Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2014

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. The simple answer is to do something, and start simple. Be quick to hire and slow to fire.

Startup 265

Startup Intellectual Property LLC Burn Rate 265

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. The simple answer is to do something, and start simple. Quick to hire and slow to fire.

Entrepreneur 274

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property LLC Burn Rate 274

Scott Edward Walker

APRIL 9, 2012

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. Why Can’t a Startup Issue Shares of Common Stock to Investors?

Preferred Stock 87

Preferred Stock Finance Common Stock Liquidation Preference 87

Gust

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. The simple answer is to do something, and start simple. Be quick to hire and slow to fire.

Startup 183

Startup Intellectual Property LLC Burn Rate 183

The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 26, 2010

Now if your startup received a $5MM Series A investment from a venture capital firm, how many developers (that you can recall) would come out of the shadows of the internet and claim to be your startup’s long lost founder? I’m willing to bet a few.

IP 57

IP Intellectual Property Founder Stock Options 57

Scott Edward Walker

JUNE 9, 2011

Introduction This post originally appeared as part of the “ Ask the Attorney ” column I am writing for VentureBeat ; it is another installment of my ongoing series regarding venture capital term sheets. As many of you know, VC investors are typically issued shares of preferred stock, not common stock.

Term Sheet 60

Term Sheet Conversion Rights Venture Capital Liquidation Preference 60