Gust
DECEMBER 22, 2011
Having covered all the bases to ensure that your corporate name is available, the domain name can be acquired, and the name doesn’t infringe any existing trademarks (as we discussed last week ), now is a good time to look at the categories of intellectual property (IP) that are relevant to most startups. Intellectual property.
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
Eligible for favorable treatment under Qualified Small Business Stock exemption, if structured as equity. This applies if the investment converts into common stock; details are beyond this essay’s scope. Flexible VC creates early liquidity which can be either reinvested or distributed to LPs. Flexible VC offers you this.
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Growthink Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
Many distribution, manufacturing, and service businesses fit this description. For starters, because of it way too many private companies just don’t do any kind of financial reporting whatsoever. Putting out there as to what our financial results will be , and why - in the form of well-documented and reasoned financial forecasts.
Scott Edward Walker
DECEMBER 13, 2018
The deal is typically structured as an asset purchase (as opposed to a stock purchase or merger) — though the acquirer often does not actually want the startup’s IP and/or other assets. Accordingly, the deal may be a mere fiction designed to get funds into the startup to be distributed to its investors.
crowdSPRING Blog
MARCH 23, 2011
Under the 1976 Copyright Act (United States), the copyright owner has the exclusive right to reproduce, adapt, distribute, publicly perform and publicly display the work. Ask crowdSPRING: Can Royalty-free Stock Be Used For Logo Design? Copyright is a form of legal protection provided to those who create original works.
Gust
DECEMBER 8, 2011
Enter into agreements between Newco and founders, early contributors, outside advisors or service providers under which they contribute or assign all intellectual property related to the company’s business to Newco in exchange for the issuance of founders’ stock (Common Stock). Make escrow arrangements for restricted stock (i.e.,
Tim Keane
JANUARY 12, 2010
Term-sheets for preferred stock offerings are designed to protect the investor in case things don’t go as well as planned. A liquidation preference means that the investors receive their investment back (plus dividends) prior to a distribution of the proceeds to stockholders. Why is this fair?
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