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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

This article highlights their advice on issues ranging from financing to patent trolls: While startups may believe lawyers are too costly, working with one early on avoids potentially serious problems later. ” The Cost of Financing. Startups also must pay an inexpensive service fee for incorporating in Delaware.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. David Teten , Versatile’s founder, was previously a Partner with HOF Capital and ff Venture Capital, two early-stage New York VC firms.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

He says, “Spending a few thousand on a domain could make a big difference long term, and give you the credibility and advantage over the competition, especially in the very beginning and early stages of the business.”. In fact, GreenPal wasn’t the only one that figured it was best to go for a Delaware-based C-Corp.

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

Early stage entrepreneurs will also still likely value experienced advice on company-building from seasoned venture capitalists. In these early times, some startups may be hesitant to pursue this path because of the uncertainty and perceived risk. Shift of value from equity holders to token holders. Fuzzy Governance.

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The Summer of Initial Coin Offerings

Seeing Both Sides

Early stage entrepreneurs will also still likely value experienced advice on company-building from seasoned venture capitalists. In these early times, some startups may be hesitant to pursue this path because of the uncertainty and perceived risk. Shift of value from equity holders to token holders. Fuzzy Governance.

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Overview of Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows

Feld Thoughts

Since SayAhh is a C corporation that is incorporated in Delaware, they decided to have a very low non-zero par value for their shares, set at $0.00001, to prevent higher franchise stock taxes. When presented in the SCF, these transactions are broken down into three categories: operating, financing and investing activities.

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How Can Israeli Startups Raise Funding in Silicon Valley?

VC Cafe

If you are in the very early stages with your company and there are no major reasons (e.g. tax, R&D incentives, what not) to keep your company as a non-US entity, then you should consider a corporate flip i.e., create a new Delaware corporation that will own all the shares of your local company. If not, raise locally.