by marjanf12cbfad9f | Oct 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
The work nobody is paid to doAI will not transform corporate practice by making tasks faster alone. It will transform it by changing the relationship between firms and their clients, from episodic deal work to ongoing stewardship of the company's record. This...
by marjanf12cbfad9f | Oct 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
The defect nobody noticed until diligenceEvery corporate lawyer has had this call. The term sheet is signed, investor counsel is three days into diligence, and someone finds that the company issued shares the board never approved. Or it granted options before the plan...
by marjanf12cbfad9f | Oct 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every startup builds up a set of core legal documents: the ones that create the company, issue its equity, protect its IP and govern how decisions are made. Investors review all of them in diligence. Missing or unsigned documents are among the most common reasons a...
by marjanf12cbfad9f | Oct 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
A board consent is a written document in which your board of directors approves a corporate action without holding a meeting. For most startups, it is how almost every important decision gets made official: issuing stock, granting options, signing a financing,...
by marjanf12cbfad9f | Oct 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
SAFEs and convertible notes are the two most common ways early-stage startups raise money before a priced round. Both let you take investment now and set the price later, when a larger round values the company. The key difference: a convertible note is debt, with...
by marjanf12cbfad9f | Oct 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
A cap table, short for capitalization table, is the record of who owns your company. It lists every shareholder, how many shares they hold, what kind of shares those are, and what percentage of the company each person or fund owns. It also tracks the equity that is...
