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5 New Venture Mistakes That Can Cost You The Business

Startup Professionals Musings

This problem can be avoided by incorporating immediately after early discussions, and issuing shares to the Founders, with normal vesting and other participation rules. Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. Trouble with the IRS over Founders stock value. Marty Zwilling.

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5 Startup Legal Shortcuts That Can Be Expensive

Startup Professionals Musings

This problem can be avoided by incorporating immediately after early discussions, and issuing shares to the Founders, with normal vesting and other participation rules. Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. entrepreneur startup legal shortcuts investor founder business'

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Five Legal Pitfalls That Sink Many Good Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

This problem can be avoided by incorporating immediately after early discussions, and issuing shares to the founders, with normal vesting and other participation rules. Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. Trouble with the IRS over Founders stock value. Marty Zwilling.

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Five Legal Traps Every Entrepreneur Should Avoid

Startup Professionals Musings

This problem can be avoided by incorporating immediately after early discussions, and issuing shares to the founders, with normal vesting and other participation rules. Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. Trouble with the IRS over founders stock value. Marty Zwilling.

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Legal Mistakes Every Startup Can Avoid

Startup Professionals Musings

This problem can be avoided by incorporating immediately after early discussions, and issuing shares to the founders, with normal vesting and other participation rules. Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. Trouble with the IRS over founders stock value. Marty Zwilling.

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Should Equity-Based Crowd Funding Be Legal?

Growthink Blog

The businesses would get access to tens of millions more potential investors, and could reach out to them at little or no cost through online outlets like Facebook. First, the SEC largely limits private-equity investments to accredited investors—those with $1 million or more in net worth, among other tight standards.

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