SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 29, 2021
The Viterbi Startup Garage is supported by the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering and does not take equity or charge any fees. Any IP developed by the teams is theirs to keep! For more information visit the VSG Webpage or contact vsg@usc.edu.
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Designed to be a collaborative startup company incubator alongside corporate partners, Launchpad focuses on developing new consumer tech businesses focused on M13’s main investment areas: health, food, transportation, and housing. “ The EIRs will receive a small stipend and equity in the business, Barber said. .
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Defensible IP When I’m asked by newer, younger VC partners for advice on our sector, one of the things I always emphasize is looking for companies who have built defensible intellectual property (IP). Defensible IP becomes insanely valuable?—?particularly Over the past 2.5 particularly as you achieve scale.
Tech Zulu Event
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". Tech Law Tip of the Week: explanation of a frequently-asked IP law question for tech companies.
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 18, 2015
Equity split. As part of the agreement, put a vesting plan in place for your equity. If you haven’t legally assigned the property rights to your company, you don’t own the IP even if your co-founder developed it while working on your business. Protect your IP : Patents are the gold standard. Time commitment.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 25, 2010
When I first read Paul Graham’s blog post on “High Resolution&# Financing I read it as a treatise arguing that convertible notes are better than equity. He’s fine with equity provided it’s cheap to paper it legally. Photo credit: D. Blanchard/O’Reilly Media.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 21, 2010
You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? Here’s a hack for you.
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