LEGAL FOR STARTUPS: Incorporation & Cap Table
Legal decisions can make or break your startup, yet most founders push them off until it is too late. In this no-nonsense session, we will cut through the jargon and give you the essentials every founder needs to know on Day 1.
What we will cover:
Incorporation basics: where, when, and why it matters (US and non-US founders)
Founder equity: how to split it, vesting schedules, and what not to do
Cap table sanity: the mistakes that kill fundraising and how to avoid them
IP assignments: making sure your startup actually owns its product
No law school lectures, no 80-page decks, just straight talk from someone who has been there.
Guest speaker: Jade Ruscev, Esq. from Stamina Law. Jade is one of the very best startup lawyers we have ever worked with at OpenVC. She knows all the tricks, has seen every founder mistake, and brings a wealth of real-world stories that will make this session both practical and eye-opening.
If you are serious about building a fundable company, this is the legal crash course you cannot afford to skip.
We’ll end with a live Q&A, where you can get ask your own questions.
Who should attend:
Early-stage founders building or scaling a tech startup.
No theory. No guesswork. Just what works.