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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Eligible for favorable treatment under Qualified Small Business Stock exemption, if structured as equity. This applies if the investment converts into common stock; details are beyond this essay’s scope. Womble Bond Dickinson has released a white paper on Performance Aligned Stock and a term sheet on ImpactTerms.org. . (If

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Corporation or LLC? Business Organizations for Tech Startups.

YoungUpstarts

Typically, investors will be interested in “preferred” stock, which comes with special (aka “preferred”) rights, such as receiving a certain payout before anyone who holds “commonstock. M&R is a national law firm with offices in California and New York. The ownership structure of an LLC is a blank slate.

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In defence of liquidation preferences

The Equity Kicker

I just read a New York Times article that led with the sentence “Deep inside a Silicon Valley unicorn lurks a time bomb”. Additionally, they introduce a small amount of complexity and an element of misalignment between the investor and the common stock holder (usually the founder).

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Building a new startup hub

Startup Lessons Learned

They take common stock, not preferred, a fact that the entrepreneurs mentioned to me many times. Expo New York New York, NY Nov 19 The Lean Startup at MIT Boston, MA Nov 20 Lunch workshop at Dogpatch Labs Boston, MA Dec 17 Lean Startup Cohort program begins San Francisco, CA KISSmetrics KISSmetrics is loading.

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Nine Tips On Avoiding Investment Scams

YoungUpstarts

Do you have common stock (or membership units)? If preferred, what are the differences between common and preferred? John was recently named to the American Society of Legal Advocates’ “Top 40 Under 40″ list of New York litigators, and has been rated a “Rising Star” by SuperLawyers since 2013.

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ProfessorVC: A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal

Professor VC

He obviously has a founders common stock stake along with cash invested. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. Seemed like a good time for ProfessorVC to do a little digging to see if there was more than met the eye. The Real Paid PAID Vacation Policy. 3 hours ago. 5 hours ago. 3 days ago.