Core posts about startup law and financing that all Colorado entrepreneurs should read.
Formation / Very Early Stage
- Formation options for Colorado startups.
- Top 10 legal mistakes made by entrepreneurs
- When LLCs make sense for startups
- Why VCs prefer C-Corporations
- How founders lose control of their startups over time
- Common tax mistakes startups make
- Friends and Family Rounds
- Nuts and bolts of intellectual property
- Why so many Colorado startups incorporate in Delaware
Accelerators
Financing / Investors
- Why startups need signals
- Top qualities in an angel investor
- How angel investors behave differently outside of Silicon Valley
- Local v. Out of State VCs
- Colorado startup seed financing structures
- SAFEs v. Notes
- The best seed round structure is the one that closes
- Understanding Dilution
- What is due diligence?
- Optionality: Always have a Plan B
- Not Building a Unicorn
- How angels and seed funds compete with VCs
Hiring & Compensation
- 10 rules for startup employment law
- Fatal errors in early startup hiring
- Early startup employee compensation
- Founder Compensation: Cash, Equity, Liquidity
- 5 Compensation mistakes to avoid
- Startup Employee Offer Letters
Other General Reading