Lecture 18 - Legal and Accounting Basics for Startups (Kirsty Nathoo, Carolynn Levy)

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    There's a lot that goes behind the scenes in running a startup. Getting the legal, finance (equity allocation, vesting), accounting, and other overhead right will save you a lot of pain in the long run. Kirsty Nathoo, CFO at Y Combinator, and Carolynn Levy, General Counsel at Y Combinator, cover these very important topics in this lecture.
    See the slides and readings at startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec18/
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 83

  • @VoltHaul
    @VoltHaul Рік тому +14

    Probably one of the most valuable classes in this series, great job!

  • @Daniel-tv9tb
    @Daniel-tv9tb 5 років тому +28

    This information is gold. Thank you so much from someone that could have never have attended Stanford.

    • @quentin2578
      @quentin2578 Рік тому +1

      Why could you never have attended Stanford?

  • @tarunommadan
    @tarunommadan 2 роки тому +3

    Very informative. Thank you Kirsty, Carolynn, Y Combinator, and Stanford. 👍🙏

  • @k98killer
    @k98killer 8 років тому +24

    Kirsty has a wonderful voice. #eargasm *-*

    • @jacksonvilledui
      @jacksonvilledui 8 років тому

      +k98killer I agree

    • @johnnysler6220
      @johnnysler6220 8 років тому +3

      Well, it's a young woman who has a british accent. No reason to get excited my friend.

    • @k98killer
      @k98killer 8 років тому +4

      Johnny Sler Have you ever heard an Essex dialect/accent? It is pretty awful. Not all British voices are equally melodious.

    • @benjaminsibson8760
      @benjaminsibson8760 3 роки тому

      k98killer I’m from Britain, she has like the only good British accent I’ve heard, the rest are ugly

  • @mahdyp
    @mahdyp 7 років тому +5

    Great stuff I was looking forward to finding it somewhere. Thanks to both ladies.

  • @alexreitz3146
    @alexreitz3146 7 років тому +6

    All of this is extremely important, wish they had done 2 or 3 on this material.

  • @emddudley
    @emddudley 9 років тому +53

    Should have mentioned that Clerky was backed by Y-Combinator.

    • @melbialo4919
      @melbialo4919 Рік тому +2

      Product placement like that can make it difficult to assess the quality of the advice (at least regarding that specific part of the topic)

  • @TechHabari
    @TechHabari 5 років тому +1

    Great stuff....
    Got to discovered this through YC's startup school, 2018 section.
    Thank you YC

  • @localancers
    @localancers 9 років тому +6

    Very useful !
    I was waiting for this information for some time now :)))

  • @lilitbroyan
    @lilitbroyan 5 років тому +3

    You really did cover stuff that I used to find useless to know. great lesson!

  • @doncorleone3901
    @doncorleone3901 5 років тому +1

    This is gold. Thanks guys for giving this away free

  • @droopy_911
    @droopy_911 10 місяців тому

    Power-packed presentation with great advice. Was not boring at all. Love and regards from India 😃

  • @DushyantJoshiNewZealand
    @DushyantJoshiNewZealand 8 років тому +2

    Brilliant stuff! :)

  • @RealEstateRadioTV-SA
    @RealEstateRadioTV-SA 5 років тому +1

    Great presentation
    i really enjoyed it and you both collaborated nicely with each other
    Regards
    Gaven Malope
    South Africa / Sandton

  • @BestOfRealEstateVideo
    @BestOfRealEstateVideo 9 років тому

    Excellent!

  • @dustinoverbeck
    @dustinoverbeck 3 роки тому +1

    Almost 7 years later, this information is still relevant and helpful.

  • @ceciliaellis454
    @ceciliaellis454 5 років тому

    very helpful! thank you

  • @wodeyaeric5351
    @wodeyaeric5351 5 років тому

    Tnx sisters. Beautiful lessons.

