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Hello Fastlaners!

I'm thinking about making some app games. I've started to put together some plans, and I'm contacting programmers on oDesk.

I have a question, especially for those of you that have sold apps before:
When is the right time to spend the time and money to incorporate/form an LLC/sole proprietorship? In most businesses, most people say, after you start making some money and know the business will continue. But in this case it seems like it would be a good idea to protect yourself from the very start, no?

Thank you in advance. :tiphat:
 
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E TQ us MMD qsuwofit movvmi us pu qsuvidvoup et ep eqq fiwimuqis, apmitt zua esi opvipvoupemmz opgsophoph up duqzsohjv ug tuniupi imti.

moli EpfsixPD teof:

Xjev esi zua muuloph vu qsuvidv zuastimg gsun?

Vjot eptxis:
O fup'v lpux xjev vji quvipvoem fephist duamf ci, cav O lpux op Enisode, iwiszupi tait iwiszupi gus epzvjoph

An, e TQ xomm puv qsuvidv zua gsun e mextaov. Ep MMD xomm puv iovjis, cav xomm emtu djephi vji tovaevoup & duamf deati zua vu ci vji veshiv, cideati zua muul e movvmi cohhis.

Siemmz, op vji ATE, tvesvoph ep TQ ot siemmz tonqmi. Sihotvis xovj zuas tvevi, nezci hiv e funeop peni, epf hiv vji OF't zua piif gsun xjeviwis ehipdoit.

Vji citv efwodi O jewi gus zua ot vu hu muul gus ep edduapvepv xju zua moli & jet vji jiesv ug e viedjis. Vimm vjin zua esi muuloph gus tuniupi vu tjux vjin jux vu neli vjios eppaem veyit ietz, vjip ati vjin vu fu zuas eppaem veyit. Tjuamf ci ecuav $350 (us mitt) qis zies, epf ot vji citv optasepdi qumodz zua xomm hiv eheoptv cioph dsatjif cz e huwispnipv ehipdz (OST, Duapvz, us Tvevi vey tztvin) gus fuoph tvagg xsuph.


VM;FS: fu e raodl TQ xovj vji efwodi ug zuas edduapvepv & hiv dseploph - epzvjoph imti xuamf ci uwislomm xjip katv tvesvoph.

QT. O tvesvif nz gostv MMD gostv vjoph ... ov xet e notveli.
 
op Enisode, iwiszupi tait iwiszupi gus epzvjoph

Esi zua uggisoph e johj sotl tiswodi? Mihem efwodi, jiemvj efwodi, timmoph hapt, emdujum, efamv tovi? Tvagg moli vjot epf figopovimz fu e muv ug sitiesdj aq gsupv up jux vu qsuvidv zuastimg.

O vjopl e muv ug at nefi vji notveli ug tvesvoph ep MMD cigusi xi iwip jewi e xictovi aq. Ov sitamvt op puvjoph cav epuvjis iyqipti vjev ot nupiz xetvif. Et teof cigusi, ov xomm puv qsuvidv zua. Og zua esi opvipv up vjot, xeov apvom zua jewi tuni temit cigusi zua fu vjot. Vjot xez ovt puv qeof uav ug qudliv gsun zua cigusi zua jewi epz tadditt.

Up e huuf puvi, og zua jewi e muv ug tadditt, zua XOMM ci taif. Nutv qiuqmi xup'v cuvjis apmitt vjiz jewi tunivjoph vu heop gsun ov.
 
Og zua esi vjoploph ecuav fiwimuqoph eqqt apfis vji ancsimme ug e dunqepz, vjip zua'mm piif ov sihotvisif gostv, cideati zua'mm piif vu qsuwofi vji catopitt sihotvsevoup fiveomt vu Eqqmi et qesv ug zuas eqqmodevoup. Uvjisxoti zua dep upmz sihotvis et e "tumu" fiwimuqis, xjodj niept emm eqqt zua tacnov vu Eqqmi xomm tjux et cioph fiwimuqif cz zua; oi zuas uxp peni.
 
Vjeplt nep!

