
Regulatory & Compliance
The Delaware C-Corp Myth: Why 95% of Founders Don't Need One (And the 5% Who Absolutely Do)
The Delaware C-Corp Myth: Why 95% of Founders Don't Need One (And the 5% Who Absolutely Do) I've watched founders spend $3,000–$5,000 per year maintaining a Delaware C-Corp they didn't need — because a Y Combinator blog...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read

Startups
Delaware C Corp: Why Startups Choose It and What Angel Investors Expect
TL;DR: 81.4% of 2024 U.S. IPOs incorporated in Delaware . That number is not random. It reflects a hard requirement buried inside every institutional term sheet: preferred stock, liquidation prefer...
Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read