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Podcast: Investor Connect Podcast
Episode: Startup Funding Espresso – Legal Issues Around Equity
Description: Legal Issues Around Equity Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. There are several legal issues surrounding equity to consider: You must have a legal entity to establish equity ownership. There are several types of legal structures including LLC, C-Corp, and more. The LLC is easy to set up and launch the business. Delaware C-Corporation is the preferred legal structure by investors. Start with an LLC and move to a Delaware Corporation when investors require it. Be careful promising equity as they will come back to claim i...