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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 — name, registered agent, certificate, bylaws, board consent, founder stock, EIN, 83(b), compliance — and why each exists.
- 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.
- 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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