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Intro to Business Law for Entrepreneurs (+Free Book!)
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12,326 students

Intro to Business Law for Entrepreneurs (+Free Book!)

How do I Protect My Family? What Type of Company to Register. Dealing with Investors. Patents. IPO. Ethics and More.
Created byChris Haroun | 1.7 Million Students | #1 Best Selling Business & Finance Prof.
Last updated 5/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • #1 Best Selling Business Law Course on Udemy!
  • Protect your family and assets in case your business gets sued.
  • Set up the correct and most beneficial legal entity for your company.
  • Understand how to protect your brand and company with patents, contracts, copyright, tramemarks etc.
  • Restructure your company and the benefits of declaring bankruptcy protection if needed.
  • Many other red flags to be careful of when it comes to business and law.
  • Understand how to avoid letting your investors take over your company (avoid dilusion issues).

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Course content

2 sections • 18 lectures • 1h 48m total length

  • Thank You Message from Chris0:02
  • Introduction. Free 146 Page Text Book. Please Watch this Video First1:00
  • How to Legally Protect Your Company/Family in Business: Firm Legal Structures3:51
    • You need to make sure that you select the right kind of legal structure for your firm to ensure that your family and assets (i.e., your house) is protected.
    • Larger companies need more corporate governance before they can scale.
  • Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Other Ways to Protect Your Products6:35
    • An easy to understand method for explaining patents, intellectual property and employee contracts.
  • How to Ask me Questions Live on my Weekly Webcast (Includes Zoom)0:11
  • Not Understanding Security Structures Can Hurt You (What Common / Preferred is)5:35

    • If you don't understand the difference between common and preferred, you could end up with very little when the company gets sold.

    • Rationale on why valuing the company appropriately and conservatively is wise and could help to avoid legal issues down the road.

    • Make sure you and your investors understand the duration of the length of the investment in your company.

  • Dealing with Investors and Avoiding Dilution or Losing Control of Your Company16:17
    • Case study of dealing with investors and venture capital firms like Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins (hypothetical example)
    • What is vesting?
    • What are options?
    • How can you compensate employees without giving them a salary?
    • Other crucial issues to be careful of when accepting money from investors in your company.
  • Corporate Governance and Investment Stage Legal Commentary1:05
    • Corporate governance and legal protection is higher the later the stage of the firm.
  • Ethics and Financial Capital4:48
    • Warren Buffet once said: "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently."
  • Legal IPO Topics and How an IPO Works4:45
  • Example of Actual Legal Paperwork for the Goldman Sachs IPO.1:45
    • I worked at Goldman Sachs during the company's IPO. This is the S-1 Legal Prospectus from that IPO.
  • Disastrous Example of Why You Need the Right Legal Structure to Protect your Fam1:46
  • Harvesting (Selling) an Investment & Investor Expectations0:31
  • What is Chapter 11? Why Declaring Bankruptcy Works In Most Situations!5:30

    • If a company is fraudulent, declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy more often than not works! Learn what the steps are.

    • Other bankruptcy chapters are also discussed in this section; I promise you it isn't boring : )

  • Term Sheets, The Most Important Investment You Will Ever Make and Much More18:31
  • Life Changing Goal Setting Workshop + You Need Yodas! + Find Your Passion : )18:21
  • Download my free book: “Networking to Get Customers, a Job or Anything You Want”0:18

Requirements

  • Nothing except a positive attitude! : )

Description

#1 Best Selling Business Law Course on Udemy! 

** Chris is the author of the #1 best selling business course on Udemy called "An Entire MBA in 1 Course." ** 

** ACCORDING TO BUSINESS INSIDER: "Haroun is one of the highest rated professors on Udemy, so you can expect to be in good hands through the course of your education." **  

What kind of legal company registration should I set up so that I protect my family and assets if my company gets sued? How do I protect my brand and products and make sure that nobody can copy them? What red flags and issues should I watch out for so that my investors can't take a larger percent of my company if my company has issues? This course will answer all of the aforementioned questions and many more. We will go through the life cycle of a company from founding to a stock market listing (initial public offering) to restructuring and or declaring bankruptcy if needed (there are significant benefits to doing this in many situations).

The course is taught by an award winning business school professor who has started several companies and sits on many boards. He has dealt with many legal issues over the years and he will share a lot of his legal knowledge with you to ensure that you and your family have protection; please also hire a lawyer when starting a company and when dealing with contracts (don't ever do it yourself). Professor Chris Haroun is currently a venture capitalist in the San Francisco Bay Area during the day and a professor at several Bay Area graduate business schools during the evenings.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone interested in learning about an introduction to business law (only practical concepts that you can use and no boring theory + we won't cover business law topics that are common sense).

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