Category: Small Business
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LLCs are sold as protection but mostly create paperwork
LLCs are pitched as essential liability shields, but the protection is narrower than advertised, and most small operators get little real-world benefit.
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The New Wave: Artisanal and Hipster Ice Cream Trucks Redefining the Format
Thai rolled ice cream, liquid nitrogen scoops, small-batch flavors. The new ice cream trucks aren’t selling nostalgia — they’re selling a completely different product.
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Buy-sell agreements are the most neglected document in private business
Most private companies never draft a buy-sell agreement until they desperately need one. By then, it’s too late to write fairly — or sometimes at all.
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Single-member LLCs offer almost none of the protection people think they do
Single-member LLCs are sold as personal liability shields. In practice, courts pierce them routinely — and the protection most owners imagine isn’t real.
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The Dark Side of the Jingle: Noise Ordinances, Bans, and Complaints Against Ice Cream Trucks
Ice cream truck jingles are nostalgic for some and a daily nuisance for others. Cities and HOAs are restricting them, and operators are pushing back.
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Standard SAFEs favor investors and founders keep pretending they’re neutral
SAFEs are sold as founder-friendly, but the standard terms quietly favor investors. Here’s what founders are actually signing when they default to YC’s template.
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Most cofounder agreements aren’t worth the paper they’re on
Cofounder agreements feel protective but rarely survive real conflict. Here’s why they fail and what actually keeps a startup partnership functional.
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LLCs are over-recommended by lawyers who profit from filing them
Forming an LLC is the default advice for any new business, but many sole proprietors don’t need one. Here’s the conflict of interest behind the recommendation.
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The FTC’s non-compete ban went too far and small businesses are paying for it
Banning non-competes for fast food workers made sense. Banning them for senior engineers and acquired founders is a different policy — and small businesses are taking the hit.