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You don't speak to this exactly, but Brin might as well just suggest to not start a company in California, which demands a lot of legal and tax paperwork to be

You don't speak to this exactly, but Brin might as well just suggest to not start a company in California, which demands a lot of legal and tax paperwork to be done right from a business's beginning.

hodgesrm 10y ago
For tech companies that paperwork is really not that big a deal. First, you need to get tax and governance stuff right no matter where you start if you plan on taking funding later on. Second, basic company setup is kind of a wash between California and Delaware. (At least that's the advice I have gotten in the past.)
- xiaoma 10y ago
  Not really. Look at Facebook.
  - vidarh 10y ago
    Complexity of basic company setup is low enough that it's basically a wash. Delaware has benefits later, due to legal environment and tax, but the main benefits of Delaware won't matter to you until you get big.