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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. ” The Cost of Financing.

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Legal Checklist for Startups

Scott Edward Walker

Incorporate in Delaware and qualify the company to do business in the state in which its principal office is located (see #2 here ). Button-down IP ownership and assignment issues (see post here ). Form a corporation — not an LLC (see post here ) or a partnership (see post here ).

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What Is the “Walker Startup Package”?

Scott Edward Walker

Incorporate in Delaware and qualify the company to do business in the state in which its principal office is located (see #2 here ). Button-down IP ownership and assignment issues (see post here ). Form a corporation — not an LLC (see post here ) or a partnership (see post here ).