Certificate of Incorporation

The Certificate of Incorporation is a legal document that establishes a corporation as a legal entity and contains basic rules for governance of the corporation.

Frequently Asked Questions: Convertible Debt Blog Post

I get questions all the time from clients who haven’t raised convertible debt before. If my clients frequently ask these questions, no doubt there are scores of others who have…

Negotiating the Option Pool Blog Post

Many people think a high(er) valuation is the Holy Grail.  Those people are (often) wrong.  In pursuit of a high(er) valuation, founders often unwittingly give up valuable ownership percentage points…

Primer on Convertible Debt Blog Post

Convertible debt is a structure with debt-like features, and converts into the issuer’s equity in certain circumstances. Our forms of Series Seed debt documents are available on Cooley GO Docs...