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How Much Does it Cost to Form an LLC? A Guide For Startups

The Startup Magazine

Employee Identification Number (EIN) is a 9-digit number that is assigned to your LLC by the IRS (Internal Revenue Service). Moreover, you can call at the number on this official website for any additional information that you might need. Just Google it and you will find tons of information right away.

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Taking Corporate VC: When It Makes Sense

View from Seed

I was an early employee at PayPal and back in the 2000-2001 timeframe, and we ended up taking a fairly significant amount of strategic investment (tens of millions of $) from various banks in the US, Europe, and Asia. It doesn’t mean it can’t be done, but having say Google as an investor can make it tricky to work with say Apple.