Co-founders, team & legal
Incorporation & legal setup
Set up the entity right (US & India).
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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...
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...
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...
How do I structure a startup when I have a non-technical co-founder and a technical one, so the entity and equity reflect real ownership?
The entity structure is identical regardless of who codes; what changes is how you document contribution and protect against imbalance. Both founde...