Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you’re a startup and you don’t have a close relationship with a few law firms you’re really missing one of the most important relationships that any entrepreneur can have. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp?

Southern California 318

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

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.

Convertible Security 100

Convertible Security IP Technical Review Software Review 100

abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Delaware law requires a board of directors, and these directors are tasked with a “fiduciary duty” to look after the best interest of the corporation. The real question is, “do the founders or operators understand the role of governance and embrace it, or are they trying to intentionally undermine the very notion of governance?”

Venture Capital 113

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

Method, the popular cleaning products company, is a registered benefit corporation in the state of Delaware. For many considering or currently operating benefit corporations, this is what it’s all about. Culture Law and Taxes Managing a Business News Operations Strategy b corp benefit corporation'

Rhode Island 110

Rhode Island South Carolina Delaware Louisiana 110