Austin Startup

JUNE 14, 2017

Because most startups generally incorporate in Delaware for reasons discussed throughout the startup blogosphere, local state law only plays a small role in most of the legal issues that startups deal with (usually local employment law); and for those issues, most startup lawyers collaborate with local employment lawyers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Founders generally need more focus on the market sizing, volume projections, cost details and margin expectations to balance the optimism of their passion for the idea. Founder’s stock may be taxed at time of incorporation. Co-founder and equity negotiations work best if you own all the equity.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., And companies that didnt survive might have closed their doors for reasons other than failure, for example, getting acquired or the founders moving on to new projects. Breaking Up (With a Co-Founder) Is Hard to Do. For Twitter Founder, Its Hip to Be Square Inc.

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Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Incorporate in Delaware and qualify the company to do business in the state in which its principal office is located (see #2 here ). Set-up vesting schedules for the founders (see post here ) and file 83(b) elections with the IRS (see #3 here ). Form a corporation — not an LLC (see post here ) or a partnership (see post here ).

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Scott Edward Walker

JULY 2, 2012

” - @fredwilson [link] Gotta love this entrepreneur Hamdi Ulukaya (founder of @Chobani ): “I lived in the plant for the first two years.”

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 27, 2015

We charge a flat fee of $2,000, plus filing fees, for up to three co-founders and it includes unlimited phone calls and emails. Thus, founders never have to worry about picking-up the phone and asking their lawyers questions. Indeed, we have done more than 300 Startup Packages and the appeal is obvious: no billable hours.

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The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 11, 2010

A variety of model startup seed funding docs have been released in the past year or so: TechStars Series AA Preferred , YCombinator Series AA Preferred , and TheFunded Founder Institute’s Plain Preferred. If you believe lawyers are simply document gatekeepers, you are missing the entire reason for hiring a lawyer — counsel.

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The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 11, 2010

A variety of model startup seed funding docs have been released in the past year or so: TechStars Series AA Preferred , YCombinator Series AA Preferred , and TheFunded Founder Institute’s Plain Preferred. If you believe lawyers are simply document gatekeepers, you are missing the entire reason for hiring a lawyer — counsel.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Appletree Answers , a professional telephone answering service and call center headquartered in Delaware, has distilled their list to the following elements with detailed descriptions attached to each: Employees are Critical. The core values show up everywhere at Appletree, including on applications completed by potential new hires.

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