Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

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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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

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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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Goldman Sachs and CB Insights recently reported that startups have raised over $1 billion in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) this summer — more than the total amount of venture capital raised during the same period. Need for growth capital. A company that can successfully raise money in an ICO may never need venture capital again.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Goldman Sachs and CB Insights recently reported that startups have raised over $1 billion in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) this summer — more than the total amount of venture capital raised during the same period. Need for growth capital. A company that can successfully raise money in an ICO may never need venture capital again.

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Scott Edward Walker

APRIL 9, 2012

Introduction We are in the golden age of seed financing. Venture capital funds, seed funds, super angels, angel groups, incubators, and “friends and family” are all playing the seed financing game and investing early in startups in an attempt to land the next Facebook. What is a Convertible Note? price the round).

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Scott Edward Walker

JULY 29, 2013

Delaware Court Allows Challenge to Venture Capital Preferred Financings – interesting post via @HarvardCorpGov hvrd.me/191gONA. Twitter Highlights Airbnb legal mistakes Nathan Myhrvold Startup CEOs venture capital'

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Delaware law requires a board of directors, and these directors are tasked with a “fiduciary duty” to look after the best interest of the corporation. The post Venture Capital Red Flag Checklist appeared first on Above the Crowd. The Lack of a Legitimate Board.

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