If I Launched a Startup | Startup Lawyer

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Here’s what I’d do in the beginning: Incorporation (1) Entity Choice: Corporation or Corporation (2) State of Incorporation: Delaware (3) Authorized Shares in Charter: 10,000,000 Shares (4) Type of Shares: Common Stock (5) Par Value of Common: $0.0001 (6) Initial Founders Issuance: 8,000,000 Shares (7) Founders Equity Split: Depends on the Team, But Quickly and After the Awkward & Difficult Conversations (8) Vest Founders Shares?: Hell Yes (9) Vesting Schedule for Founders Shares: 4 years with a One Year Cliff (10) Consideration for Founders Shares: Cash & IP (11) Handling of “Lost Founders”: Lock Down the IP (then Wish Them Well) Raising Capital (1) Length of NDA: 0 pages (2) Fees Paid to Pitch my Startup: $0 (3) Investors: Accredited Investors (4) Structure of First Capital Raise up to $1MM: Convertible Notes
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