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Why I left Wall Street to figure it out.

Austin Startup

just a bare-bones minimum design that made sense to me. The first paper design But in the library that day I began to see something coming together. I thought of a name and settled on Kilimanjaro, after the highest mountain in Africa. I chose Delaware, signed up with Clerky and paid for my incorporation. So one day?—?I

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How To Start A Startup – For Busy People

YoungUpstarts

He may have been named by Silicon Valley thought leader Paul Graham as one of the five most interesting startup founders since 1979, but Sam’s curious penchant for wearing t-shirts over long-sleeve shirts suggests that he’s definitely too young for me. Lecture 17: How To Design Hardware Products. Hosain Rahman, Founder, Jawbone.

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What Does It Take To Start Your Own Business? The Nine-Step Process

YoungUpstarts

Step 4: Find A Business Name. Your business’ name is everything. The right name may help set you apart from other bland competitors, providing your customers with one more reason to work with you. Step 5: Choosing Your Business Structure. How you structure your business is not a decision that should be taken lightly.

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20 Most Influential Graphic Design Companies From Around the World

crowdSPRING Blog

Graphic design is a notoriously competitive field and it can be tough for companies to stand out. But, at least twenty graphic design firms from around the world have proven to be the best in their field, with gorgeous portfolios filled with impressive clients and prominent design campaigns. Frog Design. MetaDesign.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual.

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8 Reasons To Incorporate Your New Company Early

Startup Professionals Musings

An LLC will work just fine for this, but if you know enough to anticipate more than 100 investors or special classes of stock, I recommend incorporating as a Delaware or Nevada C-Corp or S-Corp. Until you have a business, you shouldn’t get a web domain name or social media accounts, since these all should match and are hard to change later.

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10 tips for naming your company, product, or service

www.thenameinspector.com

Naming and Verbal Branding Services. Pay the balance on your naming package. 10 tips for naming your company, product, or service. Hosting that Biznik workshop on naming has inspired The Name Inspector to post some tips about the actual naming process. Fortunately, there’s no magic to naming.

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