The choices you make at incorporation quietly determine every option you have later.

• Business Law 101

• Entity Formation & Jurisdiction

• C-Corps vs. LLCs

• Organizational Documents

• Early Company Structure

• Fundamentals of IP

How boards actually work — the mechanics your investors expect you to know.

• Fiduciary Duties

• Recruitment & Composition

• Meeting Mechanics

• Indemnification

• D&O Insurance

• Meeting Processes

• Simulator: Board Management

The paper you sign is the deal you have — everything else is a conversation.

• Contract Basics

• Intellectual Property

• Risk Management

• Limitations of Liability

• Negotiation Points

How ownership actually gets distributed — and how it gets diluted.

• Stock Options

• Restricted Stock

• Employment Agreements

• Executive Compensation

• 409A Valuations

What term sheets actually mean when the round closes.

• Fundraising Process

• Valuation

• Term Sheets

• Liquidation Preferences

• Anti-Dilution

• Protective Provisions

• Negotiation Strategy

• Simulator: Preferred Stock Financing Negotiation

What actually happens to your equity when the company sells.

• Cap Tables

• Waterfall Analysis

• M&A Mechanics

• Escrows

• Earnouts

• Exit Economics