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How To Start A Startup – For Busy People

YoungUpstarts

Have you ever fallen in love so passionately with someone or something that you find yourself addicted to their every tweet, video or Facebook update? If you want to avoid a $500k bill (like that paid by one Connecticut startup) to later move your company to Delaware, incorporate in Delaware from day one.

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Why I left Wall Street to figure it out.

Austin Startup

One day, I watched a Y Combinator video about how to incorporate a startup through Clerky. A keen researcher, I looked up the best states to incorporate a company for startups— Nevada and Delaware were tops. I chose Delaware, signed up with Clerky and paid for my incorporation. I looked at it, and felt a little different.

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What No One Ever Tells You About Business Failures

Up and Running

a Delaware corporation that sprung up when the sole proprietorship died, and that Delaware corporation became Palo Alto Software, Inc., Starting a Business video' .” Palo Alto Software started out as an Infoplan in 1983, a DBA. That supposedly died if you look at the statistics. But actually there was an Infoplan, Inc.,

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Including software prototypes, MVPs come in many flavors, including: Explainer videos. Building the Minimum Viable Product by Eric Ries [YouTube video]. 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.”. Wireframes.

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The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

If you would like to jump to different sections of the video, here’s how it breaks down: Mistake #1 : forming the wrong entity (at 1:25). By the way, my favorite part of the video is when an entrepreneur (and former lawyer) walks in late to the workshop and acknowledges that she made the first three mistakes (at 33:14).

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The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

Prior to the event, I conducted a legal workshop entitled “The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make,” which I have uploaded below. I hope you enjoy it. Cheers, Scott [link] Below is my personal outline for the workshop.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Launching a Food Truck Business

Up and Running

Leigh Ann Tona rolls through the Delaware streets in her “ I Don’t Give a Fork ” truck, which as the name implies specializes in food that does not require utensils. Interior food truck video. We asked two food truck owners to offer some insider secrets to get your business up and running. Her menu consists mainly of sandwiches.