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What Happens If You Incorporated Your Startup Incorrectly?

Incorporating Without Guidance Will Cost You When It’s Time to Fundraise

Incorporating your startup feels like a milestone. It’s official. It’s done. You can move on. But in reality, incorporation isn’t the finish line — it is the foundation. And when that foundation isn’t set up correctly, the cleanup is almost always more expensive than founders expect and can potentially stall a funding round.
Robert Lee
Robert Lee , Operations , Gust Inc
31 Mar 2026
Reincorporating Your Non-US Startup in the U.S. through the “Delaware Flip”

Should You Pay Someone to Help You Fundraise?

If the raise is small (read: under $5–10M), there’s no room for a middleman to sustainably and legally make money unless they're doing it out of charity or confusion. Neither is a good sign.
Ryan Nash
Ryan Nash , CEO , Gust INC
10 Mar 2026
Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Using Machine Learning for Your Startup

The Rational Exuberance Founders Need

Starting a company requires a certain amount of irrationality.
Ryan Nash
Ryan Nash , COO , Gust INC
20 Feb 2026
Using Copyrighted Works in AI Training Data May Infringe Even if the AI Output Doesn’t

Planning to Incorporate Before Year End? Hold That Thought.

If you were about to pull the trigger on a new corporation over the last few weeks of the year, don't! Just a few days can save you $450.
Ryan Nash
Ryan Nash , COO , Gust INC
22 Dec 2025
Us Tax Code Changes Corporations 2017 B20738aa97eb6ecb042609a5bc8d00d5e7d21c6d60eab9fa30a80596e821be36

Missing the 83(b) Deadline Can Spell Disaster for Founders

When you receive a stock grant in a startup that has a vesting schedule, the IRS taxes it in a way that can be very disadvantageous to founders and early team members. Luckily, there's a straightforward way to change this—file an 83(b) election—but you're on the clock so don't miss it.
Peter Swan
Peter Swan , CEO , Gust INC
12 Nov 2025
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