February 2019 Market Update & Outlook
Monthly Recap February we witnessed the same recurring themes and headlines in the US and abroad. The equity markets posted solid gains as the markets seem to believe that ...
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Cut Capital Gains Liability by Investing in Opportunity Zones
What does it take to spur private capital to invest in areas that are struggling to create jobs and develop their communities? Would a tax break on capital gains ...
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Founder Dilution: What It Is and How It Affects Founder Equity
As a startup that is raising capital, the amount you own today of your company will decline depending on how much capital you raise, how many times you raise, ...
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A Complete Guide to Series A Funding
After your business has shown some kind of a track record, Series A funding is useful in optimizing both your product and your user base. This may offer opportunities ...
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2017 Tax Cuts & Tax Strategies for Small Business
It turns out that 2017 was a pretty good year for businesses in the US, at least in terms of tax cuts. In fact, regardless of your political leanings, ...
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Can you Really Sell Your Company and Not Pay Capital Gains Tax?
Every now and then Congress gets something right; or, at least, half-right. One can certainly argue that such is the case whenever they provide incentives to encourage taxpayers to ...
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Designing Company Culture
A company's culture is so important and not be overstated. Every single company that I know who's "successful" had a great company culture. And it wasn't by accident. The ...
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The Emotional Cost of Being a Startup Founder
I think society and the press glamorize the life of a startup founder from the show Silicon Valley to entrepreneur magazine and the Inc 5000 list. In reality, it ...
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