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Corporation or LLC? Business Organizations for Tech Startups.

YoungUpstarts

Owners of corporations also pay taxes when they are paid dividends or profit from sale of the stock, which is why it is common to say that corporations are “double-taxed.” Stocks are issued at the time the company is formed, and more can be issued over time. She can be reached at 310.564.2670 or by email at ckirchner@mrllp.com.

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Startup Funding – A Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs

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The shares given out can either be common stocks or preferred stocks. ? Debt investment. Instead of funding, you pay the investors a structured royalty, which is a portion of the sales. One can also proactively reach out to investors by sending them emails with the teaser document and follow up for a meeting.

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What if you and your investors don’t agree on an exit?

Berkonomics

There are clauses in preferred stock investment agreements allowing the investor in many cases to “put” the shares back to you at the purchase price plus dividends or more after a period, usually five years, if no effort is made to find a buyer or begin the IPO process. The advantage of creating an evergreen company.

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VC investors: Don’t be greedy even if you can.

Berkonomics

First, the marginal exit event: Sometimes the end game or sale of the company is not a happy event for the early investors, including the entrepreneur or the founders. Most sophisticated investors will take either a promissory note or preferred stock, both of which come before founder or management stock in a sale or liquidation.

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How do you pay an early stage board?

Berkonomics

The option price should be set by appraisal under IRS rule 409a, and certainly should be low enough to recognize that common stock options are not worth as much as preferred stock, given the many preferences of the latter.

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Selling your company for less than expected?

Berkonomics

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. Investor notes vs. stock late in the game.

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Angels and VCs: Don’t be greedy even if you can.

Berkonomics

Sometimes the end game or sale of the company is not a happy event for the early investors, including the entrepreneur or the founders. Most sophisticated investors will take either a promissory note or preferred stock, both of which come before founder or management stock in a sale or liquidation.