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Issuing Stock Options Under an Equity Incentive Plan
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Issuing Stock Options Under an Equity Incentive Plan

By Jenna Stewart

Private companies often adopt equity incentive plans in order to issue stock options to their employees, directors and consultants.  However, once the plan is adopted, there are a number of things that a Company should consider when granting stock options.  This article provides a list of questions for private companies to consider when issuing stock options under an equity incentive plan.

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Creating a Board of Directors: Key Considerations for Startup Companies
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Creating a Board of Directors: Key Considerations for Startup Companies

By Keunjung Cho

One of the most important decisions that a startup entrepreneur can make is creating a board of directors that will assist the entrepreneur in growing and governing the business.  A company’s board of directors is tasked with  overseeing and advising management, making key decisions about the company’s business strategies, and representing the interests of the company and its stockholders.

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MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: “Solstice And The Power Of Community Solar”

MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: “Solstice And The Power Of Community Solar”

In this episode of MintzEdge’s From the Edge podcast, corporate attorney Ben Stone speaks with Steph Speirs and Sandhya Murali, co-founders of Solstice, about their journey starting and scaling a dynamic start-up that aims to make solar energy accessible for everyone in the United States. Among other things, they discuss how Solstice is disrupting the community solar space through technology, advocacy, and innovative partnerships; the challenges and opportunities of Solstice’s social enterprise approach; their experiences as female founders and leaders; lessons they’ve learned about entrepreneurship; and the importance of guiding values.

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA): What Startups Should Know

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA): What Startups Should Know

By Brian Lam

Privacy and data security is a serious concern for many startups.  They understand that end users, consumers, partners, and investors are now concerned like never before about how data is collected, used, stored and transferred.  A bad data event quickly turns into a bad news story, can turn off users, discourage investors, and bring regulatory scrutiny and enforcement. 

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10 Shortcuts Entrepreneurs Should Not Take When Starting a Company
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10 Shortcuts Entrepreneurs Should Not Take When Starting a Company

By Robert Giachetti and Mark Higgins

Congratulations - you have done it!  You had an idea, you built a product, you figured out how you want to go to market, and you created a company.  With that tedious process complete, you are ready to find your first customer, iron the bugs out of your product, and start making money.

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Is Your Commercial Co-Venture in Compliance in all 50 States?
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Is Your Commercial Co-Venture in Compliance in all 50 States?

By Kaitlin Zellner

Commercial co-venture arrangements are a great way to blend philanthropy and commercial activities, but the parties in such an arrangement need to be mindful of the rules in each of the 50 states that govern commercial co-venture arrangements. If a person or for-profit company joins forces with a charitable organization to benefit the charitable organization, usually via donations, the parties have entered into a commercial co-venture arrangement for a charitable sales promotion.

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How to Distribute Equity in Your Start-Up
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How to Distribute Equity in Your Start-Up

By Patrick Elahmadie

The purpose of granting equity to management, employees and certain consultants is to align the interests of the parties pivotal to the growth of your company with the interests of investors. There are a number of different ways to grant equity in a start-up, the most common of which is stock options

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Founder’s Stock – a Legal Fiction
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Founder’s Stock – a Legal Fiction

By Michael Bill

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 ownership of its initial equity capital. Why is this so? Because, for all practical purposes (from a startup’s point of view), there are two types of stock – common stock and preferred stock – and “founders” are just the initial holders of the company’s common stock, usually before any financing, in-licensing, or contribution of assets.

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Liability Considerations for Delaware Public Benefit Corporations
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Liability Considerations for Delaware Public Benefit Corporations

By Will Perkins and Christina Bailey

A public benefit corporation (PBC) is a statutorily designated type of corporation in Delaware that melds two concepts that are often seen as opposites: maximizing profit and providing public benefit. This choice of entity presents a compromise for those companies who are committed to operating in a responsible and sustainable manner, while acting as a for-profit entity.

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The Form is Always Wrong
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The Form is Always Wrong

By Dan DeWolf and Samuel Effron

Mintz attorneys are often asked as to why we don’t simply provide “forms” on our website that can be downloaded and used.  After all, a number of law firms let you download term sheets and other forms such as SAFEs. Our simple answer is: THE FORM IS ALWAYS WRONG! Legal forms are merely starting points and most forms are typically only half an inch deep. A successful enterprise truly needs so much more depth than what is provided in a basic form.

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MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: “Reinventing The Resume” - Co-Founders Of Skillist
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MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: “Reinventing The Resume” - Co-Founders Of Skillist

Ben Stone – an attorney at Mintz and a former founder, CEO and General Counsel – talks with Ananth Kasturiraman and Caroline Fay, the co-founders of Skillist, an innovative job application platform connecting untapped talent to in-demand jobs, about their efforts building a mission-driven business and “reinventing the resume.”

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MintzEdge Perspective: Meet Mintz - Jeremy Glaser And Greg Chin (Mintz)
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MintzEdge Perspective: Meet Mintz - Jeremy Glaser And Greg Chin (Mintz)

By Jeremy Glaser and Greg Chin

Jeremy Glaser, Co-chair of the Mintz Levin Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Practice, and Greg Chin, a member of the Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Practice, give insights on what to expect on upcoming episodes of From the Edge and share some stories that explain how certain of their clients have achieved financial success and lessons learned along the way that would benefit any entrepreneur.

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