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Why Entrepreneurs Must Learn to Love Paperwork  

The Startup Magazine

Entrepreneurship is the dream of many people who want to bring big ideas to life and turn startup ventures into massive industry powerhouses. Personal asset liability protection is not ironclad. Be able to prove due diligence whenever you can. But it’s also about business paperwork.

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Corporation or LLC? Business Organizations for Tech Startups.

YoungUpstarts

One of the first actions you will take with your startup is to organize your company a separate legal entity to protect yourself from personal liability for the company’s debts. In the tech startup context, you’ll typically choose between a Corporation and a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”).

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What should I include in an investor provisions summary?

Gust

I would therefore *strongly* advise you to get an experienced startup attorney to advise you during the negotiation/term sheet discussions. That’s why 90%+ of funded US startups are C corporations. Invested Interests angel investor attorney companies entrepreneur investors provision summary startup'

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Intellectual Property 101

Up and Running

Initially, many startup businesses focus on creation and inception tasks: forming an entity, reserving a domain name, signing up for online accounting services or hiring an accountant, and, in some cases, consulting with a business lawyer. Many technology startups are aware of IP issues, but focus on patents.