Understanding Convertible Notes
Convertible notes are one of these other financial instruments and they have increasingly become the financial instrument of choice for early-stage startup investments.
Equity Compensation for Startup LLCs
A previous article for Live Free and Start entitled Startups and Stock Options—Watch Out for The Tax Issues, addressed the ways in which startups formed as corporations can benefit from…
Intellectual Property and the Startup
I’ll start by saying that I have a unique relationship to intellectual property. In my first job out of college (UNH, naturally) I worked on early-stage research that was patented…
Startups and Stock Options – Watch Out for the Tax Issues
Startup companies that lack the cash needed to attract top people can use stock options to attract, motivate and retain personnel. Executives and other key personnel of startups also often…
Social Entrepreneurship Offers a Bright Future to Those Who Rise to the Challenge
The world is changing. As a new generation of consumers and employees comes into its own, companies are discovering that they need a new toolkit to succeed in an evolving…
3 Big Trademark Considerations for Startups
Picture this: you are ready to launch your new business, you’ve picked a name/mark that you feel represents the soul of your company, you’ve branded all of your goods and…
Startup Companies Can Benefit From The Section 83(b) Election
Startup companies should be aware of Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 83(b) allows an employee who receives “restricted” stock to elect to have the fair market value…
Designing the Right Terms for Equity Incentive Awards
One of the most important steps that an early-stage venture can take is to grant equity incentive awards to key officers and employees. Many of these individuals enjoy and are…
New Hampshire Legislature Passes, Governor Signs New Securities Law
The New Hampshire legislature passed and Governor Hassan signed into law on July 27, 2015 a new Uniform Securities Act which comprehensively reforms New Hampshire’s securities laws. The new Act…
