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5 New Venture Mistakes That Can Cost You The Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Later, when your venture is trying to close on financing, or even going public, that forgotten partner surfaces, demanding their original share. This problem can be avoided by incorporating immediately after early discussions, and issuing shares to the Founders, with normal vesting and other participation rules.

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Five Legal Pitfalls That Sink Many Good Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Later, when your venture is trying to close on financing, or even going public, that forgotten partner surfaces, demanding their original share. This problem can be avoided by incorporating immediately after early discussions, and issuing shares to the founders, with normal vesting and other participation rules.

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Five Legal Traps Every Entrepreneur Should Avoid

Startup Professionals Musings

Later, when your venture is trying to close on financing, or even going public, that forgotten partner surfaces, demanding their original share. This problem can be avoided by incorporating immediately after early discussions, and issuing shares to the founders, with normal vesting and other participation rules.

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5 Startup Legal Shortcuts That Can Be Expensive

Startup Professionals Musings

Later, when your venture is trying to close on financing, or even going public, that forgotten partner surfaces, demanding their original share. This problem can be avoided by incorporating immediately after early discussions, and issuing shares to the Founders, with normal vesting and other participation rules.

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9 common startup ideas that haven’t broken through… yet

The Next Web

Still, even if it’s not a pressing issue, sharing memories back and forth with the people you love is often difficult, and it would be nice if a service emerged to make that easier. Location-based Social Networks. Job sites that attempt to tap into your social networks are exploding. We’ll see if that happens.

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Social Customer Service Metrics: 3 Case Studies

Duct Tape Marketing

Monitoring “engagement metrics” and “tailoring content based on what works for each social network audience”. Further, they use geo-locational data to zero in on marketing successes, product and service issues, and how people are feeling about unique campaigns around the world. Involving employees at home and abroad.

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Legal Mistakes Every Startup Can Avoid

Startup Professionals Musings

This problem can be avoided by incorporating immediately after early discussions, and issuing shares to the founders, with normal vesting and other participation rules. Finding a lawyer early is easy these days, through local networking or even online services like LawBidding. Trouble with the IRS over founders stock value.