1. 1. GETTING ORGANIZED
1.1. Business Plan
1.1.1. Contents Of Biz Plan
1.1.1.1. 1. Executive Summary
1.1.1.2. 2. The Business
1.1.1.3. 3. Industry And Competition
1.1.1.4. 4. Sales And Marketing
1.1.1.5. 5. The Company
1.1.1.6. 6. Finance And Accounting
1.1.1.7. 7. Writing & Using The Business Plan
1.2. Get Help
1.2.1. 5 S-teps of staffing up
1.2.1.1. 1. Specify
1.2.1.2. 2. search
1.2.1.3. 3. screen
1.2.1.4. 4. solidify
1.2.1.5. 5. start
1.2.2. The relationship you create
1.2.2.1. 1. employment
1.2.2.2. 2. independent contractor
1.2.2.3. 3. partnership of jv
1.2.2.4. 4. license
1.2.3. Employment contract
1.2.3.1. 1. contracts by mistake
1.2.3.2. 2. union contracts
1.2.4. Employment laws
1.2.4.1. civil rights
1.2.4.2. § race
1.2.4.3. § religion
1.2.4.4. § sex
1.2.4.5. § age
1.2.4.6. § sex harassment
1.2.4.7. § disability
1.2.4.8. tips for recordkeeping
1.2.5. Screening candidates
1.2.5.1. interview questions
1.2.5.2. references
1.2.5.3. background check
1.2.5.4. drug testing
1.2.6. Wages and overtime
1.2.6.1. exempt v. nonexempt
1.2.6.2. basic rules
1.2.6.3. § minimum wage
1.2.6.4. § overtime
1.2.6.5. § comp time
1.2.6.6. § child labor
1.2.6.7. § breaks
1.2.6.8. § fmla
1.2.7. Payroll and payroll taxes
1.2.7.1. chart
1.2.8. Start Employee
1.2.8.1. workplace safety
1.2.8.2. immigration forms
1.2.8.3. tax forms
1.2.8.4. proprietary rights agreement & manual
1.2.9. Restrictive Covenants
1.2.9.1. nda
1.2.9.1.1. § discloser
1.2.9.1.2. § recipient
1.2.9.1.3. § confid info
1.2.9.1.4. § duration
1.2.9.1.5. § ok use
1.2.9.1.6. § recipient obligations
1.2.9.1.7. § penalties
1.2.9.2. nonsolicitation
1.2.9.3. noncompetes
1.2.9.3.1. § competition
1.2.9.3.2. § territory
1.2.9.3.3. § noncompete triggers
1.2.10. Government resources
1.3. Set Up Company
1.3.1. Set Up Company
1.3.2. Tax Treatment
1.3.2.1. C Corp
1.3.2.2. Pass through
1.3.3. Entities
1.3.3.1. Sole Proprietaroship
1.3.3.2. Partnerships
1.3.3.3. LLC
1.3.3.4. C-corporations
1.3.4. State
1.3.5. Company Name
1.3.6. Set Up And File
1.3.6.1. file organizational document
1.3.6.2. cert of authority
1.3.6.3. country registration
1.3.6.4. business license
1.3.6.5. stock register
1.3.6.6. resolutions
1.3.6.7. bylaws
1.3.6.8. minute book
1.3.6.9. tax stuff
1.3.6.9.1. § FEIN
1.3.6.9.2. § S-election
1.3.6.9.3. § State dept of revenue
1.3.6.9.4. § Unemployment insurance
1.3.6.9.5. § Workers comp
1.3.6.10. set up bank account
1.4. Owner's Bundle of Rights
1.4.1. Money
1.4.1.1. investor’s contribution
1.4.1.1.1. § Amount
1.4.1.1.2. § Form
1.4.1.1.3. § Timing
1.4.1.2. investor’s take away
1.4.1.2.1. § Amount
1.4.1.2.2. § Type of share
1.4.1.2.3. § Special rights
1.4.1.3. dividends, distributions & allocations
1.4.1.3.1. § Right to dividend
1.4.1.3.2. § Rate
1.4.1.3.3. § Payment date
1.4.1.3.4. § Commencement date
1.4.1.3.5. § Convertibility
1.4.1.3.6. § Participation
1.4.1.3.7. § Preference
1.4.1.3.8. § Remedies for failure
1.4.1.4. anti-dilution
