DBA 101

By: Peter D. Singh Jr. What it is: alias, nickname or pseudonym. DBA is an acronym for doing business as. It has a few other names or synonyms: assumed name, assumed business name, trade name, fictitious name, or false name. You may see it…
What to Expect During a Preferred Stock Financing

What to Expect During a Preferred Stock Financing

If your startup is gearing up for your first Preferred Stock financing round, you are likely beginning to realize how exciting and daunting the process can be. Here, we provide a general overview of the process. Before we dive into details,…

Employer Beware – Is Your Startup Improperly Classifying Its Sales Team?

By: Benjamin Jacob As an employer, when you think of hourly workers you probably have a certain picture in your mind of who fits that description. Most likely your idea of an hourly worker does not include your high-flying startup’s sales…

Dispute Resolution: Common Co-Founder Conflicts

By: Peter D. Singh Jr. People start businesses together hoping for the best. At the outset, every relationship includes excitement, wonder, and potential. After some time, though, reality sets in and the underbellies of vulnerability and…

Secondary Transactions: Providing Founders Liquidity During a Fundraise

If your company is pursuing a substantial fundraising round, such as a Preferred Stock financing, you might be considering if all of the funds should be allocated to the company’s working capital, or if some of it may be available to the founders…

Why Startups Should Host Board Meetings

A Board Meeting is a formal meeting of the Board of Directors of a corporation and any invited guests or observers. These meetings are essential gatherings of the Directors, at which officers present updates about company progress and Directors…

Music B2B: Sponsorships and Endorsements

By: Peter D. Singh Jr. This is one of the most pointed intersections of music and business. To market their brands and products, businesses link with users that can introduce or bolster their recognition. Artists in the olden days of Ancient…

Are non-compete agreements enforceable or not?

By: Jesse Jones Are non-competes enforceable? Ask five different people, and you’ll get five different answers, and if one of them is a lawyer, they’ll say “it depends”. So, how do you know? Non-compete agreements are historically…
NFT non-fungible token

What the Fluff (WTF) is an NFT?

By: Benjamin Jacob You’ve undoubtedly heard the hype surrounding NFTs and the massive piles of cash being flung about for the rights to own...well something. But if you’re like most people - you’ve either made a vow to yourself to never…

How to Issue Stock Options to an Entity

By: Jesse Jones Here is a common scenario for early stage startups: you need help from someone that has expertise your team does not possess (technical, professional services, marketing, etc.) and your budget doesn’t allow for paying the…