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I Know Everybody Told You to Send Your Fund-Raising Decks as a Link.

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I know that you can use an email system with this to track my open rate, whether I forwarded the email, the IP address where I read it, whether I was on a mobile device or a wired computer and you can tell who else read the document. What should be in your deck?

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Why Lawsuits Are On the Rise at Startups and What To Do About It

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As I write these words I already imagine my next deposition in which I’m asked to read this out loud. Even when I’m not the one being sued I find myself being dragged into deposition after deposition and my blog (along with all my emails) are being served as evidence. Lawsuits are becoming so prevalent these days.

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

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I then had to review a nefarious IP lawsuit filed against another company and help the CEO figure out whether we should just pay it or join forces with the other companies named and fight it. I raced home to put my kids to bed, say hello to my wife and then spend a grueling administrative hour doing email. But it’s only Tuesday.

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What Should You Send a VC Before Your Meeting?

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Remember that the goal of an email to a VC or an introduction from a trusted mutual connection is simply to get you the meeting. You want to send just enough to get the meeting (and of course a great deck sells better than a long email) and not so long that you don’t leave a chance to wow the person in your actual meeting. Compelling.

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Most Common Early Start-up Mistakes

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This is part of my ongoing series “ Start-up Lessons. &# If you want to subscribe to my RSS feed please click here or to get my blog by email click here. To the best of my knowledge US law allows you to work on your own resources and in your own hours and let you personally own your IP. Make sure you own your IP.

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You are the Best One to Build Your Startup Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. Start writing a blog, speaking at local groups, and conversing at networking meetings about the need you see in the marketplace, before you pitch a solution. You need to do it yourself.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. Many people start companies arse backwards.

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