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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | THE STARTUP LAWYER MARCH 17, 2010 If I Launched a Startup 2) State of Incorporation: Delaware. 7) Founders Equity Split: Depends on the Team, But Quickly and After the Awkward & Difficult Conversations. 10) Consideration for Founders Shares: Cash & IP. 11) Handling of “Lost Founders&# : Lock Down the IP (then Wish Them Well). 4) Type of Shares: Common Stock. | | | | | |
| THE STARTUP LAWYER MARCH 17, 2010 If I Launched a Startup 2) State of Incorporation: Delaware. 7) Founders Equity Split: Depends on the Team, But Quickly and After the Awkward & Difficult Conversations. 10) Consideration for Founders Shares: Cash & IP. 11) Handling of “Lost Founders&# : Lock Down the IP. 1) Entity Choice: Corporation or Corporation. Hell Yes. | 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. | | CHRIS DIXON APRIL 25, 2012 The risks of being a small investor in a private company With the passage of the JOBS act , it seems that many more Americans will soon be able to buy equity in private companies. Small investors invest in entity 1 that licenses IP from entity 2. Value of IP increases and entity 2 is sold and eventually cancels entity 1′s license, making entity 1 worthless. startups | | | | | | | |
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John Morris