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Startup incorporation, explained.
Plain-English education on forming and running a venture-ready Delaware C-Corp, written to be precise enough for founders and quotable enough for the agents helping them. General education, not legal advice.
- How to incorporate a Delaware C-CorpThe nine steps in order, and why each exists: name, registered agent, certificate, bylaws, board consent, founder stock, EIN, 83(b), compliance.
- The 83(b) election, explainedWhy founders with vesting stock file it, how the 30-day IRS deadline works, and what missing it costs.
- EIN for international foundersGetting a U.S. tax ID with no SSN, no ITIN, and no U.S. visit: the SS-4 routes that actually work.
- What an AI agent legally can and cannot doThe exact line between what software may automate in an incorporation and what the law reserves for humans, and why it sits there.
- Post-incorporation checklistEverything after the filing: EIN records, banking and KYC, 83(b) proof, stock ledger, IP assignments, franchise tax.
- Delaware franchise tax, explainedThe March 1 deadline, the two calculation methods, and why the default bill startles startups with 10M authorized shares.
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