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...
by Bob Baker | Jul 11, 2021 | Corporate, Corporate Governance, Startups
Did you write your own cap table? If you’re like most founders, you probably had your lawyers put one together, or maybe you’re using Carta to track your company’s shareholders. However you got it – and if you don’t have one, we strongly...
by Matt Shrimpton | Jun 14, 2021 | Common Questions, Startups
Imagine a scenario: After spending many months or years working to get your start-up off the ground, your solution is beginning to catch on with the greater public. Given current demand and your forecasts, you envision that hockey stick type growth curve common in...
by Bob Baker | May 6, 2021 | Common Questions, Startups, Stock
As people reduced their discretionary spending and much of the country almost eliminated their commuting costs as a result of the nationwide shutdowns over the past 13 months, an unexpected thing happened: Americans decided to invest in the capital markets more than...
by Bob Baker | Mar 21, 2021 | Common Questions, Corporate Governance, Startups
Advisors are among the most important people you can bring on board when starting a new business. They’re most often people who have “been there, done that”, meaning they likely have experience in a similar industry to your business, or they may have...
by Bob Baker | Feb 4, 2021 | Common Questions, Startups
Co-founders are often friends or colleagues who decide to take on the challenge of starting a business together (even the Peak partners are friends from their law school days). It’s easy to think that building a company will strengthen a relationship, but that...
