Blog posts, articles, books, and other resources that founders should review regarding key issues that arise in a Startup’s formation and very early stages.
General Legal
- SHL – Lies about startup legal fees
- Harvard Business Review – Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs
- Yokum Taku – When should I incorporate?
- SHL – Should I incorporate in my home state or Delaware?
- SHL – Why incorporating in Delaware is almost always cheaper.
- Jill Hubbard – How to Avoid Trademark Infringement When Selecting Business Names
- Lighter Capital – Why VCs prefer C-Corporations
- SHL – When LLCs make sense for startups
- SHL – When do I “really” need to qualify my DE Startup in my home state?
- SHL – Checklist for choosing a Startup Lawyer
Stock / Money
- Dan Shapiro – Vesting is a Hack
- SHL – What’s my startup’s stock worth? (FMV)
- Business Collective – 7 Common Tax Mistakes Startups Make
- Geekwire – Calculating Founders’ Equity
- Startup Voice – Documenting startup expenses by founders
- SHL – Reserve an Option Pool; Not an Ocean
- SHL – The Founder’s Stock Issuance
- SHL – SAFE: How Founders should document investments in their own startups
- SHL – Friends and Family Rounds
- SHL – Founder Compensation: Cash, Equity, Liquidity
Intellectual Property
- Antone Johnson – Nuts and Bolts of Intellectual Property Law
- TechCrunch – 10 ways startups can deal with patent troll demands
- UpCounsel – How to Register a Trademark
- Antone Johnson – 5 IP Mistakes to Avoid
Team
- Venture Hacks – How to pick a co-founder
- Noam Wasserman – Book – Founders’ Dilemmas
- Founder Dating – Find a Cofounder