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Ask HN: Starting a company for an iphone app/game?
Hi, I want to start a company just for an iphone game with a friend. I'm based in NY, and I want to offer shares(?) to a fellow artist for helping out. What kind of company lets me do this, and is there a relatively inexpensive way to do this to get an MVP out?
- iphone_anon 15y agoI've talked to a few accountants but they don't seem to have a clue about how to set this up, and I'm not quite sure what I'm looking for either, so any tips would help. Thanks!
- rada 15y agoLook into an assumed name, or a DBA. It costs around $100 and takes an hour. (You will need to see the County Clerk at 60 Centre Street). It doesn't give you much in a way of legalities but it does enable you to open a business banking account, which you can do jointly with your partner. Coupled with a one-pager contract, the business account will establish a business entity separate from your persons and will allow you to keep track of profits and expenses. You can always convert it to an LLC or a Corp later on, should your app get traction. Good luck.
- iphone_anon 15y agoThanks for a good start, will definitely look into that!
- jvrossb 15y agoHave done this before, am still doing it now :) E-mail is on my profile, shoot me an e-mail and I can tell you how we did it - only 1 data point, but hopefully will be helpful.