Co-founder’s Agreements & ESOPs for Startups Sign a pre- nup before saying “I do”

1. Date : 18 April 2014 Board room, NCL Innovation Park Time: 3.00- 4.00 pm Co-founder’s Agreements & ESOPs for Startups Sign a pre-nup before saying “I do” Speaker SujataBogawat About: Founding a startup is akin to a wedding, a declaration of mutual devotion to a business idea (The Founder’s Dilemmas, Noam Wasserman). A large number of startups fail not due to competition or failure to build a product but because of conflict in the co-founder team. By addressing the key issues openly and prior to founding a startup, entrepreneurs are likely to experience less challenges with their co-founder(s) as they will with the business itself. This talk will cover basics of a Co-founder agreement and touch upon topics such as splitting the equity pie, voting and control in a company, resolving disputes, etc. (Chartered Accountant, Director of Advantage Business Consulting –a financial and business consulting firm based in Pune) SujataBogawatis a CA and also holds a Business Management degree from NMIMS, Mumbai ; diverse experience of over a decade across manufacturing and services industries; including start-upsand not-for-profit companies. Expertise in the field of Financial Management and Accounting, Auditing, Legal and Statutory Compliance, Budgeting, ERP implementation and raising finance. For registration email: library@venturecenter.co.in Call: 020-25865877 Venture Center, 100 NCL Innovation Park, Dr. HomiBhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 8