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Considerations for a founder who works from outside the United States or with a remote team: what changes and what to ask first.
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Who this is for
You work from outside the United States, or your team is spread across countries and time zones. This page points to reading on what US rules say about companies formed elsewhere and on the questions that location raises for pay, tax and work.
Common challenges
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US rules for a company formed elsewhere
As the rule is written, Regulation Crowdfunding does not reach a company formed outside the United States, and only counsel can say what another structure would change.
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Working across countries
Working from one country for a company formed in another raises employment, tax and sometimes immigration questions.
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Choosing a payment route
One question to settle is which payroll or payment route the company will use and who handles social contributions and withholding.
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Settling how a remote team works
Time zones, holidays and working hours are worth settling in writing, and the article points to what a written rhythm for a remote team covers.
Reading path
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Women and immigrant founders: what the Census and research data show
Census Bureau counts of women-owned and minority-owned firms, and peer-reviewed research on immigrant entrepreneurship, with the limits of each source.
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AI regulation for a small SaaS company: what to ask counsel about the EU AI Act and the Texas AI statute
Questions a small SaaS company can bring to counsel about the EU AI Act and the Texas AI statute, with dated facts from each primary source.
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Contractors and employees: the classification tests
How US tax and wage agencies, California and the UK decide whether a worker is an employee or a contractor, and what to bring to your own counsel.
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Crowdfunding and Regulation CF for a software company
What Regulation Crowdfunding requires of a company that sells shares online: who is eligible, the limits, the filings, and what to ask your counsel first.
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Founding from outside the United States: what changes for a remote founder
Where you live, where the company is formed and where customers are can be three different places. Delaware, UK and EU VAT examples, with questions for counsel.
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Hiring across borders: employees, contractors and employers of record
The three ways a company can engage someone in another country, what each changes, and the questions to bring to an adviser licensed where the person works.
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Joining as a founding team member: what to ask before you commit
Questions to ask before joining an early company: role, equity, pay, work authorization and exit terms, for people changing careers or countries.
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Marketplaces and partner channels: when a listing helps
How a technical or remote founder can read marketplace documentation to judge whether a listing helps, with each platform's rules attributed, none ranked.
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Meetings, async work and decision records for a small team
How a small team can decide which conversations need a meeting, what to write instead, and how to keep a decision record, using the Scrum Guide and GOV.UK.
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Writing down how a remote team works: a team handbook
What to put in a short handbook for a remote team: hours, channels, decisions, devices and time off, with public guidance on security and flexible working.
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