Elijah Bee

Getting Married: 3 Legal Must-Dos for Your Start-up

Forming a start-up is a lot like getting married. It’s not a decision to be taken lightly, and to be successful, the founders’ individual interests have to take a back seat to the collective interests of the new company.

There’s also a lot of important legal stuff to tackle—it’s kind of like a pre-nup, only way more complicated. Unfortunately, though, many entrepreneurs are inclined to defer this paperwork until they get funded, or memorialize decisions on the back of a napkin. And while this might be fine for your business plan, it’s crucial that the major issues—ownership, control, and intellectual property, to name a few—are formalized before business gets underway.

Source: thedailymuse.com

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Dear Bee,

There will bee days like this when you feel uncertain about everything, the world around you feels strange and unfamiliar, the wind blows your tears against your face. When you feel defeated by your anxieties, like your head caved in and you can’t find the strength to lift your chin. When the whistling tunes are far and silent compared to the screams of guilt and despair. When you fall down and don’t know which way is up. When you’ve given your all and it’s not coming back, pressed down, shaken together and running over. When you feel inadequate and flawed. When it’s easier to give up than it is to press on. When the only thing that holds you up is the possibility of hope. When that hope is a glimmer, an imagination in the distance, that maybe you are where you need to bee.

There will bee other days after this one when you feel quite sure of yourself, the world around you feels like home and comfortable, when the wind blows your tears of joy into the tranquil air. When you feel victorious and unstoppable, like you just woke up and all your dreams are true! When you couldn’t walk slower if you tried. When nothing in the whole wide world can put you down. When everything you ever wanted is yours. When you feel complete and loved. When you can’t imagine not being you. When you lift everyone else up and are the hope for those around you. When the bright lights surround your frame and you know that you are where you need to bee.

Bee Joyful.