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Reincorporating Your Non-US Startup in the U.S. through the “Delaware Flip”

Gust

While your conversations with U.S. based investors are productive, you soon realize that they are unwilling to invest in your Brazilian startup as it is governed by laws they are not familiar with. investors request that your company re-incorporate in the State of Delaware. through the “Delaware Flip” appeared first on Gust.

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Two Major Supreme Court Decisions on Patents

Feld Thoughts

In moments of political despair, Amy reminds me that we have three branches of government. The first was a conversation Jason and I had with senior staffers of a non-Colorado senator. Hopefully, the Delaware courts will take a much less “troll-friendly” approach to things. This was reinforced by two things this week.

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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. Debt or convertible securities (e.g.,

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Face Recognition and COVID-19

Austin Startup

An Amazon delivery driver in Delaware was filmed by a Ring doorbell as he reacted to snacks that were left for him and the video went viral. We do that by establishing written rules (laws) that govern how the technology is used and by establishing the unwritten rules that we accept as civilized behavior. Originally published at [link].

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

Further, not only does substantial value accrue to the community but control and governance over the underlying technology and protocol accrues to the community and token holders as well. Fuzzy Governance. Entrepreneurs who embark on ICOs may similarly want to be careful before empowering their community of supporters too early.

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

Further, not only does substantial value accrue to the community but control and governance over the underlying technology and protocol accrues to the community and token holders as well. Fuzzy Governance. Entrepreneurs who embark on ICOs may similarly want to be careful before empowering their community of supporters too early.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push A new federal program that lets states give companies financial incentives for hiring jobless people hasnt gained traction, illustrating the complications of government attempts to tackle unemployment.