Nobody cares whether you're an LLC or an S-Corp. You aren't obligated to put the letters after your company name.
The major issues are:
* As soon as you have two "classes" of people (founders and employees), you need to be an S-Corp to give the employees equity.
* As soon as you want to take W2 wages instead of 1099 distributions --- that is, as soon as you want to stop paying your own taxes quarterly --- you need to be an S-Corp. S-Corp Principals take distros, not paychecks.
The major issues are:
* As soon as you have two "classes" of people (founders and employees), you need to be an S-Corp to give the employees equity.
* As soon as you want to take W2 wages instead of 1099 distributions --- that is, as soon as you want to stop paying your own taxes quarterly --- you need to be an S-Corp. S-Corp Principals take distros, not paychecks.