by Jiah Kim | May 5, 2017 | Business Planning
Starting a company is an inherently legal process. The company itself is a legal entity. There are laws that govern the transfer and ownership of company shares. Intellectual property rights – trademarks, copyrights, and patents – exist only because the law created...
by Jiah Kim | May 12, 2017 | Business Planning
You and your co-founder spent months, if not years, building your company. You worked side-by-side (or perhaps remotely) for more hours than you care to count, and you both made significant contributions that you can directly attribute to the business’s current...
by Jiah Kim | Apr 20, 2017 | Business Planning
When you start a new venture, you are bound to make mistakes. Learning from your mistakes is part of the process. But, some mistakes can be more costly than others, and some big mistakes can be easily avoided with a little bit of forethought and a focus on the bigger...
by Jiah Kim | Apr 18, 2017 | Business Planning
If your goal is to secure outside investment in your company, you need to structure your business (and business strategy) accordingly. Here are 10 tips for entrepreneurs who hope to acquire financial backing from angel investors and venture capitalists. For most...
by Jiah Kim | Apr 13, 2017 | Business Planning
When forming a limited liability company (LLC) in the United States, you have 50 states to choose from. How do you decide which one is best? Should you choose your home state? Or, should you choose a popular jurisdiction for entity formation such as Delaware, Nevada,...
by Jiah Kim | Mar 13, 2017 | Business Planning |
If you are like many entrepreneurs, starting a business isn’t just about founding a company that is successful – it is about founding a company you can sell. This often requires a level of funding that most startup founders simply don’t have available. Fortunately,...
