Start your company off on the right foot with proper, complete, and thoughtful documentation and strategic planning.
Generally, early stage enterprises find themselves in a bit of a quandry: should they focus on the operational or product development, capital structure, or another aspect of their business. ClearThink enables entrepreneurs to focus upon what they do best: developing their product or service and their vision. We provide the expert backbone required to determine optimal corporate and capital structure, and maximize the ability of management to move towards relationships with strategic, commercial, capital, merger & acquisition and other partners.
Venture Consulting involves assisting companies in their organization and growth, with a focus upon proper, complete, and thoughtful documentation in preparation for seeking financial and strategic partners. Venture Consulting services range from drafting minutes and articles of incorporation to making introductions to strategic partners.
Our role with regard to our Venture Consulting clients can vary. These are examples of typical Venture Consulting work:
Organization Documents
Assist the company with preparing corporate organization documents such as articles of incorporation and bylaws
Ownership Structure
Work with founders to determine ideal ownership structure, create options plans, and prepare a stockholders agreement
Branding
Create company branding, logo, brand guide, website, and marketing materials
Financial Preparation
Work with the company to prepare historical financials and financial projection model
Investor Presentation
Create, modify, or update the company’s investor presentation
Match Partners
Assist the company by matching them with the correct professionals, such as lawyers and accountants
Strategic and Business Development
Assisting companies with getting in the doors of the right people
Press Releases & Newswire
Assisting with the creation and distribution of press releases
Conferences
Assisting with the creation and management of conferences
While the timeframe for Venture Consulting engagements can vary, a typical agreement lasts six months.
HIGHLIGHTED TRANSACTION
Venture Consulting for Ground, Inc.
Ground came to us to put in place the necessary corporate documentation and prepare the company for future fundraising and expansion.
We assisted them with structuring a transaction to change their corporate form from LLC to corporation, we assisted with the preparation and structure of employment agreements and stock option plans, introduced strategic and capital partners, prepared investor and corporate presentations, and reviewed and revised financial projections.