Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

By default, these domains are totally intermingled, which will lead you to manage both poorly. Define a business entity early to manage taxes and intellectual property. Co-founder and equity negotiations work best if you own all the equity. Isolate your new startup business from your personal accounts.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

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.”)

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Delaware Stock 139

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 12, 2011

When we were last with Dick and Jane on Finance Fridays, our fearless entrepreneurs were figuring out how to split up their founders equity and account for an investment from Jane. as a C-Corp in Delaware. Tie each round of funding to a set of key milestones in the development of your product/business.

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ithacaVC

AUGUST 29, 2011

Let’s assume you want to raise some $$ from outside investors and/or that you think you might want to grant equity interests to employees in the future. Likely it will be a corporation set up in Delaware (typically referred to a DE corp). Any corporation requires shareholders and directors. Smaller is often better.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

I used a freelance web designer and I only created the core functions to create, send, and manage invoices. For GreenPal, Gene Caballero says, “We knew that if we ever wanted to be looked at seriously by venture capitalists, we would need to be a C-Corp in Delaware.”. presence via a Delaware-based C-Corp also gives non-U.S.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Up and Running

JULY 29, 2015

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? Here’s the fee structure. See Also Why My Crowdfunding Campaign Failed.

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The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 11, 2010

Those that manage this feat will survive. First, most if not all the model seed docs assume your startup is a Delaware corporation. Thus, you are going to have to either edit the docs or reincorporate your startup in Delaware to use them properly. Myth #4: Standardized Seed Docs are Appropriate for My Startup’s Raise.

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The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 11, 2010

Those that manage this feat will survive. First, most if not all the model seed docs assume your startup is a Delaware corporation. Thus, you are going to have to either edit the docs or reincorporate your startup in Delaware to use them properly. Myth #4: Standardized Seed Docs are Appropriate for My Startup’s Raise.

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Pascal's View

MARCH 8, 2010

.” Fiduciary X, on whose advisory board I serve, combines peer networking, research, productivity tools, proprietary data sets, and a governance-focused knowledge base with a documents archive to serve fiduciaries and risk managers. Question: How much information are limited partners (pensions, endowments, foundations, etc.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

We incorporate the venture as a Delaware C corporation, serve as its Registered Agent, file for its tax number with the IRS, register with its home state, set up its bank account, credit card, accounting software, cap table.everything! Marty: How do you see the climate and opportunity for startups in New York for 2017?

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Pascal's View

OCTOBER 22, 2009

The SEC’s review should be all-encompassing, reviving old ideas and examining new ones: should markets be centralised or decentralised; should we separate the markets based on investor types; what should be the role of market makers; what role might there be for real time risk management? Share and Enjoy:

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Equity Securities and Exchange Commission Delaware Technical Review 28

Small Business Force

MARCH 4, 2014

You don't need a Delaware corporation if you're a solopreneur and you don't need three or four different kinds of stock if you never expect to have more than a couple of shareholders. No matter how much early success you achieve, continue to act as if you "might go under tomorrow," and manage your cash accordingly. Don't do it!

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