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The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

you want to form a Delaware corporation. Moonlighting problem – if you work on your startup while currently employed by another company, your employer may have rights to your intellectual property/invention. Walker Corporate Law – boutique corporate law firm based in SF. doing this for 18+ years.

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The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

Introduction SEW/corporate lawyer Walker Corporate Law – boutique corporate law firm based in SF doing this for 18+ years different perspective as a lawyer (lots of phone calls from founders with problems) purpose of workshop: to discuss some of the significant problems/mistakes I’ve seen Mistake #1: Forming the Wrong Entity you want to form a Delaware (..)

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Basic Accounting And Legal Aspects That Every Business Owner Should Know

YoungUpstarts

Secondly, if we are for example, launching our business venture in the United States, then we should think about where we should be incorporated, and there the best option is Delaware.

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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

Startups also must pay an inexpensive service fee for incorporating in Delaware. ” Intellectual Property. Startups should incorporate as soon as they can; the expense is low. Lawyers can do it, but companies can do it themselves at websites such as Clerky or LegalZoom. If high U.S. However, the U.S.

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Two Major Supreme Court Decisions on Patents

Feld Thoughts

” I expect in the near term Delaware courts will be clogged with patent troll cases since so many tech companies and startups are incorporated in Delaware. Hopefully, the Delaware courts will take a much less “troll-friendly” approach to things. Of those, 90 percent are brought by patent trolls.”

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8 Reasons To Incorporate Your New Company Early

Startup Professionals Musings

Define a business entity early to manage taxes and intellectual property. 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.

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Guns and Cyber Security

Steve Blank

I grew up in New York City and for a few years heaven on earth for me was going to Boy Scout camp in the summer near the Delaware River. Intellectual property stolen, customer data hacked, funds illegally transferred, goods stolen, can damage a company and put them out of business. But for me the best part was the rifle range.

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