

Legal Foundations: Avoid Costly Mistakes Early
📢 The Ventures Webinar
Legal Foundations: Avoid Costly Mistakes Early
January 21, 9:00 AM PST
In this live webinar, we’ll break down what founders must get right legally at the early stage to stay investor-ready and avoid painful (and expensive) cleanups later.
💡 What we’ll cover:
• Is your entity choice a strategic decision — or just a tax hack?
• Does issuing shares through Carta actually make an equity issuance legal?
• The 30-day 83(b) deadline that defines your tax outcome
• Does your company actually own its intellectual property?
• Are your corporate formalities ready for outside capital?
• Is “YC Standard SAFE” really standard?
🎙 Speaker:
Kseniia Kochneva, California-licensed venture capital & corporate lawyer. Former Big Law attorney, now advising startups and investors on entity structuring, founder equity, IP ownership, and venture financings.
🎙 Format: focused expert session + live Q&A
If you’re planning to raise or want to protect your upside early, this session is for you.
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