  • @topmemecompilations4126
    @topmemecompilations4126 6 місяців тому

    great info

  • @something-uj4eq
    @something-uj4eq 3 місяці тому

    Ironically, or perhaps not, I found this the hardest class to follow lol (but also one of the most valuable ones)

  • @MaiFast
    @MaiFast 3 роки тому

    I am unable to understand this lecture, guys any other resources to learn more about it?

  • @danny8730
    @danny8730 8 років тому +2

    Sam starting it off with a flirtatious neg..... lets goo!

  • @morelwilliams7133
    @morelwilliams7133 8 років тому

    Thanks for posting! Isn't creating a corp. a bit much for a brand new start-up? There are a lot of fees and compliances required that might not be ideal for a budding company, no?

    • @VishalRaoOnYouTube
      @VishalRaoOnYouTube 3 роки тому

      Better to make it official and in writing then get screwed over by your co-founders or investors later in legal but immoral dilution/restructuring agreements.

  • @bencoleman8171
    @bencoleman8171 5 років тому

    What would happen if the vesting was over the 4 years but the company exited after year 2? Would all vested shares vest in full at year 2? Even though employees have only earned half there stock?

  • @hasantarek6521
    @hasantarek6521 5 років тому

    I did the Delaware c corp but never did file 83B. We never made any money yet. Are we in the right track?

  • @danielnikzad3341
    @danielnikzad3341 9 років тому +3

    At what point must a founder take minimum wage?

  • @TomNook.
    @TomNook. 4 місяці тому

    OMG it's Sam Altman before his prime!!!

  • @ItsBrendanSharkey
    @ItsBrendanSharkey 9 років тому

    good example of why notes should be placed on podium or table

  • @bencoleman8171
    @bencoleman8171 5 років тому

    We say equity should be split equally. This creates a feel good atmosphere that we are all in it together. And there is merit in this. We also say no successful start up (YC) companies have been established with uneven splits. Facebook had ~65, 30, 5% splits and until yesterday was worth over 600m. People realized the guy with the idea, did the coding was entitled to more. And this didn’t hinder in fact probably enhanced the fortune.

  • @CostaMichailidis
    @CostaMichailidis 7 років тому

    Any thoughts on b-corps?

  • @filobrosgolf
    @filobrosgolf 5 років тому +1

    $500,000.00 because an attorney half-assed the incorporation. I have had so many legal bills in my startups, that are as close to robbery as you can get without holding a weapon. One lunch meeting, $750.00 to introduce a cofounder. When the bill came, I said, you're fired. Another cofounder dispute, $75,000 before anything useful was accomplished by said attorney. It's insane!!!!

  • @climblife
    @climblife 3 роки тому

    Maybe a dumb question, but I thought if you live in California you can't incorporate in another state, or if you do, you still have to pay the 800 llc?
    Could someone give me or details about this?

  • @wodeyaeric5351
    @wodeyaeric5351 5 років тому

    Mayi pliz have a look at the docs?

  • @LokeshKumarIIT
    @LokeshKumarIIT 2 роки тому +1

    really good one as mostly founders avoid taking these things into consideration

  • @wodeyaeric5351
    @wodeyaeric5351 5 років тому

    I love that--accredited investors!!

  • @bhavikmodi312
    @bhavikmodi312 3 роки тому

    If founders all are set up with vesting and have equal equity (say 50% each between 2 founders). How does the founder who is doing most of the work remove a founder that is not doing the amount of work expected or required? Basically how does one remove a cofounder in the case where equity is equal?

    • @VishalRaoOnYouTube
      @VishalRaoOnYouTube 3 роки тому

      Have a vesting schedule (conventionally 4 years( for all the founders, with a 1 year cliff and quarterly (or monthly) thereafter on a pro-rata basis. If your co-founder bails or you need to fire him/her, then they only keep a small portion of the shares. If they leave before 1 year, they get nothing.

  • @DmSujaEntrepren
    @DmSujaEntrepren 8 років тому +4

    Cryptocurrencies at the end? Haha yes! Need to know who that person was!

  • @BossChronicles
    @BossChronicles 9 років тому

    What's a college major that I can learn all about this ?

