Shares Questions

I was working for quite a time with US company which is S Corporation. Now we are planning to continue as partners and I should get 10% of the company. As far as I understand I cant be a...

Incorporation Equity Shares S Corp

asked Feb 13 '12 at 01:59

Igor Romanov
118 points

My question is this; I have four founders with the following ownership: Executive/founder/Me 1: 25% Executive/Co-founder 2: 20% Executive/Co-founder 3: 15% Corporate Partner/Co-founder:...

Founder Shares

asked Feb 3 '12 at 12:18

Quentin
1 point

What the appropriate documents needed for one to buy into a (Delaware) C Corp (private)? What are the documents that the Company needs to issue in order to confirm the investment?

Funding Equity Legal Shares

asked Feb 7 '12 at 03:21

Sfe
4 points

I am starting a fashion retail business this year, and I need a total initial investment of $300,000. I don't know about financial issues regarding shares, equity and dividend. I'm currently...

Getting Started Equity Investors Shares

asked Feb 7 '12 at 16:13

Mimi
4 points

So let's take this as a scenario: I have shares in a company in Australia, The company decided to get into the US and do the same service but it'll target US customers. Will the new company have...

Shares Stocks

asked Jan 25 '12 at 13:00

Ryan
139 points

Our startup has a person who holds a very high percentage of the company's common stock. We don't have any money yet, and we've been working for a year. This guy has done an extremely minimal...

Co-Founder Company Shares

asked Jan 27 '12 at 10:16

Pasham
26 points

I would like to have a clarification over this case: http://www.genomeweb.com/illumina-creates-poison-pill-response-roche-bid Does this mean that if anybody buys shares today, they will be able to...

Shares

asked Jan 27 '12 at 20:33

6152142613526
68 points

I have a question about what are the best exit options for employees that own shares in a company and want to leave after some time. For example, let's say at the start of a company the first...

Partner Employees Shares Vesting

asked Jan 24 '12 at 09:38

Jfaulkins
111 points

Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? How to Divide Up Your Company's Equity We are three people who want to embark on a new venture. I've been...

Partnership Shares

asked Jan 8 '12 at 23:37

User15485
1 point

pre-funding start-up in tech. founder had idea and filed patent (pending); developed concept, small cash funding, etc. engineer came in year later to help shape app; code proof of concept, help...

Equity Shares

asked Jan 1 '12 at 10:49

Ann
1 point

I have a brand new tech startup. The system was developed over the period of 1 year, the website is ready and it also already has a couple of customers (non-recurring). The service was launched 2...

Funding Shares

asked Jan 5 '12 at 17:58

Invictus
6 points

If a company issues more shares does that reduce the value of the shares already issued? Logically it should. For example if I gave 10% to someone for some work then later double the number of...

Shares

asked Dec 27 '11 at 20:45

Tom Squires
1,047 points

I am a software developer and I have been working with a few others in a startup for just over a year. However there has been a lot of conflicts lately and I can no longer work with them. I have...

Legal Shares

asked Dec 16 '11 at 03:43

James Gu
103 points

I want to incorporate a new company and authorize 10MM shares. I also need $50,000 to get started. I am considering inviting friends and relatives to invest, and issue them shares. I want to own...

Investors Shares

asked Nov 7 '11 at 21:03

Olu
6 points

Under what conditions can a C corp increase the total number of shares authorized? Board approval? Majority shareholder approval? Unanimous shareholder approval?

Corporate Structure Shares Corporation

asked Oct 26 '11 at 16:17

Jon
11 points

I understand the whole process of how equity should be divided, but what is the actual technical process of distributing equity? Is it a contract? How does someone sell their equity? If I want to...

Co-Founder Equity Shares

asked Oct 14 '11 at 10:42

Nick Anderegg
106 points

What is a reasonable software start-up ownership share between founders when one is more senior, putting in some of his own money and able to raise angel money from friends, while the other two are...

Co-Founder Founder Equity Shares

asked Sep 28 '11 at 15:45

Sasha
16 points

let's take the exemple of a startup launched with 100.000 $ divided in 100.000 shares. Can the founder have only 50.000 shares (so 50% of the startup) and leave the 50.000 others not allocated and...

Shares

asked Oct 1 '11 at 01:37

Luc
6 points

So I have a small S-Corp incorporated in New York State. The company really hasn't made any money, and is currently only used to hold a piece of IP. Both the President and I (the Vice President)...

Incorporation Exit Strategy Shares

asked Sep 23 '11 at 01:56

Camel Blues
185 points

Following up on the recent question about diluting the stock in this board, I would like to find out more about what do you recommend is a standard number of shares to issue for a new star-up. To...

Getting Started Web Services Shares

asked Sep 23 '11 at 16:00

Peter K.
194 points