The European VC-Funded Startup Guide: Create and Manage a Startup in Eastern Europe

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I. VorasThe European VC-Funded Startup Guidehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9520-5_2

2. Guest Chapter: A Founder’s Guide Through the Legal Jungle

Ivan Voras¹  

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Zagreb, Croatia

 

By Marijana Šarolić Robić

TL;DR

• You should be on friendly terms with a lawyer because you are going to need one.

• You especially need a lawyer when you are dealing with a foreign business, including an investor.

• Protecting your idea is usually not worth the effort in the early stages. The important thing is the execution of the idea.

• Create a company only when you need one. If you can create a proof of concept or a minimum viable product without a company (i.e., without employees, etc.), ...