As a Founder or entrepreneur, you’re focused on building a business that reflects your vision. You’re making decisions on business structures, funding, intellectual property protection, and managing employees. However, in the rush of growing your company, one crucial aspect can
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The w(x) blog, published by Wiggin and Dana LLP, focuses on legal issues relevant to private clients and emerging companies. It covers topics such as estate planning for founders, business continuity, wealth transfer strategies, and various financing instruments used by startups including equity securities, convertible debt, SAFEs, and KISSes. The blog addresses practical considerations for founders and investors, including tax planning, asset protection, business succession, and the negotiation of investment terms. It also discusses the implications of different funding mechanisms on company control, valuation, and investor relations, providing guidance on structuring transactions and managing legal risks in early-stage ventures.
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What Type of Security Should You Use to Fund Your Venture?
In this blog series, we review the most common types of securities used in financing emerging companies, and highlight key issues worth considering for each. Over the course of four posts, we’ll touch on the sale of (1) equity securities,…
What Type of Security Should You Use to Fund Your Venture? Part 2
In this blog series, we review the most common types of securities used in financing emerging companies, and highlight key issues worth considering for each. Over the course of four posts, we’ll touch on the sale of (1) equity securities,…
What Type of Security Should You Use to Fund Your Venture? Part 3
In this blog series, we review the most common types of securities used in financing emerging companies, and highlight key issues worth considering for each. Over the course of four posts, we’ll touch on the sale of (1) equity securities,…
What Type of Security Should You Use to Fund Your Venture? Part 4
In this blog series, we review the most common types of securities used in financing emerging companies, and highlight key issues worth considering for each. Over the course of four posts, we’ll touch on the sale of (1) equity securities,…
What Startups Need to Know About Intellectual Property: Copyrights
As any entrepreneur is well aware, the early stages of a new business venture are an incredibly busy time. Entrepreneurs must focus on building the core team, structuring the company, attracting investors, developing the product/service, and developing key partnerships, sales…
What Startups Need to Know About Intellectual Property: Trademarks
As any entrepreneur is well aware, the early stages of a new business venture are an incredibly busy time. Entrepreneurs must focus on building the core team, structuring the company, attracting investors, developing the product/service, and developing key partnerships, sales…
What Startups Need to Know About Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets
As any entrepreneur is well aware, the early stages of a new business venture are an incredibly busy time. Entrepreneurs must focus on building the core team, structuring the company, attracting investors, developing the product/service, and developing key partnerships, sales…
What Startups Need to Know About Intellectual Property: Patents
As any entrepreneur is well aware, the early stages of a new business venture are an incredibly busy time. Entrepreneurs must focus on building the core team, structuring the company, attracting investors, developing the product/service, and developing key partnerships, sales…
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Equity: Structuring for Success
By Jack Sousa
Discover the intersection between founding ventures and estate planning on today’s episode of Future Focused. Wiggin and Dana Partner Jack Sousa, a founder of wiggin(x) and co-chair of our Emerging Company and Venture Capital Group sits down with Partners…