October 2, 2024

This handbook is intended to serve as a general guide to key legal and select business issues faced by entrepreneurs starting a company to commercialize technology. Among the questions addressed in the handbook include:

• What type of company should we form? LLC? If corporation, should it be C or S?
• How do shared get allocated among founders, employees, investors, and others?
• What is my role with the company?
• How can we made the company attractive to investors?
• How does venture capital or angel funding work?
• What do I need to know about intellectual property rights?
• What pitfalls do I need to avoid when starting my company?
• How can I get this venture started now?

We believe you will find the information in this handbook useful and informative and we welcome any feedback or questions you may have.