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EP1. "Just Use Your Friend's Address" — The Worst US Business Advice Ever

In this video

  • The first full episode after three teasers, and the payoff for the founder and the hero those teasers introduced
  • The premise is a shortcut that circulates among non-resident founders, that a friend's address is good enough for a US company
  • It is a story rather than a filing walkthrough, so the mechanics stay in the linked guide

Gemini Summary

The first full episode of the story series the three teasers set up. Ethan is about to put a friend's address on his US business, and the Mailman of Justice arrives before the paperwork does. It is a comedy narrative rather than a filing walkthrough, and the written guide on using someone else's address carries the mechanics.

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Notes

This is episode one, the clip the three teasers were pointing at. Ethan, the founder introduced earlier in the series, is about to borrow a friend's address for his US business, and the Mailman of Justice turns up before he can.

Treat it as the story, not the procedure. The episode raises the problem and leaves the specifics to the written guide on using someone else's address for an LLC, which covers where a borrowed address holds up and where it does not.

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