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Corporation or LLC? Business Organizations for Tech Startups.

YoungUpstarts

In the tech startup context, you’ll typically choose between a Corporation and a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Corporations pay taxes on the money they earn, and LLCs don’t. This doesn’t mean that LLCs go tax-free. When an LLC allocates income to owners (i.e. When an LLC allocates income to owners (i.e.

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These 8 Disciplines Define A Fundable Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

In the United States, this is a limited liability corporation, or LLC. A C-corporation is more complex and expensive, and is recommended only if you expect to pitch to professional investors who demand preferred stock, or to more than 100 potential shareholders. Accumulate customer advocates, testimonials and “letters of intent.”

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Ryan Chan, founder at UpKeep said, “We created an LLC at first, but after realizing that we wanted to take on venture capital, we decided to move to a Delaware C corp.”. Delaware law gives preferred stock investors of a corporation certain voting rights and control over the corporation. or even be a U.S. Do your own PR.