Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2019

Give your company a name. Name your trusted inner circle of company leaders (or just yourself). In addition to those two types of hired help, you can get free guidance and support from a local SBDC consultant. Give your business a name. Don’t let an overly-specific name restrict your product offerings later. .

Delaware 83

Delaware Stock Nevada Technical Review 83

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

I told them that True Ventures had stuck to their brand name and submitted a totally clean term sheet. You’ll need to hire and retain talen to grow your company. They couldn’t understand how I could turn them down when they considered themselves the leader in my field and they had worked so hard to get the deal.

Valuation 405

Valuation Liquidation Preference Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 405

Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

And please don’t tell us to hire a lawyer.) Indeed, you must make sure that all of the shares of common stock issued by the corporation to the founders are subject to vesting restrictions – which means that ownership of the shares would vest over time (instead of all of the shares being owned outright on day one).

Vesting 89

Vesting Software Review IP Intellectual Property 89

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

The Aqui-hire Business. If the money comes from professional investors it usually has a “liquidation preference” meaning that their money comes out before the founders or common stock. (If I know the buyers try the best to believe that [insert well known founder name here. Chief Vesting Officers)?

Liquidation Preference 357

Liquidation Preference Early Stage Retention Lock-up Period 357

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 4, 2009

June 2nd, 2009: Name your future business. Description: What’s in a name, and how do you choose a good one? Hiring and Firing. July 14th, 2009: Implement hiring policies and practices. Description: When to hire and when to fire? How to hire the best vendors for the best rates. Can it be done?

Founder 28

Founder Warrant San Francisco Intellectual Property 28

www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

First, you’d probably want them to receive common stock, not preferred stock (which is the likely next round). Do the implications of hiring independent contractors differ state to state? [link] mattbartus. All forms of creativity are welcome, but I do think it suffers a little bit from the complexity problem.

Equity 40

Equity Vesting Silicon Valley Intellectual Property 40

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

They take common stock, not preferred, a fact that the entrepreneurs mentioned to me many times. Accept that many successful companies are going to want to be backed by big-name firms in other cities. They dont invest a lot of money; just enough to keep them going through the summer.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup Continuous Deployment 113