Founder guides
Guides on money and exits
Raising a round, and selling the company. Each guide is for education and gives no legal advice.
Questions to ask a lawyer about: Raising money · Selling the company
All 2 guides
Money and exits
Raising a seed round or SAFE: what to have ready
Your cap table, earlier SAFEs or notes and your formation documents: what to bring to a lawyer before you sign a SAFE or raise a seed round.
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Selling a business: what to have ready
Selling a business? Your ownership records, key contracts and the buyer’s offer: what to gather, and what a lawyer may ask, before you sign a letter of intent.
Read →Questions these guides answer
- I haven’t formed a company yet. Should I wait to talk to a lawyer?
- What if I’m not sure who owns what?
- Can we raise from friends and family without a lawyer?
- What paperwork is needed to sell a business?
- What is a letter of intent to sell a business?
- Should I sign the letter of intent before I talk to a lawyer?
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