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Tax
What are the rules for our startup based in Berlin and also for the founders' personal income tax? We are incorporated as an UG. Are there any spec...
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Germany
Employment
For an engineer with about 3-4 years of experience, based in London, what would be a common number pre-Series A? What about after? I am mostly look...
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United Kingdom
Employment
I am a co-founder/CEO of a tech startup. What should I do with my co-founder partner that became so busy right after signing the equity contract wi...
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United States
Accounting
If the founders put their own money into a bootstrapped early-stage startup (C Corp), how are those contributions accounted for? If the founders do...
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United States
Patents
I have a gaming idea that I want to put forth in iOS and Android mobiles. However, it's got many characteristics that are fairly similar to existin...
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United States
Business strategy
For our 0.8-1M seed round, how many angel investors should we add? Does the advantage of having more network/experience etc. outweigh the costs? Is...
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United States
Infringement
Hi! If company A has valuable tech or information protected as a trade secret, could A sue company B if B reverse engineers the technology or publi...
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United States
Copyright
For designs of consumer wearables and other electronics items, what is a good IP strategy? The underlying technology can be protected by patents, b...
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Fundraising
We were given a term sheet by our investor which includes the reimbursement of the investor's legal fees for drawing up the term sheet. Of course w...
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United States
Patents
Are there intellectual property law firms or patent attorneys that regularly offer deferred payment for startups?
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