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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

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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What Should You Send a VC Before Your Meeting?

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The mistake entrepreneurs make is either writing a lengthy email (everybody has too much email so it will get skimmed / not digested) or not having a deck which means the VC can’t quickly determine his or her fit as a potential investor. The key is WHAT you send. Compelling. But what about the privacy / confidentiality concern?

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. One of them is profitability.

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Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company

InfoChachkie

Intellectual Property (IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. However, to a Big Dumb Company (BDC), a startup’s IP is a thing of beauty. How can IP be worthless to a startup yet very worthwhile to a BDC? Because IP has intrinsic value, but only in the right hands. Yet, it does nothing to help you execute your business model.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

InfoChachkie

If taking part-time evening courses is not possible, seek out an online curriculum. Just as you would not ask your family physician to perform a coronary bypass, do not ask your corporate lawyer to help you write your patent application. You do not want your IP lawyer to learn the prior art associated with your technology on your dime.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

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He looks for artists in their craft programmers, graphic designers and UI folks (tends not to do hardware). The team, of course, is just as important as the product or idea. You can write an angry email to get your emotions out but you shouldn’t necessarily send it (or wait 1 hour and then make a decision).

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How to cleverly integrate your own URI shortener

SoCal Delicious

Please note that my design suggestions ain’t black nor white. Of course the sequence of steps is a generalization, so perhaps you’ll have to change it to fit your needs. from the IP address range 65.52.0.0 Other rogue bots identify themselves by IP addy, user agent, and/or referrer. crawl.baidu.com";}.

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