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Series Seed Financing Documents

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All of those cost us as much if not more in legal time than the seed round. I see there is no support for the assertions that the benfits of using standardized documents outweights the costs of customizing and negotiating important issues. This is typically done in a founder stock purchase agreement which contains vesting.

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Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder

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Thus, the opportunity cost of joining your half-baked venture is dramatically lower than it is for legit professionals. Vest, young man. Starting a company without vesting your stock is like getting your girlfriend pregnant on the first date. link] Matt Mireles NDA for pitching?!? link] Matt Mireles NDA for pitching?!?

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. Should I require and NDA? I have a proposal written up including full cost and revenue projections. There is opportunity cost that should always be considered. Then launch.