83(b) Election: The 30-Day Tax Trap Every Founder Misses
# 83(b) Election: The 30-Day Tax Trap Every Founder Misses
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Participating Preferred Explained: What Founders Need to Know Before They Sign
# Participating Preferred Explained: What Founders Need to Know Before They Sign
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What a Contract Dispute Lawyer Does (And When You Need One)
Someone broke a contract. Maybe it was a vendor who ghosted after you wired the deposit. Maybe it was a client who ...
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Letter of Intent to Buy a Business: What to Include and Why It Matters
You have found a business you want to buy. The financials look right, the operations make sense, and the seller is ...
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The Illiquidity Premium: What Founders Should Understand About How Investors Think About Locked-Up Capital
If you are a founder raising capital, you are asking investors to do something that most people find uncomfortable: ...
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SAFEs vs. Convertible Notes: A Connecticut Founder's Guide
If you are raising your first round of outside capital for a Connecticut startup, you have almost certainly ...
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What Is a Fractional General Counsel? (And Is It Right for Your Company?)
There is a point in a company's growth where legal questions stop being occasional and start being constant. ...
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Outside General Counsel vs. Full-Time Hire: The Math
At some point, every growing company hits a tipping point. Legal questions come up weekly instead of quarterly. ...
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How to Choose a Startup Lawyer in Connecticut
Choosing a startup lawyer is one of the first real business decisions you will make as a founder. It is also one of ...
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What Should Be in Every SaaS Master Service Agreement
A master service agreement (MSA) is the backbone of every SaaS vendor-customer relationship. It sets the rules of ...
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