Question My co-founders and I are working on a cool new site, and we’ll be ready to launch in a few weeks.  Otherwise, if one of the founders quits after a few months, he would take all of his shares with him.  In short, this is a nightmare scenario – particularly if there is bad blood with the other co-founders. IP Ownership.  MORE >>

Now if your startup received a $5MM Series A investment from a venture capital firm, how many developers (that you can recall) would come out of the shadows of the internet and claim to be your startup’s long lost founder? Lost Founders. How to Lock Down the IP. Tags: Incorporation founders intellectual property MORE >>

6) Initial Founders Issuance: 8,000,000 Shares. 7) Founders Equity Split: Depends on the Team, But Quickly and After the Awkward & Difficult Conversations. 8) Vest Founders Shares?: 9) Vesting Schedule for Founders Shares: 4 years with a One Year Cliff. 10) Consideration for Founders Shares: Cash & IP. MORE >>

6) Initial Founders Issuance: 8,000,000 Shares. 7) Founders Equity Split: Depends on the Team, But Quickly and After the Awkward & Difficult Conversations. 8) Vest Founders Shares?: 9) Vesting Schedule for Founders Shares: 4 years with a One Year Cliff. 10) Consideration for Founders Shares: Cash & IP. MORE >>

Likewise, founders can benefit from understanding basic characteristics of the overall legal structure, formation and governance documents, rights and responsibilities of team members, etc.  Stepping off the soapbox, let’s examine the highest level “To Do” list for a new startup: Formation, Governance and Equity. Newco, Inc.”) MORE >>