Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 21, 2010
Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? Consider it a sales & marketing expense for them. Shame about that pesky FAS 157 ruling.
Up and Running
MAY 23, 2016
In the tactics section, list your sales channels and describe how you will be selling your products. While it’s useful to be able to have a sales forecast and expense budget early on, it’s not something you need until you’ve validated your idea. At this stage, simply list your primary revenue streams and your key expenses.
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YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Startups bear the costs of their financing, from the first seed investment to the sale of Series A stock. Startups also must pay an inexpensive service fee for incorporating in Delaware. will collect taxes on sales in the U.S. . “And if you have a valuation cap; a higher cap is always better than a lower cap.”
David Teten
JANUARY 21, 2021
VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. David Teten , Versatile’s founder, was previously a Partner with HOF Capital and ff Venture Capital, two early-stage New York VC firms. in idea-stage and side-hustle founders using a Convertible Income Share Agreement, or CISA.
Austin Startup
JANUARY 25, 2020
Having just moved to Austin from Boston, she thought adding African car sales could help, maybe thinking Africans looking for used cars can use it to find car deals. A keen researcher, I looked up the best states to incorporate a company for startups— Nevada and Delaware were tops. legal fees in the early stages.
Berkonomics
JULY 23, 2020
Sometimes the end game or sale of the company is not a happy event. Especially when outside investors, venture capitalists, or angels, have put in substantial money and the sales price is less than the value of their investment. There are some questions a distressed sale brings to mind. How about outside investors?
Seeing Both Sides
AUGUST 28, 2017
Early stage entrepreneurs will also still likely value experienced advice on company-building from seasoned venture capitalists. In short, token sales allow early stage companies to skip the series B round and beyond. But many are. Shift of value from equity holders to token holders. Fuzzy Governance.
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