Co-founders, team & legal

Incorporation & legal setup

Set up the entity right (US & India).

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Should I incorporate as a Delaware C-corp or an Indian Pvt Ltd? If you're raising from US/global VCs or building for a US market, default to a Delaware C-corp, it's the format investors expect and understand. If... Intermediate 3 resources → How do I incorporate a Delaware C-corp as a non-US or first-time founder? Use Stripe Atlas or Clerky, they handle the Delaware filing, EIN, founder stock, and templates for a flat fee, and you don't need to be in the US. ... Intermediate 2 resources → How do I register a Private Limited Company in India? File the SPICe+ form on the MCA21 portal, which bundles name reservation, incorporation, PAN, TAN, and more into one integrated application, most f... Intermediate 2 resources → How do I split equity and put a vesting schedule in place at incorporation? Split on the future, not the past, and vest everything. Equal or near-equal splits usually age better than one founder taking 90% for the idea, bec... Intermediate 3 resources → What is a founders' agreement and what must it actually cover? It's the contract between you and your co-founders that decides what happens when things get hard, written while you still like each other. Non-neg... Intermediate 3 resources → Do I really need a company secretary, a CA, and an auditor for a Pvt Ltd, and when? A statutory auditor is mandatory for every Indian Pvt Ltd from day one, revenue or not, and must be appointed within 30 days of incorporation: this... Intermediate 2 resources → What licenses, registrations, and tax IDs do I need right after incorporation to legally operate and pay people? Incorporation is step one; you can't actually run a business on the CIN alone. For an Indian Pvt Ltd, get your PAN and TAN (usually issued with inc... Intermediate 3 resources →
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