by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is a Cap Table?A capitalization table, or cap table for short, is an ordered list of your companies outstanding securities, including stock, options, warrants, and convertible notes, and who owns them. The cap table has several important roles. Entrepreneurs use...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
Should I Grant Stock or Options?Companies, particularly startup companies, use stock and stock options to incentivize company employees. This is particularly useful as startups that cannot otherwise afford to adequately compensate employees. This can be a huge...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is Price Based Anti-dilution Formula?Investors in startup companies generally require preferred shares in exchange for their investment. Preferred shares have numerous characteristics that protect the rights of the investor. One of the most prominent protection...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
How Can I Turn My Provisional Patent Application into a Non-Provisional Application? A provisional patent application is an extremely useful tool for technology startups. It allows a company to file a utility patent application on an invention without disclosing the...
by Jason M. Gordon | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Transactions, Antitrust, & Securities Law
What is a Seed Round?Startups need capital to get the business off the ground and to reach critical stages of growth. Early-stage investment capital is commonly referred to as seed capital. The idea is that this capital meets the early growth needs, similar to a seed...
