Startups seeking growth face unique challenges.
Let us help you create a solid foundation for your business so that as you move forward, you do so with confidence.
“Melissa drafted and negotiated the governing documents for my new business.”
“She made sure that I understood my rights as an owner and my obligations to my partner according to our operating agreement for our new LLC. Melissa made sure I was protected, and we ended up with a clear and fair agreement.”
Dr. Rebecca Ramirez, MD – Dr. Becky MD, LLC
Startups seeking growth face unique challenges. Money is tight, aspirations are high!
We love helping our clients navigate their early-stage funding goals by keeping them informed of the regulations that come into play so nothing will come back to bite them down the road.
At the beginning, money is tight and aspirations are high. We know how to help you properly incent your key employees!
We love helping our clients navigate their early-stage funding goals by keeping them informed of the regulations that come into play so nothing will come back to bite them down the road.
Startup and Funding Services Include:
Preparation of your business governing documents, detailed drafting of contracts to incentivize your employees to help you grow the business, Protection of intellectual property, and guidance on regulations that apply when a business accepting funding.
Equity incentive plans – Startups seeking growth face unique challenges. Money is tight, aspirations are high! Let’s talk equity incentive plans, and stock option plans to incent those key employees, so they stick around, work hard, and get a big payoff in the end. We structure these plans so they are easy to implement and won’t concern future investors.
Seed stage financing – Friends and family round! Know what you are getting into! We help our clients with early-stage funding goals by keeping them informed of the regulations that come into play so nothing will come back to bite them down the road. We use convertible notes, SAFE notes, founders stock grants and preferred stock issuance to get the deal complete in a way that everyone can understand and agree on.
Venture Financing – If you are ready to attract bigger dollars, you need to understand the way venture deals go and the venture capital lingo. Knowing what’s worth fighting over and understanding what’s standard and typical in venture capital deals gets the train down the tracks much faster! Let us walk you through it!
Process
1. Schedule a consult
2. We discuss your business ideas and goals so I can make recommendations regarding entity selection and governing documents.
3. Based on our consult, I will prepare a representation agreement for you, which will explain, in detail, the flat fee arrangement and scope of work.
