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We (https://mightyscout.com https://mightyscout.com) started off on Stripe Atlas when they first launched in 2016. We started as a C-corp, as was the default at
by panorama 8y ago
We (https://mightyscout.com https://mightyscout.com) started off on Stripe Atlas when they first launched in 2016. We started as a C-corp, as was the default at the time, but since we never wanted to raise money and didn't want to incur double-taxation, we converted to an S-corp. Nowadays they offer an LLC and that's the option we'd take if we started today.
Since 2016, we've had to interface multiple times with lawyers, accountants, the State of Delaware. Let me be honest: I absolutely loathe dealing with this kind of crap, I just want to build awesome products.
Stripe Atlas has integrations with various accounting and law firms/services, to the point where you can email atlas@${firmname}.com and expect a real human to carefully read your problem and forward it to the right entity. I _love_ that. We recently filed our Delaware taxes incorrectly and received a scary-sounding notice from the State. I emailed Atlas for help and they figured it out, pointed me in the right direction, and the person on that end didn't charge us to make the amendment.
In 2011 I started a company and back then our only recourse was LegalZoom, which was an expensive and unhappy experience. Now that I've worked with Atlas for a year and a half, I hope incorporating companies will be just as easy (and inexpensive) as Atlas has made it.