Anisha PatnaikOct 14, 20203 minVesting Schedule for your Shares! In our earlier blogs in the "Co-Founders’ Agreement" series, we have discussed the importance of a co-founders’ agreement, factors to be ...
LexStart TeamOct 5, 20202 minBranding and Trademarks!Your brand is the image that differentiates you from your competitors. It identifies your product, your service, your company! It may be ...
LexStart TeamOct 3, 20202 min"Seed Series? Series A? Series B? Which Series are you?" (Silicon Valley × LexStart)Silicon Valley: S01 E06, 07 & 08 - The last three episodes of season 1, i.e. episodes 6, 7, and 8, introduce us to the concepts of seed f...
Husain KaderSep 30, 20205 minForeign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 : What You Need to KnowWhile the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 awaits the assent of the President of India, we summarize the key terms ...
LexStart TeamSep 26, 20202 minUrgent reminder for filing of Form DIR 3 – KYC | 5 things you need to file the Form DIR 3 – KYCUpdate as of September 30, 2020, the last date to fill the DIR-3 KYC form has been extended to December 31, 2020. The Ministry of Corpora...
LexStart TeamSep 23, 20204 minShould you Grant Shares or ESOPs to your Co-founder? Should you give your co-founder shares/ ESOPs? In our earlier blogs, we discussed the nuances of the various nomenclatures, i.e. promoter...
LexStart TeamSep 21, 20202 minAcquisitions and all the Works (Silicon Valley × LexStart)Silicon Valley: S01E05 - Hooli acquired TeleHuman, which had developed a holographic 3D teleconferencing technology. Fancy, right? But wh...
LexStart TeamSep 18, 20202 minConvertible Note as Flexible Funding (Silicon Valley × LexStart)Silicon Valley: S01E04 - Peter Gregory throws around legal jargon like convertible note and incorporation. Confused? Well, so was Richar...
LexStart TeamSep 16, 20202 minTrademark or Copyright? (Silicon Valley × LexStart)Silicon Valley: S01E03 (Part 2) - Richard and the team, after having secured an investment in their company, Pied Piper, find out that th...
LexStart TeamSep 13, 20202 minBridge Loans/Investments as Interim Funding (Silicon Valley × LexStart) Silicon Valley: S01E03 (Part 1) - Peter Gregory offers to make a “bridge loan” to one of his investee companies. A bridge loan is a gap ...
Husain KaderSep 10, 20202 minNow, you don't have to repay Convertible Note in 5 Years!Amidst the ongoing difficult times for various emerging businesses, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (‘MCA’) has come out with 2 major r...
Husain KaderSep 10, 20202 minExtension of Due Date for holding of Annual General MeetingWith the constant rise of COVID-19 cases in the country and the need to maintain social distancing and other necessary restrictions, mult...
contentLexStartSep 8, 20203 minIs it okay if I grant my CTO the coveted “co-founder” tag?We are aware of the importance of the core team in building a startup from scratch. A strong core team is all the more important when the...
LexStart TeamSep 3, 20202 minCap Tables and Investment Decks: Nail that pitch every single time! (Silicon Valley × LexStart)Silicon Valley S01E02 Upon being informed of Peter Gregory’s interest in investing in Richard’s startup, Richard shows up at Peter’s offi...
LexStart TeamSep 1, 20202 minVested Stock Options 101 – Are you missing out? (Silicon Valley × LexStart) Silicon Valley: S01E01 (Part 2): Programmers at a tech startup brag about being remunerated with top pay and “vested stock options”. Top ...
LexStart TeamAug 28, 20203 minIncubators and Accelerators. Are they worth it? (Silicon Valley × LexStart)Silicon Valley: S01E01 (Part 1) - Richard tries to launch his business while working out of Erlich Bachman’s “incubator”. Welcome to the ...
Husain KaderAug 23, 20201 minThe ESOP Cheat Sheet!If you are planning to start granting ESOPs to your employees, it is important to follow all the steps that are required under the Indian...
contentLexStartAug 7, 20202 minStock Split 101 for StartupsWhen incorporating a company, we typically start with a small base of paid-up share capital, since there is no minimum threshold for the ...
