Posts Tagged ‘Ask the Attorney’
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Introduction
This post is part of my weekly “Ask the Attorney” series which I am writing for VentureBeat (one of the most popular websites for entrepreneurs). As the VentureBeat Editor notes on the site: “Ask the Attorney is a new VentureBeat feature allowing start-up owners to get answers to their legal questions.” Below is a longer, more-comprehensive version than I posted on the VentureBeat site.
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Tags: Ask the Attorney, basket, deductible, earn-outs, earnouts, escrow, exclusivity agreement, hold-back, MAC, material adverse effect, representations, warranties
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Introduction
This post is part of my weekly “Ask the Attorney” series which I am writing for VentureBeat (one of the most popular websites for entrepreneurs). Below is a longer, more comprehensive version. Many thanks, Scott
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Tags: Ask the Attorney, Class F stock, entrepreneurs, founders, Founders Fund, investors, Series FF stock, The Founder Institute, venture
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Introduction
This post is part of my weekly “Ask the Attorney” series which I am writing for VentureBeat (one of the most popular websites for entrepreneurs). As the VentureBeat Editor notes on the site: “Ask the Attorney is a new VentureBeat feature allowing start-up owners to get answers to their legal questions.”
I have two goals here: (i) to encourage entrepreneurs to ask law-related questions regardless of how basic they may be; and (ii) to provide helpful responses in plain English (as opposed to legalese). Please give me your feedback in the comments section. Many thanks, Scott
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Tags: Ask the Attorney, attorney, entrepreneurs, equity, founders, split, venture, vesting
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Introduction
This post is part of my weekly “Ask the Attorney” series which I am writing for VentureBeat (one of the most popular websites for entrepreneurs). As the VentureBeat Editor notes on the site: “Ask the Attorney is a new VentureBeat feature allowing start-up owners to get answers to their legal questions.”
I have two goals here: (i) to encourage entrepreneurs to ask law-related questions regardless of how basic they may be; and (ii) to provide helpful responses in plain English (as opposed to legalese). Please give me your feedback in the comments section. Many thanks, Scott
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Tags: Ask the Attorney, bidders, entrepreneurs, investment banker, letter of intent, material terms, private equity, term sheet
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Introduction
This post is part of a new series entitled “Ask the Attorney,” which I am writing for VentureBeat (one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs). As the VentureBeat Editor notes on the site: “Ask the Attorney is a new VentureBeat feature allowing start-up owners to get answers to their legal questions.” This post is a longer, more-comprehensive version of the VentureBeat post.
The goal here is two-fold: (i) to encourage entrepreneurs to ask law-related questions regardless of how basic they may be; and (ii) to provide helpful responses in plain english (as opposed to legalese). Please give me your feedback in the comments section. Many thanks, Scott
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Tags: Ask the Attorney, drag-along, entrepreneurs, founder, founders, intellectual property, inventions assignment, IP, offer letter, private placement, securities laws, start-up, stock option
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Introduction
This post is part of a new series entitled “Ask the Attorney,” which I am writing for VentureBeat (one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs). As the VentureBeat Editor notes on the site: “Ask the Attorney is a new VentureBeat feature allowing start-up owners to get answers to their legal questions.” This post is a longer, more-comprehensive version of the VentureBeat post.
The goal here is two-fold: (i) to encourage entrepreneurs to ask law-related questions regardless of how basic they may be; and (ii) to provide helpful responses in plain english (as opposed to legalese). Please give me your feedback in the comments section. Many thanks, Scott
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Tags: Ask the Attorney, Delaware, formation issues, founders, inventions assignment, personal liability, quasi-California corporation, s corporation, venture, vesting
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