Cara Stone LLP

MISSOURI ATTORNEYS - If you haven't gotten your CLE credits for the year, check out our virtual course Missouri Business Corporation Act. The course is accredited for 8 hours + 1 ethics hour and available 12/21, 1/12 and 1/26! Learn more here - bit.ly/30UFNlF

MISSOURI ATTORNEYS - If you haven't gotten your CLE credits for the year, check out our virtual course Missouri Business Corporation Act. The course is accredited for 8 hours + 1 ethics hour and available 12/21, 1/12 and 1/26! Learn more here - bit.ly/30UFNlF

TENNESSEE ATTORNEYS - If you haven't gotten your CLE credits for the year, check out our virtual course Tennessee Business Corporation Act. The course is accredited for 8 hours + 1 ethics hour and available 12/3! Learn more here - bit.ly/30UFNlF

LOUISIANA ATTORNEYS - If you haven't gotten your CLE credits for the year, check out our virtual course Louisiana Business Corporation Act. The course is accredited for 8 hours + 1 ethics hour and available 11/20, 12/8 and 12/15! Learn more here - bit.ly/30UFNlF

MISSOURI ATTORNEYS - If you haven't gotten your CLE credits for the year, check out our virtual course Missouri Business Corporation Act. The course is accredited for 8 hours + 1 ethics hour and available 12/21, 1/12 and 1/26! Learn more here - bit.ly/30UFNlF

MISSOURI ATTORNEYS - If you haven't gotten your CLE credits for the year, check out our virtual course Missouri Business Corporation Act. The course is accredited for 8 hours + 1 ethics hour and available 12/21, 1/12 and 1/26! Learn more here - bit.ly/30UFNlF

LOUISIANA ATTORNEYS - If you haven't gotten your CLE credits for the year, check out our virtual course Louisiana Business Corporation Act. The course is accredited for 8 hours + 1 ethics hour and available 11/20, 12/8 and 12/15! Learn more here - bit.ly/30UFNlF

TENNESSEE ATTORNEYS - If you haven't gotten your CLE credits for the year, check out our virtual course Tennessee Business Corporation Act. The course is accredited for 8 hours + 1 ethics hour and available 12/3! Learn more here - bit.ly/30UFNlF

The firm will be hosting a virtual Business Corporation Act CLE this year for attorneys in LA, MO, and TN. The course is worth 8 credit hrs + 1 ethics hour. Check out the course content here bit.ly/30UFNlF and the dates by state here bit.ly/372qc78.

Convertible Notes and SAFES often do not help #startups avoid the valuation question. Managing Partner @markgraffagnini will be talking about notes, SAFEs, equity, fundraising and more to @itenstl at @VentureCafeSTL this Thursday at 4pm CST. Join us here -itenstl.org/featured-iten-…

Had a great conversation with @itenstl last week! Can't wait to see all of the exciting things that come next!

Vesting options vs. Vesting shares: What's the difference? Watch this short video to find out!

Catch @markgraffagnini this Thursday speaking on the Missouri Venture Capital Ecosystem and the impacts of COVID 19 at @VentureCafeSTL. Register here - itenstl.org/featured-iten-…

There's one primary reason vesting is important for a startup. Any guesses? bit.ly/2CXd6eD

We're excited to continue our partnership with @itenstl and once again support their digital startup ecosystem map. The map is a great resource for startups in the st. louis area. Check it out here -bit.ly/3gbvKxG

[New Tool] Convertible Note (or SAFE) vs. Equity Round Calculator! We hear it all the time–a note/SAFE is the best strategy for your seed round because it can help defray a low valuation. Maybe or maybe not! The only way to know is to run the numbers - bit.ly/2LuB5mg

Congratulations to @ResiliaCo on their latest fundraising round! We can't wait to see what you do next! businesswire.com/news/home/2020…

Are more "down rounds" on the way as Covid 19 takes it's toll on the economy? Check out 5 terms we may start seeing more of if the economy continues to slow. bit.ly/2wK3FN2

Louisiana companies raised over $130M in 2019. This is down by about $60 million from 2018. However the amount of venture capital coming into Louisiana has grown exponentially over the past 5 years. See the trends here - carastone.com/louisianarepor… #venturecapital #startuplouisiana

The 2020 Louisiana Venture Capital Report is now live! See how much venture capital companies raised in Louisiana, average and median deal size, corporate structure, industry, and more. carastone.com/louisianarepor…