Reading for Founders & Investors
What is angel investing and who are angel investors:
Some legal considerations before a founder offers or investor acquires securities in a startup:
Ready to consider a deal:
- Indiana Venture Capital Investment Tax Credit
- Thoughts on Convertible Debt - Untrained Observer
- Sample Equity Term Sheet - Annotated
- Sample Term Sheet - Series Seed
- Example of Due Diligence Questions
- Sample Due Diligence Checklist
- Governance & Records in a Closely-Held Company - NewCap Partners
- Don't Pay Too Much: Use Cap Tables to Ensure Deals Are Right For You
You've lost your shirt - Internal Revenue Service might be there to help:
Somebody's buying your company, what's your tax bill going to look like:
- Exclusion of gains from Federal Income Tax - Section 1202
- The 21% Corporate Tax Rate Breathes New Life Into IRC § 1202
- A Roadmap for Obtaining (and not Losing) the Benefits of Section 1202 Stock
- Qualified Small Business Stock – Tax Benefits Often Overlooked
- Silicon Valley Likes Section 1045 Exchanges: Rollovers of Gain from QSBS
For Founders
Product / Market Fit
Business Model
Getting your message heard
Words of wisdom from someone who has done it
Other Interesting Reads
- Things aren't as bad as we think. - Mitch Daniels in Jewish World Review
- The Next Frontier of Agriculture - Scott Massey Founder- Heliponix
- Evansville, a Home for Business - Scott Massey Founder- Heliponix
- Evansville's Innovation Inflection Point -WNIN FM88
- Regional Voices - Evansville Entrepreneur Panel Discussion - WNIN
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