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Startup - Intellectual Property
July 20, 2015

Patents Are Important to Startups

 Patents are important to startups because they provide a legally sanctioned monopoly that bars entry to competitors. View blog post
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June 30, 2015

Privacy and Advertising: Self-Regulation 101

 A couple of months ago, we gave you five privacy tips relevant to startups and told you about the consequences startups face from regulators if they fail to protect their users' privacy. View blog post
Startup - Governance and Risk Management
June 23, 2015

Five Steps for Collecting Stockholder Consents by Email

 Collecting stockholder consent by email can be more complicated than collecting director consent by email. View blog post
Startup - Governance and Risk Management
June 16, 2015

Options - Structural Elements

 Stock options - the right to purchase stock in the Company at a fixed price ("exercise price") for set period of time-generate many of the questions facing a startup lawyer.  View blog post
Startup - Governance and Risk Management
June 1, 2015

Top 5 Insurance Products for Startups

 Since insurance companies do not like to part with the premiums they have collected, certain exclusions in these policies and common attempts to bar coverage should be kept in mind. View blog post
Startup - Fundraising
May 20, 2015

Protect Your Earnout

 The most common exit for early-stage companies is acquisition by another company. View blog post
Startup - Intellectual Property
May 11, 2015

Top 5 Privacy Tips for Startups

 Startups have bigger concerns than privacy, or so they think. View blog post
Startup - Fundraising
May 6, 2015

Planning to Raise Money: On Data Rooms and Diligence Requests – How Investing Time Now Saves Time (and Money) Later

 In our Emerging Companies & Venture Capital group, we often work with founders and early- stage companies that are in the process of raising their first round of financing. View blog post
Startup - Fundraising
October 30, 2014

Writing an Executive Summary

 Key to any early stage fundraising effort is a well-crafted Executive Summary, or Exec Summary. View blog post
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October 8, 2014

A Business Plan For Your Life (And Your Death)

 A great estate plan is like a business plan for yourself and those most important to you. View blog post
Startup - Employees
October 1, 2014

Identifying Employees for Your Startup

 The right employees help your startup rise to the top. Identifying those employees early can save time and money. The infographic below created by FocusHR points out some of the innovative strategies companies like Zappos and Google employ to find dedicated employees and create a collaborative work environment. View blog post
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August 21, 2014

Anatomy of a Startup Cap. Table

 One of the first steps in forming a startup, even before any documents are drafted or signed, is creating a capitalization or "cap." table illustrating the ownership of the company. View blog post
Startup - Fundraising
August 5, 2014

How to Prepare for and Win a Pitch Competition

 The second annual SXSW V2Venture pitch competition took place on Wednesday, July 16 in Las Vegas. View blog post
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July 18, 2014

Vesting Basics - What are typical vesting schemes?

 In a previous Founder Tip of the Week, I discussed what vesting is. In this Founder Tip of the Week, I will discuss some common vesting schemes. Employees The norm for options granted to employees is that they vest ratably monthly over four years. View blog post
Startup - Fundraising
July 8, 2014

Startup Funding 101

 Just as an individual founder has their own style when running a company, each has her/his own preferred funding strategy. Check out the infographic below which identifies four funding styles founders typically use to launch and grow their startups. View blog post
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