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Brian Howe Former poultry farmer turned entrepreneur.

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Current: running a small venture building firm. Our first spin-out is Format Health. Previously Founder + CEO of world's fastest growing coworking space for impact entrepreneurs -- Impact Hub Seattle; Startup attorney and Founder Vox Legal (acquired 2011); Cofounder of Good Enterprise (acquired by VentureScale, 2013); Partner at conscious company accelerator Fledge.co; and Entrepreneur in Residence at University of Washington. Into podcasts, rooftops and his wife.

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Extremely enlightening call discussing how to start a co-working space and the financial viability of executing that endeavor.

Source: Clarity Dan Schwartz Aug 9, 2018

Brian is a thoughtful, engaging and committed social entrepreneur and leader. He has the capacity to bring people and organizations together to work for the common good. He builds lasting relationships based on mutual trust, collaboration and a shared vision for a more just and compassionate world.

Source: LinkedIn Francis Janes Feb 13, 2015

I hired Brian as an attorney for my business when the business was still in concept stage. Brian was more than an attorney, though. He played such a crucial role in helping me get to the "next step". He introduced me to the right people, invited me to the right events, always encouraging the growth and progress of my venture. He exudes trustworthiness, enlightened empathy, business acumen, and the ability to make deep connections with numerous people. I look forward to continuing to build our professional relationship through HUB. I am excited to see all of the things that Brian has yet to accomplish.

Source: LinkedIn Ebba Lucander Feb 13, 2015

Brian has always been really great to work with on legal and nonprofit issues. He's got a really great heart too!

Source: LinkedIn Nathan Marion Feb 13, 2015

Brian is an out-of-the-box quick and creative thinker. He deliver with integrity even under great pressure. He is reliable, well-informed, ready to educate but not pushy. And, he is really fun to work with.

Source: LinkedIn Michael McGill Feb 13, 2015

Brian Howe is a creative and talented attorney. We worked together to provide legal advice for a start-up film production company. I was impressed by Mr. Howe's ability to explain complicated regulatory details to the client in plain english. His condfidence and ability put the client at ease. Come to think of it, he put me at ease as well. I would highly recommend Brian Howe.

Source: LinkedIn Peter J. Smith Feb 13, 2015
Brian Howe, Former poultry farmer turned entrepreneur. answered:

It depends :)

Financing:
When you're ready to start raising funds, C Corps (especially Delaware) are still preferred in the VC world although some angels are increasingly willing to invest in LLCs.

Risk:
When you're just starting off it's okay to have a holding LLC with DBAs. As you grow one or more of the ideas, you may want to separate out the risk so that if one company has issues it doesn't hurt the others. But it isn't necessary when you're early on. Once you add employees, cofounders, and/or investors, it's probably time. Your holding LLC could have equity in the idea and you could setup the idea as a C Corp. It's a good structure.

Also -- this ain't legal advice. Just general blahblahblah about legal structure.

Really good article from a fellow Seattle startup attorney here: http://www.startuplawblog.com/choice-of-entity/

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