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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. Debt or convertible securities (e.g.,

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

Perhaps, when things settle down a bit more, those companies will even raise series A capital from traditional institutional sources to expand the product features, beef up the operations team more fully and make progress in finding initial product-market fit. Fuzzy Governance.

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

Perhaps, when things settle down a bit more, those companies will even raise series A capital from traditional institutional sources to expand the product features, beef up the operations team more fully and make progress in finding initial product-market fit. Fuzzy Governance.

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What eCommerce Startups Need to Know About Online Sales Tax

Up and Running

Follow internet business tax laws to stay compliant with applicable government agencies, like the IRS and your state. Basically, your business is the middle-man between consumers and the government. There are five states that do not charge sales tax: Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon. As the owner of a U.S.-based

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Venture Capital Term Sheets – Redemption Rights

Scott Edward Walker

Finally, founders should watch-out for unusual redemption rights, such as a “MAC” redemption pursuant to which investors are given the right to redeem their shares if the company “experiences a material adverse change to its business, operations, financial position or prospects.” Redemption Rights What Are Redemption Rights?

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. The quality of conversations can deteriorate when real identities are not provided.