Sketchnoting: Seed Investments at Perkins Coie
In order to grow your business, surround yourself with like minded people and take advantage of every opportunity to learn more about entrepreneurship.
Check out this sketchnote by Samihah Azim, an attendee at one of our events, “Seed Investments: How To Be Attractive to Early Stage Investors and the ‘Right’ Seed Investment Structure For You,” held on April 4th at Perkins Coie’s Palo Alto office.

The Human Capitalist Series P.1: The Basics
We’re excited to introduce a multipart and ongoing series about the basics of (and some advanced topics related to) equity for startup employees and contractors. The “Human Capital” aspect of any enterprise, especially a technology company, is its most valuable asset, and we hope to highlight the…

The Human Capitalist Series P.2: Stock Options
Stock options are the most common form of equity incentive for early-stage startups. A stock option grants the option holder the right to purchase a specific number of shares of the company within a fixed period of time at a preset “exercise” price, generally following the satisfaction…

The Human Capitalist Series P.3: How Are Stock Options Taxed, and Which Are Better, Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options?
The U.S. federal taxation of stock options for U.S. taxpayers depends on whether the options are classified as incentive stock options (ISOs) or nonstatutory stock options (NSOs). Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) ISOs may provide a tax advantage to the holder if (i) the optionee does not sell…