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Corporation or LLC? Business Organizations for Tech Startups.

YoungUpstarts

Owners of corporations also pay taxes when they are paid dividends or profit from sale of the stock, which is why it is common to say that corporations are “double-taxed.” Corporations are allowed to keep their earnings or pay them out as dividends. There are also limitations on how dividends are paid out.

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What is a CTO?

Austin Startup

Even when someone is aware of what a CTO does, they often have limited context due to the wide variety of CTO roles. They will manage the steps necessary to identify, select, and integrate your software and IT vendors, including third party product dependencies, email, network, wiki, intranet, project management, and telecommunications.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Kayak Software Corporation. paying for travel data from ITA or others (customers acquisition spend is not included in COGS). Founding Date: 2004.

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Integrating Active Directory With Your SaaS Tool Stack

ConversionXL

Many enterprises have leveraged Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) since Salesforce launched almost two decades ago. Other vendors including Box and ServiceNow have completely replaced on-premises solutions with cloud-based solutions, SaaS is now the preferred way companies consume core business software. Image source ).

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. Rarely does it regain its former glory. Here’s why.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. Rarely does it regain its former glory. Here’s why.

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Search Intent: How to Analyze and Optimize Your Site

ConversionXL

The initial consumer research that starts with “coffee grinder” may yield follow-up queries like “conical burr grinder reviews” as the searcher progresses toward a purchase. passive intent) for other information like maps, trail reviews, and photos. For example, “portable phone charger reviews” is pretty straightforward.

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