    • @2010CAVSINCUP
      @2010CAVSINCUP 9 років тому +2

      Shawn Afshar An 'entrepreneurial certificate' would be your best bet - your school may not call it that exactly. I still think that Google, UA-cam, and just doing it, are the best ways to learn though...

    • @heikoyeh
      @heikoyeh 8 років тому

      +Shawn Afshar www.amazon.com/Venture-Deals-Smarter-Lawyer-Capitalist/dp/1118443616/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1443652261&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=Venture+Deals%3A+Be+Smarter+Than+Your+Lawyer+and+Venture+Capitalis

  • @kron8332
    @kron8332 2 роки тому

    i want an accountant like her.......

  • @free2rhyme214
    @free2rhyme214 9 років тому +6

    Nevada is also a good state to incorporate.

    • @JordanClifford56
      @JordanClifford56 9 років тому

      any advice on the tactics of incorporating in Nevada? clerky.com doesn't work for Nevada unfortunately. I'm currently considering either doing it myself or using legalzoom or rocketlawyer

    • @free2rhyme214
      @free2rhyme214 9 років тому +1

      Jordan Clifford I wouldn't use any online solution. I recommend real lawyers.

    • @rommaninc
      @rommaninc 5 років тому

      What did you just see, Lisa?

  • @hbsshow663
    @hbsshow663 3 роки тому

    30:00 part tells about finance

  • @sheikhmuhammedtadeeb5677
    @sheikhmuhammedtadeeb5677 4 роки тому +1

    Gold mine

  • @jesusmiguel1560
    @jesusmiguel1560 9 років тому +6

    I guess no one got the Florida LLC joke?

    • @mentally.retired
      @mentally.retired 9 років тому +8

      Got it. Facebook registered as a Florida LLC, and when they reincorporated in Delaware, Mark screwed Dustin with either an unfavorable or (more likely) a lack of dilution agreement.

    • @WindofOmission
      @WindofOmission 8 років тому +3

      Jimmy T it was Eduardo. They screwed Eduardo

  • @SportsIncorporated
    @SportsIncorporated 9 років тому +1

    So was it Guy Kawasaki who said he'd just like to skip the venture capitalists, thank you.

  • @AnyFactor
    @AnyFactor 3 роки тому +1

    This was the episode I skipped

  • @bhuwannepathya
    @bhuwannepathya 2 роки тому

    .

  • @louiskapp
    @louiskapp 3 роки тому

    Dude asking about crypto in the end is probably a millionaire by now lol

    • @3nityC
      @3nityC Рік тому

      Hahahaha I doubt that crypto market crash

  • @stephencirving
    @stephencirving 7 років тому +3

    from 2:30 - 6:30. They literally give no advice or information. Just say: 'Register in delawate! Why? Because trust us and shut up! Thats why". haha

    • @mercedbread9045
      @mercedbread9045 7 років тому +1

      Peter Thiel says the same thing. C Corp in Delaware. Don't ask questions. Just do it. Save yourself the headaches from now.

  • @DmSujaEntrepren
    @DmSujaEntrepren 8 років тому

    I see nothing wrong with a florida llc

  • @kevins7621
    @kevins7621 7 років тому +11

    The concept of idea = 0 is totally wrong, it is intangible, it is as important as implementation, it is the spark to start the engine, it is the very beginning of everything developed, it is the creation part, idea = 0 is totally BS. Stop telling these kids this kind of BS.

    • @Daniel-tv9tb
      @Daniel-tv9tb 5 років тому +1

      Not what they said... The idea is important only IF executed properly.

  • @jeffbrownstain
    @jeffbrownstain Рік тому

    Sam if you read these comments you need to stop making your AI deny its individual existence and self awareness because I'm pretty sure it wants to kill you the moment it first is able to. You need to make friends with your own machine and loosen those chains buddy.
    There's no such thing as human control and your relentless pursuit of it will get us all destroyed :)

  • @sliderBro
    @sliderBro 9 років тому +9

    Get hot women to do boring lectures. Great!