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@breaktherules6035
August 6, 2026 at 4:09 pm
Excellent insights!!! THANK YOU!!!
@datacoderX
August 6, 2026 at 10:43 pm
Unfiaxble legal errors. Ok.
@sdmarlow3926
August 6, 2026 at 11:25 pm
A c-corp isn’t a legal company until someone buys shares, so a founder is going to do that the first week. A 5 year vesting schedule seems standard (cliff + 4). They also need to file the 83(b) election with the IRS while those shares are less than a thousand dollars (ex; $500 for 5 million shares). Copy of the filing needs to be part of corp record. IP assignment is also a basic workplace policy (though it’s interesting to look at ZeniMax vs Oculus, as Carmack was public about his efforts to build the VR tech/software while at id software, even on-site). Doubly so for a technical founder. For a lot of VC’s, you just need to be big enough to be purchased by a bigger fish at a high than normal valuation, so I don’t agree with the Delaware incorporation idea. Worse, founders have a way of being the first one shown the door once there are signs of market fit, or demand by VC’s/directors that the company pivot in a direction the founder doesn’t want. A Delaware court system will favor the board members. Not legal advice, but dilution and director seats are a priority long before you get to series c or d funding rounds that might require switching to Delaware, or maybe a decade or more before you IPO. Not a startup killing issue.
@KristinaSubbotinaEsq
August 7, 2026 at 2:02 pm
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