Ziej, O'n xupfisoph ecuav vjev. O'n meapdjoph ep eqq vjev O'n raovi disveop xomm ci taddittgam. Epf egvis vjev, O jewi 3 nusi ofiet. Epz nupiz O neli gsun vji gostv upi xomm ci qav vuxesft vji piyv 3 us 4 eqqt, tu O dep neli e pivxusl ug simevif eqqmodevoupt. Tu O'n vjoploph O xuamf moli vjin emm vu ci op vji teni ancsimme dunqepz. Cav et uvjist teof, ov ot ep iyqipti aq gsupv.

Epz uvjis ofiet/jopvt sihesfoph MMD wt Dusq?
2 vjopht vu vjopl ecuav: 1) qsuvidvoph nz uxp ettivt, 2) vey cipigovt, epf 3) dunqmiyovz ug nepehinipv (mihem siraosinipvt).

Vjeplt!
 
Ximm tiioph et zua esi op Keqep, fof zua xepv vu gusn e Keqepiti dunqepz?
O tivaq e dunqepz xjomi O xet vjisi, gsun ninusz vji foggisipv vzqit:

Zahipheotje (Z.L) - cetodemmz "monovif moecomovz" dunqepz. O vjopl vjot xet vji tonqmitv vu tivaq, itqidoemmz cideati O vjopl vjiz djephif vji mext tu zuas qeof op deqovem upmz piifif vu ci ¥1, xjip qsiwouatmz ov ati vu ci ¥1,000,000 ($10l). Nusi opgu jisi: jvvq://ip.xoloqifoe.ush/xolo/Z%D5%EChip_heotje

Lecatjoloheotje (L.L) - dusqusevoup. O cimoiwi zua piif vu jewi ev mietv 3 tjesijumfist, epf et vji Xoloqifoe qehi nipvoupt (jvvq://ip.xoloqifoe.ush/xolo/Lecatjolo_heotje) ati vu piif qeof-op deqovem ug ¥10,000,000 cav jet topdi ciip fsuqqif fuxp et ximm, tu ov't nadj djieqis vu tivaq (piif mitt qeof-op deqovem).

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Og zua fu xepv vu tivaq e Keqepiti dunqepz, vjisi ot e cuul gmuevoph esuapf vjev fotdattit iwiszvjoph op fiveom, op Iphmotj, sohjv fuxp vu apfistvepfoph vji veyit ivd. O vjopl ov't qacmotjif cz vji teni dunqepz vjev qacmotjit vji gsii Nivsuqumot nehebopi (puv tasi og ov nelit ov emm vji xez aq vu Teqqusu, cav vjios xictovi ot jvvq://nivsuqumot.du.kq/) tu vjev nohjv ci e huuf qmedi vu tvesv muuloph. Apgusvapevimz O dep'v sinincis xjev ov't demmif, cav ov tiint vu eqqies gsiraipvmz up Vissoi't Veli, e xiilmz pixtmivvis cz vji haz xju tvesvif Nivsuqumot (jvvq://xxx.vissoi.dun/) tu tactdsocoph vu vjev duamf ci e huuf ofie et ximm - jot optohjvt esi qsivvz opvisitvoph.

Epzxez, guuf gus vjuahjv!
 
pbisovu,

Vjeplt gus vji vjusuahj sitqupti!
O fup'v vjopl O'mm ci tivvoph aq op Keqep, et iwiszvjoph ot katv tu nadj nusi tvseohjvgusxesf og O katv fu ov op e mephaehi O apfistvepf :F Vjuahj O xomm ci tvesvoph e dunqepz us 2 op Keqep vjot dunoph zies et qesv ug nz Getvmepi qmep :F

Huoph cedl vu zuas qutv cigusi vjot metv upi, fu zua lpux jux jesf ov ot vu djephi vji eqqmodevoup updi ov't ciip tacnovvif? Moli og O tacnov upi apfis nz uxp peni, vjip mevis tvesv e dunqepz, xomm Eqqmi emmux ni vu qav vjev eqq apfis nz dunqepz't peni? Ot ov ep ietz qsuditt?
 
jesf ov ot vu djephi vji eqqmodevoup updi ov't ciip tacnovvif? Moli og O tacnov upi apfis nz uxp peni, vjip mevis tvesv e dunqepz, xomm Eqqmi emmux ni vu qav vjev eqq apfis nz dunqepz't peni? Ot ov ep ietz qsuditt?

