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Buyer Beware: The Tech Startup Employee Stock Scheme

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Startup company employees, many in the tech world, need to be aware of a model that financiers and insiders of (typically Delaware) business corporations use to misappropriate contributions employees have made, in the form of...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.8.2020 | Top Story: Uber Sheds Long-Struggling Self-Driving Unit in Deal With Aurora

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After an ill-fated multi-year effort to develop a self-driving car, Uber (which spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” on the project) is “handing the autonomous vehicle effort over to a Silicon Valley start-up”—Aurora—along...more

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Qualified Small Business Stock: Common FAQs by Startup Founders and Investors

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We receive many questions from founders, investors and others about qualified small business stock. And it’s no wonder, given the complexity of the concept. In this article, we provide a high-level overview of QSBS. A...more

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Convertible Debt Terms - Survey of Market Trends - 2018/2019

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In this report, we compile market data on convertible debt terms based on an analysis of over 100 issuer-side convertible debt transactions deals handled by Fenwick over the 15-month period from January 1, 2018 to March 31,...more

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Founder’s Stock – a Legal Fiction

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In common usage, a founder is an individual who creates or helps create a company, but in legal terms, there is no such thing as a “founder” or “founder’s stock,” only early participants in a company’s organization and...more

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Convertible Debt Terms – Survey of Market Trends 2017/2018

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In this report, we compile market data on convertible debt terms based on an analysis of over 100 issuer-side convertible debt transactions handled by Fenwick over the 15-month period from Jan. 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018....more

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…And The Unicorn You Rode In On (Silicon Valley – Episode 26)

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Alas, poor Erlich! We knew him; ‘a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne us on his back a thousand times; and now,’ as Jared poetically recounts, “Erlich’s Bachmanity boondoggle has led to his being...more

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A Balanced Approach to Founder's Equity

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When accepting money from outside investors, entrepreneurs are generally asked to give up some degree of control over their start-up, exchanging equity in their company for cash. In an effort to minimize the control they...more

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Why Start-Ups Use Convertible Debt Part II: How a Convertible Debt Works

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In Part I of our “Why Start-Ups Use Convertible Debt” series, we discussed one of the typical start-up financing structures, the sale of common stock, along with the issues that should be considered when setting a valuation....more

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Why Start-Ups Use Convertible Debt Part I: Common Stock Financing and the Problem of Setting a Valuation

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Most start-up companies turn to friends, family and/or high net worth individuals as the first source of capital to fund their operations. Banks will not lend to these companies since there are no real assets to collateralize...more

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