Over the past six months, my firm has been engaged by a number of startups with significant intellectual property (“IP”) problems. In a couple of cases, the founders played lawyer on their own; in the other cases, the founders either used (i) a Web service that did not address IP issues or (ii) an inexperienced law firm. The purpose of this blog post is to briefly discuss the three most common IP mistakes that founders make.
Welcome to our series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Every two or three weeks, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Why? Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur (particularly during this pandemic). Indeed, 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 – and rest in peace Justice Ginsburg!
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Every few weeks we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Geoff Ralston, the President of Y Combinator and a very solid former entrepreneur.
This past Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments expanding the definition of “accredited investor” to include individuals who hold certain professional certifications/licenses or have certain “credentials,” as determined by the SEC. As the SEC press release provides: “For the first time, individuals will be permitted to participate in our private capital markets not only based on their income or net worth, but also based on established, clear measures of financial sophistication.” The amendments also broaden the types of entities that qualify as accredited investors and add a new “spousal equivalent” concept, as discussed below. The amendments will take effect 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.
Welcome to our series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Every couple of weeks, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Why? Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur (particularly during this pandemic). Indeed, 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. Stay well, Scott
Welcome to our series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Every week or two, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Why? Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur (particularly during this pandemic). Indeed, 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
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Every few weeks, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Kevin Systrom, the co-founder and former CEO of Instagram.
Welcome to our series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Every two or three weeks, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Why? Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur (particularly during this pandemic). Indeed, 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. Stay well, Scott
We all need a little inspiration during this difficult period. Two days ago, the Italian Air Force sent an encourging message to the world via Luciana Pavarotti (singing Nessum Dorma). Below is a translation of the last verse.
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Every few weeks we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Sam Altman, the former President of Y Combinator and the CEO of OpenAI.
I’ve been doing M&A transactions for 25+ years (including nearly eight years at two major New York City law firms), and I’m going to discuss an important issue for founders interested in selling their company: the distinction between strategic and financial buyers. Most founders are familiar with strategic buyers, such as Google, Facebook and other big companies; they are not, however, familiar with financial buyers. This post briefly discusses the differences between such buyers and expressly warns founders to watch-out for financial buyers.
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 startup, iterating
on your product 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
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week or two, we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Aaron Harris, a partner at Y Combinator.
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 or founder; 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
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 startup, iterating
on your product 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
I’ve been doing deals as a corporate lawyer for 20+ years. For nearly eight of those years I worked at two prominent law firms in New York City, where I mostly handled major M&A transactions. For the bulk of my legal career, I have been representing startups and emerging-growth companies in seed financings, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and other transactions. Based on the foregoing experience, I am providing three basic tips to founders in connection with doing deals.
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 startup, iterating
on your product 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
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week (or two), we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Michael Seibel, CEO and a partner at Y Combinator.
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 startup, iterating
on your product 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
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 startup, iterating
on your product 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
I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and video clips relating to startups and entrepreneurship. Below are my three most popular tweets (via bitly) for the past two months, each of which is a short video clip providing solid advice to founders. I hope they are helpful. Cheers, Scott
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