David Teten
MARCH 14, 2018
My Partners at HOF Capital are younger than I am, which means that we have a half-century horizon for the franchise we are building. I’ve listed them below in *very* roughly descending order of efficiency, measured by increased dollars one can put to work, divided by the operational dollars required to implement each strategy. .
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
A C-corporation is more complex and expensive, and is recommended only if you expect to pitch to professional investors who demand preferred stock, or to more than 100 potential shareholders. Find a partner and core team early to supplement your expertise. In the United States, this is a limited liability corporation, or LLC.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 29, 2018
Unfortunately, in my years since as a small business advisor, I have seen too many founders squander this asset through a lack of understanding of some basic legal and operational issues, or by handing out nominally “free” stock to the wrong people at the wrong time. Register your stock early with the IRS to minimize taxes.
David Teten
AUGUST 19, 2019
John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. Feenix Venture Partners has a unique investment model that couples investment capital with payment processing services. However, according to Bryce Roberts, co-founder of Indie.VC, only 0.6%
Up and Running
AUGUST 28, 2019
Ideally, you will interview a few candidates and pick the partners you feel comfortable working with for a long time. The purpose of the bylaws is to outline the basic procedures and operations of your business. Put simply, you’ll issue stock to formalize which people have what amount of ownership stake in your new company. .
Agile VC
APRIL 17, 2011
2010 Operating Income: $16 million. liquidation preference, 6% accumulated dividend (1). Series D Preferred. Led by Oak Investment Partners with participation by General Catalyst, Sequoia, & Accel and others. liquidation preference, 6% accumulated dividend (1). 2010 Net Income: $8 million. as of 12/31/09).
Startup Company Lawyer
MARCH 12, 2009
Any company that raises venture financing will need to be a C corp in order to issue preferred stock. If a C corp generates net operating losses rather than net income, these are carried forward to offset future corporate taxable income. S corps operate in a manner similar to C corps. citizen/resident stockholders.
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