Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
For some aspiring to be tech entrepreneurs, I often suggest a two-step process, as I argued in this post that “ The First Startup Founder You Need to Invest in Is You.” He or she has worked at some very successful big technology or media companies and went to a great school. He still has the dream. He has the hunger.
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.
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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
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. Tags: Raising Venture Capital Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis Term Sheets.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 5, 2011
Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. You need to have passionate tech entrepreneurs who want to build businesses locally. The ingredients are all here.
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. Bill Review – Believe it or not, lawyers and their staff are human (insert “gasp” here).
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
So money spent should add equity value or create IP that eventually will. You technically have more gas left but you never know if some unexpected circumstance causes you to run out of gas. ” Divide net cash by your monthly net burn rate as an approximation of how many months of cash you have.
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