Author: Ryan Roberts
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Why Startups are a Corporation for Venture Capital
Why Your Startup Company Will Need to be a C Corporation to Raise Venture Capital
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What is a Private Placement?
While no true definition of a private placement exists, it is commonly used to refer to the raising of capital (i.e., “securities”) without making a registration with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Under the Securities Act of 1933, any offer to sell securities must either be registered with the SEC or meet…
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How to Incorporate Your Sole Proprietorship
Many entrepreneurs begin their startup as a sole proprietorship. Eventually, some sole proprietors desire to incorporate so they can reduce their personal liability and protect their personal assets. But the act of incorporating a going business does not, by itself, transfer the current business being conducted as a sole proprietorship to the new corporation. The…
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But I Thought Venture Capital was Dead?
The latest numbers show Silicon Valley is not experiencing a capital crunch
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What is Preferred Stock?
A definition of preferred stock and how it benefits startups and investors
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How to Issue Weak Preferred Stock to Friends & Family
How to issue preferred stock to friends and family without limiting future venture capital rounds.
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Why Your Startup’s Founders Stock Should Vest Over Time
How to vest your startup company’s founders stock over time to prepare for an exiting founder
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Reverse Breakup Fees: Making Acquisitions Less Risky for the Selling Company
How target companies are using reverse breakup fees to re-allocate deal risk
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Series FF Stock: How Some Founders Get Liquid at Funding
How Series FF Stock Provides Startup Company Founders with Cash at Funding
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Flipping Your International Startup for U.S. Venture Capital
The Benefits of Moving Your International Startup to America for Venture Capital and Acquisitions