by Matt Shrimpton | May 3, 2024 | Corporate Governance
For many, January 1st was a time to reflect on the previous year’s successes and pivot to new resolutions and goals for 2024. For entrepreneurs, January 1, 2024, marked the start of a new compliance regime that has the potential to create administrative...
by Matt Shrimpton | May 2, 2024 | Corporate Governance
To comply with legislation passed in 2021, US regulators implemented a reporting rule that will apply to a large portion of US companies, including many startups and small businesses. Depending on the nature of ownership, the reporting requirements can be simple and...
by Bob Baker | Jan 2, 2023 | Corporate, Corporate Governance, Securities, Startups
One million seconds is about 11 ½ days, and one billion seconds is about 31 ½ years. That’s an interesting piece of trivia to keep in mind when reading about the recent collapse of cryptocurrency trading platform FTX and its affiliated...
by Bob Baker | Feb 18, 2022 | Common Questions, Corporate, Corporate Governance, Startups
Ever watched a movie where people are starting some business venture, and they blurt out how much of the profit they want? It sounds something like, “Ok, we’re going to split this 60-40”. If that seems too unlikely to work in real life, then...
by Bob Baker | Dec 10, 2021 | Common Questions, Corporate, Corporate Governance, Startups
The most common question we’re asked by new founders is, How do my co-founders and I decide how much equity to take in the company? This is the first of a two-part blog that addresses some common misconceptions about equity split, and how to decide if the...
by Bob Baker | Oct 25, 2021 | Common Questions, Corporate, Corporate Governance, Startups
Two things founders don’t have a lot of are time and money. Raising capital can be a challenge for any size company, but more so for startups, whose initial financial needs could be larger than what family and friends can invest, but smaller than what would...
