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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. For a very small fee they can get your Delaware C corp registration, make sure that you have IP protection and ensure you didn’t make an early bumbling mistakes that you’ll pay for dearly in the next 7-10 years of hard work.

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How Many Angels is the Right Amount for a Startup to Have?

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If you have 8 well known, high quality angels with impeccable reputations then be as transparent as you like. If you have 50 investors on your cap table – I’m sorry but you really don’t know what the f**k they’re telling people about your company or whom they’re tell it to. I agree up to a point.

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