Startup Law 101
Learn the legal basics of launching a business, starting with how to incorporate your company. Understand key term sheet clauses and find out how to get US visas for your team.
EnrollIn this course you will learn
Company Formation
Visas for Foreign Entrepreneurs
Economic vs. Control Terms
Financing Road Map
Course materials
- Company Formation
- When to Incorporate
- Where to Incorporate
- LLC vs. Corp
- Corporation – Key Concepts
- Board of Directors
- Equity (Shares)
- Cap Table
- Capital Structure
- Founder’s Stock - Vesting
- Founder’s Stock
- Incorporation Documents
- Employment and Consulting
- Equity Compensation Advisors/Employees
- Fundraising for Startups
- Fundraising for Startups
- Financing Road Map
- Tips for Startups
- Debt vs. Equity
- Convertible Note
- Equity Financing
- Economic vs. Control Terms
- Valuation
- Liquidation Preference
- Control Terms
- Drag Along/Tag Along
- Visas for Foreign Entrepreneurs
Teacher
Tytus Cytowski
Founding Partner at Cytowski LLC
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