by Chris Gatewood | Dec 7, 2015 | Equity and Cap Tables, Startups
You have a great team, a killer product under development, and enough brains to know that you need to form a company. You need a company bank account, an entity to own the intellectual property, and that insulation from personal liability that you’ve...
by Chris Gatewood | Nov 30, 2015 | Securities, Startups, Threshold bLawg
Startup founders often hear that they should “start with your exit in mind.” It sounds like good startup advice, and a lot of the people doling out that advice are smart and experienced. But for most founders, the advice to “start with your exit in...
by Chris Gatewood | Jun 9, 2014 | Securities, Startups, Threshold bLawg
Is it time to bring some outside capital in to your startup? It is important to prepare explainers and disclosures for potential startup investors, so that you set everyone’s expectations and protect yourself and the company from the possibility of disgruntled...
by Chris Gatewood | Jun 3, 2014 | Securities, Startups, Threshold bLawg
Why does it take so many pages of documentation and legalese to take these investment dollars? Startup clients often wonder why they need dozens of pages of explainers, disclaimers, projections, and regulatory references to take on cash from investors. The first...
by Chris Gatewood | May 23, 2014 | Securities, Startups, Threshold bLawg
When we work with our startup clients, the topic of funding comes up often. “Do we try to raise money now? How do we know how much the company is worth? We are doing great things, but the revenue is slower and lower than we would like.” For...