As a Founder or entrepreneur, you’re focused on building a business that reflects your vision. You’re making decisions on business structures, funding, intellectual property protection, and managing employees. However, in the rush of growing your company, one crucial aspect can often be overlooked—your personal estate planning. While it may not be easy to think about
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What Type of Security Should You Use to Fund Your Venture?
By Adam Silverman & Evan Kipperman on
In this blog series, we review the most common types of securities used in financing emerging companies, and highlight key issues worth considering for each. Over the course of four posts, we’ll touch on the sale of (1) equity securities, (2) convertible debt, (3) SAFEs/KISSes, and (4) debt (non-convertible), non-dilutive funding and bootstrapping. In this…
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Equity: Structuring for Success
By Jack Sousa on
Discover the intersection between founding ventures and estate planning on today’s episode of Future Focused. Wiggin and Dana Partner Jack Sousa, a founder of wiggin(x) and co-chair of our Emerging Company and Venture Capital Group sits down with Partners Erin Nicholls and Michael Clear and offers invaluable insights into the client experience on wiggin(x)…