing. We're now 7 years old, have 10 employees and have been profitable since 2005 with no VC. There …

This is bad advice. It discourages only the people that do not find value in your app to eventually pay. I've been running a 30 day trial with my app since 2003, we've grown double…

As a musician with a startup in this space, so I know first had these numbers are skewed. First, a musician's online product isn't just their music -- merch sales like t-shirts mak…

1: Since 2004 2: No, didn't apply. (Sidenote: we're #29 in "Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund" http://ycombinator.com/ideas.html ) 3: No, bootstrapped. 4: http://www.sitezoogle.com

this is really the big issue; translating sites are easy. Providing ongoing support in 5 languages, means having separate dedicated support teams. I'm interested to see how they ha…

Thanks for all the responses. The quality of feedback you get from HN is really amazing.