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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

Startup Professionals Musings

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Later, when your venture is trying to close on financing, or even going public, that forgotten partner surfaces, demanding their original share. It’s not that hard to change later to a C-Corp.

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10 Avoidable Mistakes Cause Entrepreneurs Much Pain

Startup Professionals Musings

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Later, when your venture is trying to close on financing, or even going public, that forgotten partner surfaces, demanding their original share. It’s not that hard to change later to a C-Corp.

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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

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It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Later, when your venture is trying to close on financing, or even going public, that forgotten partner surfaces, demanding their original share. It’s not that hard to change later to a C-Corp.

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Using warrants to pump up your VC valuation

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Prior to the VC’s exercise of the warrants, the founders will actually own 67% of the issued shares because the warrant shares are not outstanding until the warrants are exercised. I just worked on a financing for a company that received a term sheet from a group of VCs at a $7 million pre-money valuation.

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