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Which web hosting companies are "startup-friendly"? By that, I mean which ones regularly provide startups with hosting, services, or add-ons that are free and/or discounted?

Say one person comes up with the idea for a startup, and spends a significant amount of time over 2 years developing the business plan. That person then asks others to join the startup as co-founders to help build the…

When founders divide a startup's equity amongst themselves, are those numbers set in stone (ignoring future dilution)? I ask this because one of my co-founders has been pondering whether we founders should re-evaluate…

When dividing equity amongst founders, should 100% of the shares be divided, or should some shares remain unallocated for future use?

What do you guys do for hosting when releasing a new site/web app? Do you take the time to tailor your app and environment for AWS (EC2, S3, etc), or do you prefer a simpler approach such as a shared hosting account…

Considering that most web apps need to be tested in many different browsers, each spanning multiple versions, how do you go about that? Do you have a particular workflow? Any tips that others might find useful?