Biotech Startup Support

Informative articles geared towards life science startup founders, with a specific focus on biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals.Topics include company formation, legal basics, finance basics, common founder mistakes, lab operations, and more.

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What are Stock Option Grants? Types of Options & More

Stock option grants are an excellent way to strengthen your employee compensation package. However, they are also a tricky legal topic that can be extremely costly to get wrong. In many areas, a busin...

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What Is 83(b) Election & Why Should You File?

You may have heard of the 83(b) election before, especially if you’re a startup founder starting a new business. That’s because the 83(b) election, also referred to as the Section 83(b) election, allo...

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How to Limit Co-Founder Disputes

There are many legal intricacies to starting a business, making being a startup founder even more difficult than it already is. The legal framework of everything, from choosing an entity form (LLC., C...

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How to Split Startup Ownership

If you’ve recently started a new company with a co-founder, or multiple co-founders, splitting your company’s equity is one the first major decisions you’ll make as a founding team. There are many var...

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Tips for Naming Your Startup: A Quick Guide

Tips for Naming Your Startup Naming your startup is undeniably difficult and, unfortunately, many entrepreneurs can often do a terrible job of it. With legal issues like trademarks and copyrights in t...

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Do You Need a Co-founder for Your Startup?

Is Having a Co-Founder Truly Necessary? At the initial phases of founding a startup, having a co-founder, or business partner, can seem like the best option. After all, having two massively invested i...