Field notes for technical founders.
Decisions, tradeoffs, and the substrate underneath both. Written for the founder who actually has to pick.
- formation · ai-native · assembly
How to Form Your AI-Native Company: Both Incorporate AND Structure It
Forming an AI-native company has two halves: the legal architecture (entity, cap table, 506(b)) and the operational architecture (decision rights, agent responsibilities, evaluation harnesses). Most founders work on one and discover the other six months in. Here's how to do both at once.
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C-Corp for AI Consultancy: When LLC Is Wrong and When It's Right
AI consultancies look like service businesses (LLC territory) but increasingly behave like product companies (C-Corp territory). The decision tree, the tax math, and when the entity choice flips.
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Starting a Company Outside Silicon Valley: Why Your Zip Code Matters Less Than It Used To
Why the old advantage of being in Silicon Valley was mostly access, and how AI-native founders can get that access anywhere.
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What Is an AI-Native Company? A Plain Definition for Founders
A plain definition of an AI-native company, how it differs from a company that just uses AI tools, and what that means if you are starting one.
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The Credits Tax: Why AWS, OpenAI, and Stripe All Gate Free Tier Behind a $500 Incorporation
AWS, OpenAI, Stripe, Google Cloud, Azure all gate their free startup credits behind incorporation. Pre-formation founders pay personal cash for what their post-formation peers get free. The math, the trap, and the cheapest legal exit.
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LLC vs C-Corp: The Decision Tree That Actually Works for Technical Founders
The decision tree most LLC vs C-Corp advice skips. Two questions to ask first, when each entity is right, and the 5-year cost of choosing wrong.
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