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5 New Venture Mistakes That Can Cost You The Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Like other environments, most legal issues don’t result from fraud, but from ignorance on specific requirements, or simply never getting around to doing the things that common sense would tell you to do. Here are five of the most common examples: Failure to document a Founder agreement at the beginning.

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Crucial Things You Need To Know About Your First External Audit For Series B

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by Bryce Welker, founder of Crush The CPA Exam. These are: Revenue Recognition issues. Share-based Compensation. Accounting for Income Taxes. Do not be tempted to use a simple rule-of-thumb process for this and do not entirely ignore the issue. Accounting for Income Tax. 409A Valuations.

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5 Startup Legal Shortcuts That Can Be Expensive

Startup Professionals Musings

Like other environments, most legal issues don’t result from fraud, but from ignorance on specific requirements, or simply never getting around to doing the things that common sense would tell you to do. Here are five of the most common examples: Failure to document a Founder agreement at the beginning. Marty Zwilling.

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Five Legal Pitfalls That Sink Many Good Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Like other environments, most legal issues don’t result from fraud, but from ignorance on specific requirements, or simply never getting around to doing the things that common sense would tell you to do. Here are five of the most common examples: Failure to document a Founder agreement at the beginning.

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Five Legal Traps Every Entrepreneur Should Avoid

Startup Professionals Musings

Like other environments, most legal issues don’t result from fraud, but from ignorance on specific requirements, or simply never getting around to doing the things that common sense would tell you to do. Here are five of the most common examples: Failure to document a founder agreement at the beginning.

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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

Startup Professionals Musings

Early co-founders often drop out of the picture due to disagreements, and you forget about them, but they don’t forget about the verbal promises you made. Later, when your venture is trying to close on financing, or even going public, that forgotten partner surfaces, demanding their original share. Be quick to hire and slow to fire.

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10 Avoidable Mistakes Cause Entrepreneurs Much Pain

Startup Professionals Musings

Early co-founders often drop out of the picture due to disagreements, and you forget about them, but they don’t forget about the verbal promises you made. Later, when your venture is trying to close on financing, or even going public, that forgotten partner surfaces, demanding their original share. Quick to hire and slow to fire.