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    Business formation We want to establish a startup with three founders, one assuming the role of CEO and the other doing technical and operations respectively. 1. ...
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  • Using Google's search engine
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    Business strategy I'd like to know what kind of strategy founders usually adopt (or should adopt) to prevent investors or shareholders from taking over control of th...
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  • identical software launched by US competitor
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  • Do we have to divide the entire capital between the founders during incorporation?
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  • do i need a license to solicit investment
    Business strategy 2 questions scenarios. Hi My name is saurav and i have 2 questions . if i were to solicit investments from a investor on behalf of a investm...
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  • Joining US incubator: legal documentation?
    Immigration/Visa Hi! We were accepted into a incubator program based in NYC. We are a team from the UK, what do we need to know in terms of Visa, moving, registrati...
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  • What's the best way to protect our IP?
    Infringement Hi! We are a software development startup based in Copenhagen, Denmark. When we founded the company we put some non-disclosure agreements in place ...
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