this will not help you 100% but not a bad idea to read:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=287317

http://www.incfile.com/

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=273772

http://www.thinkingserious.com/2007/12/17/online-legal-help-...

forget 4-day work week - think about the sub-culture of 4-Hour workweek...

read the book "The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich"

Ah yes, yet another "Get Rich Quick Without Working" scheme. The world needs that.

this may change the whole industry - Apple TV will have hard time to sell a separate box - unless they built in any extra feature such as games, DVD player, storage drive etc.

the cost is less but are you from India?, if not then you may have tough time to get things done quickly - its better to know someone down there (a co-founder may be) - also the culture and social structure is way different than SV - so you may take time to get used to it ... may be i can help you more if you can post your email address ...GOOD LUCK

No, I am not Indian - Im Mexican, but I lived and work in Hyderabad for two years and have some contacts over there.

thanks for the offer, I would really appreciate all the help/advice I can get... Thanks! mvrodrigo@hotmail.com

this is good to know - thanks - just wondering whether paypal offers automated sales tax calculations and shipping calc?

And if you're addicted to reddit and cant help it then following are your choices:

Americas: Canada (English speaking, diversified society, encouraging entrepreneurship etc.)

Asia: Singapore, India, Indonesia, Philippines (all countries are english speaking for business)

Europe: any eastern Europe that has good weather and encouraging environment for start-ups.

Far East: Australia/ NewZealand (they have immigration policy, and fantastic weather)

Middle East: Abu-dhabi and Dubai (most happening place, no tax, you just need to find good geeks or import it from India).

Good Luck.

P.S: Find out everything about Australia and Canada - they both have immigration policy and temporary work visa policy ...

I'm in Christchurch, NZ. I just biked to work and "fantastic weather" is not the way I'd describe it. But then we are also not the "Far East". Other material in OP may or may not be true.

>Middle East: Abu-dhabi and Dubai (most happening place, no tax, you just need to find good geeks or import it from India).

If you are from the US, you can never escape paying income tax unless you plan on never returning. You can't legally renounce your citizenship.

There's an allowance for up to $70k or $80k where you avoid double taxation. I'm a US citizen with permanent residence in Germany and since my income has been below that all I have to do is fill out my return and not pay anything.

I think this only works for certain countries. It also applies only if you live outside the US for at least 330 days the first year, but those days don't have to be consecutive.

You can renounce your citizenship but it comes with serious consequences. It is not anything anyone should do and you can't undo it once done.

Google, Ambani, Tata are other good examples who have tons of companies/product run by good managers/CEOs

some are good initiator but not the operator for the rest of the life ... also people who have tons of ideas are driven by bringing does ideas in to reality ... they love being a king-maker rather than being a king for only one kingdom and run the show (thats boring for them) - they like to have more than one kingdom and then find someone to run with it.... i think pg himself is the right example for this.

if the product is good then VCs will line-up ... also startups are cheap to start so a good product will be your own PR machine.

Not necessarily. Some of the best businesses in the valley were turned down by several VCs before getting funded. Many VCs are like sheep..."good" or "bad" is irrelevant, as long as others want in on the deal.

I know several companies that I know are going to be great businesses, but haven't had an easy time raising money because of lack of skills in other areas. The presentation is at least as important as the product, because getting past stage one requires a good presentation. There are lots of PowerPoint-fu masters in the valley who've been funded numerous times, and have yet to build a business.

one more: someone who has experience as a startup entrepreneur so that he/she understands and feels the pain & gain in sync.