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The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

Mistake #2 : not buttoning-down IP ownership issues (at 10:20). Mistake #5 : not doing your due diligence on potential investors (at 38:36). By the way, my favorite part of the video is when an entrepreneur (and former lawyer) walks in late to the workshop and acknowledges that she made the first three mistakes (at 33:14).

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The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

i) Rule 506 preempts State law, which means all you have to do is file a Form D and pay a filing fee; and (ii) no disclosure requirement/PPM Possible to sell to “friends and family” (e.g., issues to address include: How have they treated their other portfolio companies? (i)

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What Is the “Walker Startup Package”?

Scott Edward Walker

Form a corporation — not an LLC (see post here ) or a partnership (see post here ). Button-down IP ownership and assignment issues (see post here ). Only raise funds from “accredited investors” (see post here ) and don’t pay anyone a commission for raising funds for you unless they are a registered broker-dealer (see post here ).