Gust
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
When you have early stage legal needs, you want to find a law firm that specializes in working with startups and know how to guide them toward an exit. We have identified seven key questions that startup business owners need to ask before hiring a startup firm.
Gust
OCTOBER 5, 2014
In reality, very few executives or professional stars from large corporations survive in the early-stage startup environment. This attitude sows division and mistrust at exactly the early stages when the business most needs to build precious esprit de corps. Never cover your a$$.
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Gust
DECEMBER 22, 2011
Most of our early-stage startup clients fit this description. For now, focusing on the early stages of getting a startup off the ground, it’s worth understanding the basics of the IP assets that are dumped into the empty receptacle of a newly incorporated business entity.
Gust
APRIL 9, 2014
Therefore, to avoid dilution to its existing equity holders, all a company has to do is not hire any more employees who get options, or take any more money from investors.
Gust
DECEMBER 8, 2013
If the company was incorporated five years ago, and is still in early stages, with the same founding team, chances are slim that it will suddenly get back on track with you as an employee, or you as an investor. They should be asking to speak to you if you are a potential investor or a superstar hire.
Gust
OCTOBER 8, 2014
To raise capital as a very early-stage business, you have to convince investors that your current size isn’t indicative of where you will be in the future. A founder with a startup focused on selling groceries online should begin their pitch by describing the total money projected to be spent on groceries online over the coming years.
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