1.4.1.4.1. § Preemptive rights
1.4.1.4.2. § Right of first refusal
1.4.1.4.3. § Right of first offer
1.4.1.4.4. § Preferred equity antidilution
1.4.2. Control
1.4.2.1. control among owners
1.4.2.1.1. § Whos the boss
1.4.2.1.2. § Voting rights
1.4.2.1.3. § Protective provisions
1.4.2.2. deadlocks
1.4.2.2.1. § Define a deadlock
1.4.2.2.2. § Options to clear a deadlock
1.4.2.3. management
1.4.2.3.1. § Pick officers
1.4.2.3.2. § Officer titles
1.4.2.3.3. § compensation
1.4.2.4. board
1.4.2.4.1. § membership
1.4.2.4.2. § meeting
1.4.2.4.3. § compensation
1.4.2.4.4. § committee
1.4.2.5. fiduciary duties
1.4.2.5.1. § duty of care
1.4.2.5.2. § duty of loyalty
1.4.2.6. personal liability
1.4.3. Exit
1.4.3.1. keep owners from selling
1.4.3.1.1. § right of first refusal
1.4.3.1.2. § right of first offer
1.4.3.1.3. § drag along
1.4.3.1.4. § tag along
1.4.3.1.5. § if you fail to plan breakup
1.4.3.2. right to get out
1.4.3.2.1. § put
1.4.3.2.2. § registration rights
1.4.3.2.3. § liquidation preference
1.4.3.3. powered to kick out an owner
1.4.3.3.1. § ejection trigger
1.4.3.3.2. § questions for mandatory exit
1.4.3.3.3. § ejectors
1.4.3.4. buying owner’s shares
1.5. Set Up Operations
1.5.1. Accounting And Finance
1.5.1.1. set up bank account
1.5.1.2. set up finance and accounting
1.5.1.3. financial state3ments
1.5.1.4. financial calculations and ratios
1.5.2. Taxes
1.5.2.1. taxes on income
1.5.2.2. taxes on transactions
1.5.2.2.1. § sales
1.5.2.2.2. § transfer
1.5.2.3. payroll
1.5.2.4. estate and gift
1.5.2.5. income
1.5.2.6. miscellaneous
1.5.2.7. annual filings
1.5.3. Set Up Website
1.5.3.1. Get a domain name
1.5.3.2. Pick a host
1.5.3.3. Build your site
1.5.3.4. Internet Compliance
1.5.3.4.1. Privacy olicy
1.5.3.4.2. Protect information
1.5.3.4.3. Terms of use
1.5.3.4.4. User generated content
1.5.3.4.5. Protect kids information
1.5.4. Office Lease
1.5.4.1. Term
1.5.4.2. Rent
1.5.4.3. Furniture
1.5.4.4. Security deposit
1.5.4.5. Permitted use
1.5.4.6. Work and improvement
2. 2. Capitalize and Borrow
2.1. Funding Options
2.1.1. Equity and debt
2.1.2. bootstrapping
2.2. Equity
2.2.1. Sources of equity capital
2.2.1.1. Friends and family
2.2.1.2. VC
2.2.1.2.1. § VC compensation
2.2.2. Parts of equity deal
2.2.2.1. Money
2.2.2.2. Control
2.2.2.3. Exit
2.2.3. Documents and the deal
2.2.4. Securities laws
2.2.5. Tyupes of sales
2.3. Debt
2.3.1. Sources of debt financing
2.3.2. Things lenders care about
2.3.3. Parts of a loan
2.3.4. Building business credit
3. 3. Invent, Create and License
3.1. Trademark
3.2. Copyright
3.3. Patent
3.4. Clear the IP
4. 4. Make and Comply
4.1. Make a Prototype
4.2. Source Regs
4.3. Figure Out Fulfillment
4.4. Hire a Manufacturer
5. 5. Sell and Promote
5.1. Pick a Sales Strategy
5.2. Ad Law
6. 6. Protect and Contract
6.1. Contracts
6.2. Insurance and Bonds
6.3. Vigilant Due Diligence
7. 7. Grow, Get Rich or Die
7.1. Deal
7.2. Valuing A Business
7.2.1. Valuing Stock