Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2019

Ideally, you will interview a few candidates and pick the partners you feel comfortable working with for a long time. In addition to those two types of hired help, you can get free guidance and support from a local SBDC consultant. Your choice here is to either hire an agent or be your own. Name your registered agent.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2015

If you’re giving a large percentage of your company to someone (and yes, two percent is large), you’re entering into a contract that’s really a whole lot like marriage in that it creates a long-term relationship between you and the employee or partner. See Also: 10 Tips for Dealing With Startup Stock Options. Hire slowly, fire fast.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 17, 2015

C Corp versus LLC, non-competes, liquidation preferences, preferred versus common stock, and so on). See Also How to Find a Business Partner. While there is a wealth of information available online, it’s all a lot more tangible when you have case law and real life anecdotes attached to these considerations.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 4, 2009

Hiring and Firing. July 14th, 2009: Implement hiring policies and practices. Description: When to hire and when to fire? How to keep your start-up in the sights of both partners and buyers. How to hire the best vendors for the best rates. What does a good budget process look like? When is it ‘too late’?

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Early Growth Financial Services

JUNE 26, 2014

Baze, Partner at Partech Ventures, Carlos Diaz, CEO at Kwarter, and EGFS’ Chief Strategy Officer Glenn McCrae covered raising funds, how-to pitch VCs, and potential sticking points around valuation. Option Pool — An important piece of your hiring and compensation … Continue reading → Videos'

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www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

I can’t tell you how often a client calls me up and says something like this: “Matt, we have this great new consultant who is going to make introductions to us to [pick type of business partner]. First, you’d probably want them to receive common stock, not preferred stock (which is the likely next round).

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

They take common stock, not preferred, a fact that the entrepreneurs mentioned to me many times. As a result, the companies get a lot of exposure to VCs, investors, and partners in larger, more traditional startup hubs. And they expose the startups to a vast network of mentors, none of whom get paid for their involvement.

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