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Articles on Company Formation

Why Your Startup Should Incorporate

Fidelity Private Shares • Published: Sep 11, 2025

What You Need to Know About Stock Option Grants

Fidelity Private Shares • Published: May 6, 2021

Agreements for Everybody!

Fidelity Private Shares • Published: Sep 15, 2020

Swords, Sorcery, & Startups: How Dungeons & Dragons Can Help You Create the Perfect Founding ...

Jason Grover, Manager, Private Market Design • Published: Jun 22, 2020

What Defines a Startup?

Fidelity Private Shares • Published: Dec 12, 2019

The Four Biggest Myths About Choosing Between an LLC and a C Corp

Fidelity Private Shares • Published: Dec 5, 2019

What is a Management Rights Letter?

Fidelity Private Shares • Published: Nov 11, 2019

Corporate Officers for Your Delaware C Corporation

Fidelity Private Shares • Published: Apr 18, 2019

An Overview of the Delaware Franchise Tax

Jen McPhilimy, Vice President, Private Markets Design • Published: Dec 19, 2018

The Top 7 Lies That Founders Tell Themselves

Fidelity Private Shares • Published: Nov 21, 2018

Four Founders From Fantasy and Science Fiction and What We Can Learn From Them

Jason Grover, Manager, Private Market Design • Published: Sep 19, 2018

The Post-Incorporation Checklist (Or, You've Incorporated, Now What?)

Fidelity Private Shares • Published: Aug 8, 2018

What is the Difference Between Creating a Delaware S Corp and a Delaware C Corp?

Fidelity Private Shares • Published: Jul 25, 2018

Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements

Jen McPhilimy, Vice President, Private Markets Design • Published: Jun 7, 2018

Company Financial Housekeeping: Getting a Credit Card and Opening a Bank Account

Fidelity Private Shares • Published: May 18, 2018