Startup Fundamentals Workshop #1: Doing a Startup the Right Way

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Join us for our Founders Floor Workshop Series where we start a three part series called the "Startup Fundamentals Workshop."

In this first segment of the Startup Fundamentals Workshop series, Roger Rappoport, Partner at Procopio Law, a respected law firm in Silicon Valley, will conduct an interactive, informative session with great take away materials and actionable items.

This 2 hour workshop will cover in-depth topics such as company formation, founder vesting schedules, capitalization table, stock allocation and much more.

The last time we conducted these workshops they sold out, so make sure to purchase the other workshops in this series. Space is limited.

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The event starts with a networking reception where food and drinks will be provided.

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MATERIALS

A comprehensive 40+ page printed workbook and reference materials is included in the price of the admission.

CURRICULUM

Besides building and selling a product, entrepreneurs need to worry about many other things:

• How to form a company

• How to hire the right people

• How to compensate the team

• How to split the pie with the cofounders and the team members

• How much equity to give investors and at what valuation

• How to raise money and under what terms

• And many more

Startup issues that will be covered in this workshop, among many, are:

• choices in entity selection;

• creating an appropriate capitalization table;

• co-founders vs early employees (should they be treated differently?);

• appropriate allocations of founders’ stock (including Series FF Preferred Stock) between founders and vesting, repurchase rights and rights of first refusal;

• determining if and when it is appropriate to obtain proxies from co-founders/early employees;

• stock allocation for employees, consultants, board and advisory board members, and the perils of Section 409A under the Internal Revenue Code when granting options;

• when milestone based vesting, as opposed to time based vesting, is appropriate;

• the assignment of intellectual property, and ensuring that all IP created belongs to the company;

• executing employment/consulting agreements; and

• the value of developing an intellectual property strategy early on.

Often times these issues seem overwhelming, and traps for the unwary or uninformed are numerous. However, successfully avoiding the most common pitfalls can make a significant difference in:

• whether or not your startup is fundable

• the sources and types of capital that you will attract

• who controls the company

• how much you will make upon exit

• the likelihood of success for your startup

SPEAKER:

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Roger Rappoport is a Partner at Procopio Law and the leader of Procopio's Emerging Growth and Technology Practice Group.

He has extensive experience in advising startup and emerging growth companies in the information technology, telecommunications, life sciences and cleantech industries.

Roger is a frequent speaker and panelist on topics and issues related to the development and implementation of a company's formation and funding strategy.

Before attending law school, he was the founder of a technology company with $10 million in revenue.

Roger is well connected with investors in Silicon Valley and beyond, and has advised many startups on multi-million funding rounds.

AGENDA:

6:00pm - 6:45pm: food and networking, demo/sponsor tables

6:45pm - 7:00pm: intros, demo/sponsor tables mentions

7:00pm – 8:30pm: speaker program and Q&A

8:30pm - 9:00pm: meet the speaker, networking

EVENT ORGANIZER:

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Founders Floor (http://foundersfloor.com/) - Co-working accelerator for startups and entrepreneurs. Office space, partnerships and funding.

SPONSOR OFFER: Free coworking day

Apply here: http://foundersfloor.com/freeday/

SPONSORS:

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Procopio (http://www.procopio.com/) - Ranked among the 2015 Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report

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PARKING:

Free street parking:　Abundant street parking is available for free after 6:00 p.m. in downtown San Jose. Streets closest to Founders Floor with free street parking are Santa Clara St., North Market St. and St. John St.

Free parking garage:　Founders Floor will provide a 2 hour free parking voucher to the Market & San Pedro Square Parking Garage. This garage is only one block away from Founders Floor. It's located at 45 N. Market St., between W. Santa Clara St. and W. St. John St. Upon check-in at the Founders Floor event, make sure you ask for the 2 hour free parking voucher.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:

VTA Light Rail is right outside our building, and runs every 20 minutes making public transportation fast and easy.

Both the Mountain View-Winchester and the Alum Rock-Santa Teresa VTA light rail stop at the Santa Clara Station(s) which is located just a block away.

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