Jason Kwon

General Counsel, Y Combinator · 1 appearance on the record.

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Jason Kwon served as General Counsel at Y Combinator. He educates startup founders on legal mechanics and common operational mistakes.

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Kwon: 83(b) election filing deadline is strictly 30 calendar days

“And the time period from when the 83 B election, the 30 day period that you have to make the filing, it starts from the day that you actually buy the stock. So that is a hard deadline. It includes calendar days. It's not a business day period. And if you miss …”

Jason Kwon Aug 29, 2018 ▶ 27:02 Carolynn Levy And Panel (Jon Levy, Jason Kwon) - Startup Legal Mechanics · Y Combinator

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Kwon: Patents matter far less for software startups than life sciences

“Patents tend to matter less. There's less protection under patent law for software or patents anyway, and most of your success is going to be determined not by their protectability of your property under law, but rather your execution under the software. If yo…”

Jason Kwon Aug 29, 2018 ▶ 38:56 Carolynn Levy And Panel (Jon Levy, Jason Kwon) - Startup Legal Mechanics · Y Combinator