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  • licensing agreements with multiple companies
    Copyright We are a startup developing mobile apps. For a new product, we would like to use copyrighted material from multiple other companies. The problem is...
    Answers: 1 Views: 1383 Likes: 5 Germany
  • Is it necessary to incorporate a startup before you can get outside investment?
    Fundraising We are planning a seed round (~300K) and I'd like to know if incorporation and other legal procedures can be taken care of during or after the inve...
    Answers: 1 Views: 1397 Likes: 0 United Kingdom
  • Do we need a lawyer for a founders' agreement in the pre-launch phase?
    Business formation I have been in discussions with two possible co-founders and we want to launch a startup. The next couple of months will be dedicated to MVP develo...
    Answers: 1 Views: 1495 Likes: 1
  • When should we register a trademark?
    Trademark We are going through a number of beta tests with different variations of UX, graphics and branding. Since we want to test each variation in the mar...
    Answers: 3 Views: 1496 Likes: 4 United States
  • Why do people say that convertible debt financing is cheaper and/or quicker?
    Fundraising Is this true, and if so, why? Can financing a startup with convertible already make sense at the seed stage? Why would a startup not use debt finan...
    Answers: 1 Views: 1427 Likes: 2 United States
  • Best legal structure for startup in Switzerland
    Business formation Hi! We are a small team of fluid dynamics engineers from Switzerland, UK and Austria. We have been working together in a research group at a well-k...
    Answers: 2 Views: 1274 Likes: 0 Switzerland
  • Copyright
    Copyright What can/shall I say below a new website in terms of information protection, though not currently envisaging paying top dollar for formal copyright...
    Answers: 1 Views: 1283 Likes: 1
  • How we raise funds in Italy/Europe?
    Business strategy We are startup company from Italy. Our product is in the field of cybersecurity and our customers are in Europe right now. We have a certain amount...
    Answers: 2 Views: 1254 Likes: 1 Italy
  • how long does it take to close a financing round?
    Fundraising After terms and valuation is agreed, how long does it usually take to close a Seed or Series A round? Is there a big difference between seed and Se...
    Answers: 0 Views: 1106 Likes: 0 United States
  • Trademark
    Infringement Why we need to register the trademark?
    Answers: 3 Views: 1752 Likes: 14 United States