YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

They also need to decide whether to structure terms as an equity deal or a convertible security deal. These costs make it preferable to use a convertible security for a raise of this size and to structure as equity financing if you are raising closer to $2 million. ” The Cost of Financing. Even $15-20,000 is too expensive.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

If you don’t yet have a team yet, list the roles you need to hire for. If you don’t yet have a team yet, list the roles you need to hire for. The importance of a domain name. For Gabriel Kuperman, founder and CEO of CuePin, finding a good domain name was a key part of his branding strategy. Pick a name for your business.

Software Review 74

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. 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? Here’s a hack for you.

Southern California 318

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

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.

Intellectual Property 120

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Up and Running

JULY 29, 2015

Kickstarter has the name recognition, but it also has a lot of campaigns. Equity Crowdfunding. Equity crowdfunding takes the crowdfunding process to the next level. These sites function a lot like the sites listed above, but investors get equity in your startup. See Also Are You Ready for Equity Based Crowdfunding?

Angel Investor 60

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Voting to Hire a Chief Without Meeting Him ” , written by James B. Scarcely 12 months since Apotheker joined HP, the value of the company’s equity has declined by approximately 50%. In the article. And when the committee finally chose Mr. Apotheker and again suggested that other directors meet him, no one did.

Delaware 52

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