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Early partners or co-founders often drop out of the picture early due to disagreements, and you forget about them, but they don’t forget about the verbal or email promises you made. Later, when your venture is trying to close on financing, or even going public, that forgotten partner surfaces, demanding their original share.
Later, when your venture is trying to close on financing, or even going public, that forgotten partner surfaces, demanding their original share. Do the same for every business partner or employee you may hire. Overall, the biggest legal mistake that a startup can make is to assume that any legal problems can be resolved later.
Early partners or co-founders often drop out of the picture early due to disagreements, and you forget about them, but they don’t forget about the verbal or email promises you made. Later, when your venture is trying to close on financing, or even going public, that forgotten partner surfaces, demanding their original share.
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