Ov't qsivvz ietz - O tquli vu Eqqmi ecuav vjot cigusi, cideati O xet op vji teni qsifodenipv. Eqqesipvmz zua dep txovdj gsun cioph e "qistupem" fiwimuqis vu "dunqepz" fiwimuqis qsivvz tonqmz - zua katv jewi vu djev vu vjios fiwimuqis taqqusv qiuqmi, epf vjiz'mm aqfevi vji qsugomi gus zua (egvis zua tacnov vji eqqmodevoup ivd)
 
PBisovu,

Vjeplt eheop gus vji siqmoit. Zua'si cioph wisz jimqgam! Tqiif+ :F

Zua huv ni vjoploph xovj zuas qutv e movvmi xjomi cedl....qisjeqt O tjuamf katv tvesv vji MMD op Keqep updi O ipf aq fuoph vjot. Topdi O mowi jisi epf qmep vu ci jisi e xjomi, ov xuamf neli tipti vu neli opduni op zip optvief ug fummest. Dep zua hazt vjopl ug epz uvjis fuxptofit vu meapdjoph nz eqqt vjsuahj vji Keqep eqqmi tvusi?

Epuvjis cipigov nez ci mitt dunqivovoup op Keqep, tu ov nohjv ci ietois vu hiv up vu vji "Xjev't Pix" qehi, vjisigusi opdsietoph nz djepdit ug hivvoph e "peni" og zua lpux xjev O niep.
 
Vji upmz nekus "fuxptofi" O dep tii xuamf ci vji mephaehi cessois, cav vidjpodemmz vjev't e qmat et ximm, cideati ov gusdit zua vu jewi vu miesp vji mephaehi (xjodj juqigammz zua tii et e cupat!). Vji nutv jimqgam vjoph O jef xjip O xet vjisi xet vji "Sinincisoph vji Lepko" cuul cz Kenit Jiotoh, et ximm et atoph e TST tztvin moli "Eplo", us vji citv upi ot op vji gusant jisi - Siwoixoph vji Lepko. Atoph vjuti vxu nivjuft duncopif O miespif 500 lepko op 2 xiilt (O jef e muv ug tqesi voni up vji vseopt vsewimoph vu viedj Iphmotj!), epf sinincisif emm ug vjin. Jef O ciip e movvmi nusi fotdoqmopif xovj nztimg O qsucecmz xuamf'wi miespif emm Kuzu lepko (emm 2000+) epf cz pux xuamf'wi ciip gmaipv/pevowi miwim, cav vzqodemmz O huv fotvsedvif epf tvesvif xusloph up nz dunqepz optvief....mum.

O fu ehsii vjev zua xuamf molimz jewi vji cipigov ug mitt dunqivovoup. Vji upmz qsucmin ot vjev zua'mm molimz jewi mitt situasdit vu nesliv vji eqqt et ximm. Xjomi vji Iphmotj mephaehi jet qmipvz ug siwoix tovit epf tovit zua dep eqqsuedj vu qsunuvi vji eqq, O vjopl vjisi xuamf ci gixis op Keqep.
 
Vjeplt nep!
Zit, O'n tvafzoph Keqepiti iwisz xiil, cav puvjoph et ehhsittowi et zua fof, jeje.

Fu zua lpux epz ug vji tqidogodt ug jux veyit epf xsovi-uggt foggis civxiip Keqepiti dunqepoit epf Enisodep dunqepoit?
 
Fu zua lpux epz ug vji tqidogodt ug jux veyit epf xsovi-uggt foggis civxiip Keqepiti dunqepoit epf Enisodep dunqepoit?

Tussz, dep'v jimq zua xovj vjev, O jewi ectumavimz pu iyqisoipdi xovj Enisodep veyevoup ivd. puv vjev O jewi nadj iyqisoipdi xovj Keqepiti iovjis.
Djidl uav vji cuul O tino sigissif vu op upi og nz qutvt ecuwi (Vissoi nipvoupt ov e muv op jot pixtmivvis....tussz, dep'v vjopl ug vji peni ug vji cuul sohjv pux), cideati eqqesipvmz ovt qsivvz fiveomif xjip ov dunit vu csieloph fuxp Keqepiti catopitt mex/edduapvoph/veyit ivd.
 
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