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.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 25, 2011
The founders could reinvest this in growth (0% tax, focus on future equity growth) or take the profits of $12 million and divide amongst the founding partners. You own the IP you create. “How much is that software really worth? We were building a VC backed software business so I had to focus on the product business.
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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. Relative cash contributions.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 10, 2010
Michael is a very accomplished corporate executive in his own right having run Sega Gameworks and helped IPO EuroDisney as well as having been on the founding team of DreamWorks SKG (where he helped them raise their first $900 million in equity). Developer of database software for business intelligence and data warehousing applications.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%. Many software companies have > 80% gross margins which is why they are more valuable than say traditional retailers or consumer product companies.
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 4, 2015
Do you see the overlap with the factors that come into play for equity valuations? Recent equity sales i.e., comparables. The government’s goal was to ensure that federal income taxes are paid on stock issued as a part of deferred compensation plans. What impacts a company’s 409A valuation: Company milestones. Strategic partnerships.
InfoChachkie
JUNE 25, 2009
Yet, despite his exceptional courtroom theatrics, you would be foolhardy to hire good old Johnnie to review your software cross-licensing agreement. Some startup attorneys will accept a portion of their initial fees in the form of equity. Save money on your office furniture, not on your IP lawyer.
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