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Join us for a free webinar on April 9, 10 AM

Free Webinar – Using Stock Options

Employee Stock Options: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

10 AM, April 9, 2025 on Zoom

Using stock options to attract employees, board members and advisors is often used by early stage startups, but without legal advice options can cause problems for future funding and employee relations. This free one hour webinar will look at how to structure an option to protect your founder equity and how to include adequate safeguards such as vesting periods and how to cancel options to an employee for cause or the employee leaving the company.

Register for this free one hour webinar

It's official! We are now accepting applications for the 9th annual Beaverton Startup Challenge. We plan to invest $20,000+ each into 4-5 early stage companies with growth potential. The application is at: www.oregonstartupcenter.org

Oregon Startup Center Beaverton Startup Challenge is an annual program in which the city and the Westside Startup Fund each contribute funding to create a seed fund to support investments each year in a small number of startups.