
Startups
Company formation, early financing instruments and the founder decisions that are cheap now and expensive to unwind later.


How New York startups are hiring while the $100,000 H-1B fee sits in court
A $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions is vacated by one court and upheld by another, leaving the nation's top H-1B market to plan around the uncertainty.

What A SAFE Actually Does To Your Cap Table
The simplicity is real and so is the dilution. Founders routinely discover the second at the priced round.

When A New York Startup Should Incorporate In Delaware
The default is a default for reasons. They apply to some companies and not to others.

What Founders Get Wrong About Their Own Vesting
Vesting protects the founders who stay, which is exactly why the founders at the start resist it.