Compliance For Startups
Registering Your Startup to Do Business in Colorado
Is your company doing business in Colorado? Get an easy-to-follow explanation about what forms you’ll need, information about registration fees, filing deadlines, naming requirements, and more.
by Beth Zhao • 7 min readRegistering Your Startup to Do Business in Florida
Is your company doing business in Florida? Get an easy-to-follow explanation about what forms you’ll need, information about registration fees, filing deadlines, naming requirements, and more.
by Beth Zhao • 7 min readRegistering Your Startup to Do Business in Washington State
Is your company doing business in California? Get an easy-to-follow explanation about what forms you’ll need, information about registration fees, filing deadlines, naming requirements, and more.
by Beth Zhao • 7 min readRegistering Your Startup to Do Business in California
Is your company doing business in California? Get an easy-to-follow explanation about what forms you’ll need, information about registration fees, filing deadlines, naming requirements, and more.
by Greg Miaskiewicz • 7 min readPre-Money vs. Post-Money Valuation Explained
A beginner’s-level introduction to pre and post-money valuation tailored to startups incorporated in the United States.
by Greg Miaskiewicz • 7 min readBoard of Directors: A Comprehensive Guide for Founders
Learn all you need to know about the board of directors, its responsibilities, and how it develops through funding runds.
by Greg Miaskiewicz • 15 min readWhy and How Do You Maintain Your Startup's Corporate Minutes?
Minutes are an official log of decisions taken by a startup’s board of directors at board meetings. Failure to keep accurate minutes of board meetings may cause a company and board members to face legal problems in the future.
by Stefan Nagey • 3 min readWhat is a 409A Valuation? Startup Stock Valuation Explained
409A valuations are independent appraisals of a startup's common stock. Startups should use an independent, outside valuation firm to get a 409A valuation before offering stock options to employees to avoid fines and legal issues with the IRS.
by Greg Miaskiewicz • 9 min read9 Common Legal Mistakes Made By Startups and How To Avoid Them
Avoid these common legal mistakes made by startups and save your company from dealing with fines and lawsuits. As a startup founder, keeping your company compliant is essential to protecting the value of your startup equity and reaping the rewards of your hard work.
by Greg Miaskiewicz • 7 min readRegistering Your Startup to Do Business in New York
Is your company doing business in New York? Get an easy-to-follow explanation about what forms you’ll need, information about registration fees, filing deadlines, naming requirements, and more.
by Greg Miaskiewicz • 7 min readWhy You Should File Your Section 83 (b) Election
Learn why you should file your 83 (b) election when purchasing your founders shares in your startup. Topics covered include tax implications, filing deadlines, and the process to complete the 83(b) election filing with the IRS.
by Stefan Nagey • 5 min readWhy Do Startups Incorporate In Delaware?
Learn why most startups choose to incorporate in Delaware as Delaware corporations. Investors and founders prefer to incorporate in Delaware for many reasons. Learn about how to do a Delaware name search to check with the Delaware secretary of state to see if your company's name is already registered in Delaware.
by Greg Miaskiewicz • 6 min read