How often are there companies founded by dual technical co-founders? Google comes to mind.
It's going to be awkward talking to VCs while both of us are staring at our shoes.
From the Clerky site: "In order to ensure reliability, we electronically file your certificate of incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State. We typically return the filed certificate of incorporation to you within 2-3 business days."
That is to say, can new investors see the entire cap table?
1. "Syndicate Backing" Is this the amount of backing available per startup, or per all startups in a year?
2. "Typical Investments" What do these numbers mean exactly?
3. "Deals Last 12 Months" I'm assuming this means startups funded in last 12 months?
It's very confusing.
However, do they typically have a verbal chat with the prior manager, like a fully-fledged job reference?
The reason I don't want to use my manager as a reference is because I've never done any overtime. Any spare minute I've ever had has gone towards a startup or side project.
It's already possible to start a business on the E-2 visa. Additionally there's the startup visa that Obama was spearheading. It will be interesting to see if the startup visa goes ahead, and if there will be any changes in volume / difficulty of obtaining the E-2...
For example, a post I read eons ago described how, when talking to an investor, and they ask you if you're talking to other investors, you always say yes. The reason being is that you always want to appear to be able to give them competition, and moreover, if you say no you look inexperienced.
Any other catches like that you can think of?