Decision Timing & Path Dependency
Structural decisions don't wait for you to be ready. Every month of delay embeds another layer of precedent — tax filings, banking history, platform agreements — that makes correction harder and more expensive. This guide covers why waiting creates its own risk and how early choices lock future options.
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The First-Year Decision Map for Cross-Border Founders
A month-by-month structural map of the decisions cross-border founders face in year one. Which choices come first, what locks future options, and what happens if you just wing it.
The Timing Trap: Why Waiting Creates Its Own Risk
Founders defer structural decisions because acting feels risky. But waiting is not neutral — it accumulates dependencies, closes options, and creates the same irreversibility it was meant to avoid.
Decision Dependencies: When Early Choices Lock Future Options
The entity you formed first. The bank account you opened quickly. The tax filing that set a precedent. Early decisions create dependencies that constrain future sequences — and the constraints become visible only when it's too late to adjust.
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