October 2010
Beginner
352 pages
6h 11m
English
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Part 6. LEGAL AND STRUCTURE
While team issues are one of the top startup killers, things left undocumented also often lead to fatal problems later. Too many founders ignore legal and structural issues, assuming they can deal with them later. Sometimes they're right. Sometimes they're dead.
Within TechStars, we have active early engagement from several startup lawyers, accountants, and bankers. These firms provide free advice early in the program and make sure the companies get formed correctly. Most entrepreneurial law firms, accounting firms, and banks will do the same for your company, if you ask. In addition to being good business development activities for them because they'd love you to be their customer as you grow your business, it's also an important and effective way for them to engage in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Now, we'd never recommend that you go overboard on the legal and structure issues. There are simple and cost-effective ways to do things right. Taking the time now to understand the most important issues can save your startup (and you) a great deal of pain down the road.
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