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Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?

Berkonomics

[Email readers, continue here…] Arthur: This is a matter between the owner of your IP (you) and the would-be user of your IP. The license to use your IP can be in the form of a one-time payment or structured as a continuing fee. If so, be aware of the issue of how you can and do verify the licensee’s report of usage.

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Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?

Berkonomics

[Email readers, continue here…] Arthur: This is a matter between the owner of your IP (you) and the would-be user of your IP. The license to use your IP can be in the form of a one-time payment or structured as a continuing fee. If so, be aware of the issue of how you can and do verify the licensee’s report of usage.

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How to Divide Founder Equity: 4 Criteria to Discuss

View from Seed

It’s also worth keeping in mind that regardless of how the founders’ common stock is divided, there will be future issuance of stock that will dilute the founders over the lifecycle of the company. Ideation/IP.

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How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

David Teten

Typically they get cofounder common equity, in addition to the preferred stock that a conventional VC gets. Venture studios work as co-founders with a founding team, with the larger ones assigning dedicated internal teams for each startup idea (e.g., engineers, designers, business developers). Previously posted on PEHub.

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Punch & Pie: How Should Co-Founders Divide Equity?

Agile VC

It’s also worth keeping in mind that regardless of how the founders’ common stock is divided, there will be future issuance of stock that will dilute the founders over the lifecycle of the company.

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Punch & Pie: How Should Co-Founders Divide Equity?

Agile VC

It’s also worth keeping in mind that regardless of how the founders’ common stock is divided, there will be future issuance of stock that will dilute the founders over the lifecycle of the company.

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When do I need to incorporate a company?

Startup Company Lawyer

Please keep in mind that even if a company is incorporated, founder stock purchase agreements with repurchase rights over unvested stock if founders leave are not included with the documents from typical online incorporation services. Issuing stock options. The buyer bought the stock of the company as opposed to the app itself.

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