Startup Weekend Dallas 2010 is scheduled for Friday April 16 to Sunday April 18th. Of course, that is the same weekend as Coachella. I grew up in the Coachella Valley and can therefore objectively tell you Startup Weekend is the better option.
A stock option grants you the right to purchase a certain number of shares of stock at a pre-established price. An incentive stock option (ISO) is a type of stock option that allows favorable tax treatment to the stock option holder. The main tax benefits of incentive stock options are
It’s no secret that a good founder team is an essential step for a successful startup venture. You hope that your co-founder has the mental toughness to stay strong through the bootstrapping process where short-term milestones typically go unrecognized and bank accounts dwindle. But what about your co-founder’s wife, husband,
Startups often desire to shield members of their board of directors from personal liability in connection with their duties on the board. And sometimes potential board members are hesitant to join a startup’s board without sufficient personal liability protection. Therefore, startups can protect their directors in a few ways: (1)
Founders must pay special attention when their startup issues securities–even when those securities are issued to themselves at incorporation. Whether or not founders realize it, they are issued their founders stock via an exemption from registration at both the federal and state level. The federal exemption most likely available for
Four Years with a One Year Cliff is the typical vesting schedule for startup founders’ stock. Under this vesting schedule, founders will vest their shares over a total period of four years. The one year cliff means that the founders will not get vested with regards to any shares until
The Startup Lawyer had 94,685 visits in 2009 and visitors spent a total of 3,603 hours on the site. Most visitors were from California (16,662), Texas (8,203), and New York (8,097). Canada (3,454), the UK (2,452), and India (1,557) lead the pack of international visits. 86 people in China broke
The New Year. For some, it’s time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. For others, it’s time to make resolutions to change for the better. But for me, it’s time to respond to client inquiries regarding their apparent 5-figure bill for Delaware franchise taxes due March
If you haven’t already seen, The Startup Lawyer blog has been re-designed. My vision for this blog is one that I can’t implement on my own. I had pushed the limit of my coding skills, so I opted to move the ball forward with a formal redesign project in September.
Here’s a list of the top 5 most viewed posts on this blog in 2009: 1. 7 Legal Documents for Your Tech Startup (9,697 Pageviews) 2. How Many Shares Should a Startup Authorize at Incorporation? (6,987 Pageviews) 3. What is a Pre-money and Post-money Valuation? (6,492 Pageviews) 4. How I
