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You Don’t Need Delaware to Start Your Company

Startup Professionals Musings

It used to be true that “everyone” incorporated in Delaware due to its more favorable terms, but many of these terms simply don’t apply to startups, or the differences don’t exist anymore. Tags: startup incorporation Arizona Delaware business. I live in Arizona, so I’ll use that state as an example. Now is the time to get started.

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How to Form a Corporation

Up and Running

Delaware is a very popular state to incorporate in, and boasts the highest number of incorporated entities in America. Because of its popularity, Delaware is also statistically a popular state for investors to finance businesses. This sounds great, but doing business in another state means additional paperwork.

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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. In a Series A financing, companies must pay the investors’ lawyers as well as their own.

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More Tech Startups are LLCs

Austin Startup

Background Reading: When LLCs Make Sense for Startups Not Building a Unicorn If you have spent almost any time reading about the basics of startup legal issues, you know that Delaware C-corps are the default organizational structure for a “classic” tech startup (software, hardware) planning to raise angel/VC money and scale.

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Saul Mishkin Reveals The Secret To Starting A Business As An Immigrant In America

The Startup Magazine

Delaware is considered one of the best states for starting a business because of the low corporate tax rate. Even immigrants who are not located in Delaware can still start a business. Non-residents do not need a Delaware business address and can apply for an Employer Identification Number. Government Grants.

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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

We assume we’ll be structured as a traditional Delaware C corporation. For more on what I’m seeking, see The 8 characteristics of the perfect startup team and Early Teams: The Impact of Team Demography on VC Financing and Going Public. The company has a long-term vision far beyond politics. Q: What is your political philosophy?

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Seeking CEO+team for VC-backed startup: Make America Functional Again

David Teten

We assume we’ll be structured as a traditional Delaware C corporation. For more on what I’m seeking, see The 8 characteristics of the perfect startup team ; Early Teams: The Impact of Team Demography on VC Financing and Going Public ; New Report Identifies Key Characteristics Of Successful Startup Entrepreneurs.

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