"Anyone launching a business should already have their dream team: their attorney, their accountant, their business insurance provider, and their banker."Sankeetha Selvarajah is the Principal Shareholder and Managing Attorney of Selvarajah Law P.C., a Boston law firm focusing on general business law and mergers & acquisitions. She is also the Founder of Bizto.Co, a business educational platform designed to assist small businesses and startup founders with short and long-term strategic planning through subject-specific seminars, and corporate coaching. Sankeetha is a favorite friend and mentor of the Boston startup community, and you can find her sharing her brilliance at many of the local startup venues, including the one I co-host every month, Founders Live Boston.You'll hear Sankeetha share valuable business advice for new business owners to help them create a sustainable, profitable business, along with explanations of typical legal documentation, including:* Entity decision: DBA/LLC/Sub-Chapter S/Inc.* Operating Agreements for Co-Founders* Convertible Debt instruments vs. Equity instruments* Trademarks and Patents* Labor Law and HR compliance issues * Exit strategies from a legal perspectiveWe also chat about the most common mistakes newbie founders make and our favorite book: Profit First!To learn more about Selvarajah Law, please visit: http://selvalaw.com/ and to learn more about Bizto.co so you can become a more profitable founder, please visit: https://bizto.co/.Please follow Sankeetha on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sselvarajah/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biztoco/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BiztoCo/Here's a link to purchase a copy of Mike Michaelowicz' book Profit First: http://amzn.to/1UTgyYz DISCLAIMER: This recorded conversation is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Transmission of the conversation is not intended to create, and viewing and/or listening does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship. Viewers and listeners are advised to seek professional help if they are concerned about a specific legal issue.If you’d like to receive an alert whenever I post a new episode, please follow the Startup Life Show wherever you listen to podcasts, including: Stitcher, Spotify or Apple/Google Podcasts… and let’s connect on social media! You’ll always find me hanging out at my favorite social media bar – Twitter! https://twitter.com/AndeLyonsDo you have a startup story you’d like to share on the Startup Life Show podcast? Please reach out to me via email – [email protected]. You'll find tons of curated DIY startup advice on my YouTube Channel Andelicious Advice: https://www.youtube.com/user/AndeliciousAdvice and please subscribe to my bi-monthly newsletter, Let’s Stick Together -> http://bit.ly/AndeliciousNewsletterDo you need a pitch deck reviewed? I've raised millions from VC and thousands from Angels... and I'm a co-host of a monthly pitch event in Boston. I can make sure your deck is ready for investors and a pitch event. Click this link to learn more: http://bit.ly/PitchDeckAuditDo you need an “Urgent Care for Star

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