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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | GUST DECEMBER 8, 2011 Do It Right The First Time, Part II: Visit the Doctor or House Call? Readers can anticipate my next point in continuing the analogy: It makes no more sense for a non-lawyer to prepare fundamental legal, governance, equity and intellectual property documents than it would for a patient to self-diagnose and begin taking prescription-strength antibiotics or other medications. Newco, Inc.”) Yes, it’s a mouthful. | STARTUP COMPANY LAWYER JULY 20, 2009 When do I need to incorporate a company? If there is more than one founder, the likelihood of an argument about how the equity should be split in the new company increases dramatically. Incorporating a company and issuing stock to the founders will help prevent misunderstandings among the founders about equity splits. [It's been awhile since I wrote anything. If a non-U.S. | | | | | |
| | | | GUST DECEMBER 1, 2011 Do It Right The First Time: Avoiding “Janitorial” Legal Work Notice what is missing from this list of priorities: The company itself – that is, a business entity, most often a corporation , that will own the entire business (however defined), issue equity to founders, take investment capital , enter into contracts, make sales, pay employees and contractors, and so forth. What is a startup really? | | | | | | | | |
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BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2010  How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup
You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. How to manage costs - One of the biggest frustrations that people have with lawyers are unexpected costs. the link is here. Sorry. Associates matter. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010  Revisiting Paul Graham’s “High Resolution” Financing
When I first read Paul Graham’s blog post on “High Resolution&# Financing I read it as a treatise arguing that convertible notes are better than equity. He’s fine with equity provided it’s cheap to paper it legally. Photo credit: D. Story/J. Blanchard/O’Reilly Media. Perhaps it shouldn’t. But it is. MORE >> -
WWW.READWRITEWEB.COM | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2007 How To Bootstrap Your Startup
But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. The founders may believe they are onto such a good idea that they don’t want to give up any equity. How much will this cost? What is bootstrapping? Thanks. MORE >> -
CURRENTLY OBSESSED | THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010  Unexpected Startup Lesson #2: Channel your Inner VC to Understand Startup Valuations
The typical thought process for a first funding in an early stage startup goes something like this: “Okay, given our forecast revenue and costs, plus a little buffer, we need to raise about $1 million to get through our first 3 milestones…&#. Or is it? It hardly deserves any attention at all in the early stages. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011  A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference
Great lifestyle, great cost of living, motivated people and only the crap weather on the negative side. When you account for competition for talent, the difficulty of retention, the cost of living and the difficulty of rising above the noise – there are many advantages of staying put. This article originally ran on TechCrunch. MORE >>
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