All Posts: ‘Miscellaneous’

Words of Wisdom from Zach Perret

by Scott Edward Walker on June 28th, 2021

To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Every few weeks, we share a favorite video of a successful founder, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Zach Perret, the co-founder and CEO of Plaid.

In a solid Clubhouse conversation from a couple of weeks ago (which was uploaded to the a16z Live podcast), Zach shares some words of wisdom for founders (@16:21):

“[My] only advice … is don’t die as a startup. I think that is the most important lesson that I learned, which is: Don’t give up – keep fighting. Somehow if you fight long enough, good things happen.”

Zach also shares a great story regarding Plaid’s seed round @14:22.  I hope you enjoy it.  Cheers, Scott

Top 3 Posts in 2017

by Scott Edward Walker on December 24th, 2017

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Top Five Posts in 2016

by Scott Edward Walker on December 31st, 2016

Below is a list of my top five posts in 2016 based on pageviews.  Happy New Year!  Cheers, Scott

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Gone Fishin’

by Scott Edward Walker on August 6th, 2016

gone fishin

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“Don’t Let Your Dreams Die”

by Scott Edward Walker on June 5th, 2016

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last.  Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur; and whether you’re launching your venture, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

“It’s About How Hard You Can Get Hit and Keep Moving Forward”

by Scott Edward Walker on March 20th, 2016

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last.  Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur; and whether you’re launching your venture, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

“No Matter How Bad It Is or How Bad It Gets, I’m Going To Make It”

by Scott Edward Walker on December 28th, 2013

Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.  Why?  Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur; and whether you’re launching your venture, trying to execute on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.  I hope these videos are a little juice.  Cheers, Scott

Top Ten Posts in 2011

by Scott Edward Walker on December 29th, 2011

Below is a list of my top ten posts in 2011 based solely on pageviews.  Indeed, I was inspired by Chris Dixon and his post of last night (which you should definitely check-out).  Moreover, I’m publishing an eBook with Hyperink entitled The Startup Law Playbook, which should be available shortly.  If you ping me, I’ll send you a free copy (provided that you agree to give me feedback).  Happy New Year!

1.  Legal Checklist for Startups

2.  House Passes Crowdfunding Bill: FAQ’s For Entrepreneurs

3.  What’s It Like Working At A Major New York City Law Firm?

4.  How To Hire A Superstar Engineer For Your Startup

5.  How To Launch A Startup And Avoid Ending-Up In Jail

6.  3 Ways For Startups To Cut Their Legal Fees In Half

7.  What Is A Liquidation Preference?

8.  What Makes A Great Entrepreneur?

9.  What Is A Price-Based Antidilution Adjustment?

10.  What Are Exploding Term Sheets And No-Shop Provisions?

 

How to Hire a Superstar Engineer for Your Startup

by Scott Edward Walker on June 2nd, 2011

Introduction

This post was originally part of my “Ask the Attorney” series which I am writing for VentureBeat (one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs).  Below is a longer, more comprehensive version.  Please shoot me any questions you may have in the comments section – or feel free to call me directly at 310-288-6667 (Los Angeles) or 415-979-9998 (San Francisco).  Many thanks, Scott

Question

We launched a consumer internet site about a year ago, and we’re starting to get some really good traction.  We’ve spoken to a bunch of angel investors and they all told us that we need to get an engineer on our team (my partner and I are both business guys and we outsourced the development).  The problem is we’re in Silicon Valley, and we obviously don’t have the money to compete with the big tech companies for talent.  Can you please give us some advice on hiring a superstar engineer and the key legal issues that we should be addressing.  Thanks!

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

by Scott Edward Walker on December 22nd, 2010

Happy Holidays and best wishes for the New Year.  It’s been an amazing 2010 at Walker Corporate Law Group, and my colleagues and I want to thank all of our clients and friends for their support.  Our offices will be closed until Monday, January 3rd.  No blog posts or tweets until then.  Cheers (and enjoy Louis Armstrong below), Scott

Walker Twitter Highlights: November 30th – December 5th

by Scott Edward Walker on December 6th, 2009

For those of you who missed this week’s Twitter updates, below you’ll find highlights of our top tweets.  If you would like to see all of our tweets (or if you would like to receive an RSS feed of them), you can do so here.

If you have any questions or comments with respect to any of the tweets below, please contact us through the comments section of this post.  Many thanks, Scott

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