Negotiation over founder equity can be a particularly challenging task. But it’s one of the key decisions that a founding team must take beforehand in order to avoid future disputes and disagreements, broken relationships and the company’s paralysis. So, once you’re all set, it’s time to sit down with your co-founder or employee for the… Leer más Dealing with Equity Splitting
Paul Graham, Founder of Y Combinator wrote a very good post on 2005 on How to Fund a Startup? Check Part 1. In this opportunity we present here all the paragraphs of the post that refer to legal issues related with the funding process, so readers can have a quick idea on the matter. But for… Leer más Abstracts on the «Legals» of Funding from Paul Graham (Part 2)
Paul Graham, Founder of Y Combinator wrote a very good post on 2005 on How to Fund a Startup? In this opportunity we present here all the paragraphs of the post that refer to legal issues related with the funding process, so readers can have a quick idea on the matter. But for any founder who… Leer más Abstracts on the «Legals» of Funding from Paul Graham (Part 1)
Although the JOBs Act (Jumpstart Our Business) has been approved in the US Senate and signed by president Obama on April of 2012, it wasn’t until October 30 of 2015 that the Securities an Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the ruling that will allow the enactment of its Title III. This rules allows Crowdfunding Platforms to… Leer más New rules allowing equity Crowdfunding in the US has been approved
For any Startup that is looking to generate a relevant impact in its market, is fundamental to attract talents to boost the operation of the company and increase the chances of success of the business. This blog entry from Founder Institute can help you achieve this goal by giving some advices on how to craft… Leer más Stock Options
They are debt instruments that give the chance to the holder to convert them in equity (typically shares of stock) of the company that is being funded. The equity portion, discount rate, term and interest rate will depend on the conditions established in the Note.
Syndicates are a new way of investments in witch several investors join the investment plan of a lead investor who takes the decisions and in some cases the administration of the syndicate, charging a carried interest of the deal if it turns out well.
Seed is referred to the first stage in the development of a startup after the idea. It is important to realize this in order to identify the level of associate risk for an investor, this will allow to choose the best way to proceed. In most of the cases at this point there will be no… Leer más Seed Stage and Seed Funding
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