Fundraising 101: Words of Wisdom from Aaron Harris

by Scott Edward Walker on November 3rd, 2019

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.

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“We Can Do More Than We Think We Can Do” (via Eliud Kipchoge)

by Scott Edward Walker on October 14th, 2019

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

Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “Your Biggest Advantage Is That You Are Hungrier Than Your Competitor” (via Gary V)

by Scott Edward Walker on September 14th, 2019

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

DEALMAKING 101: THREE TIPS FOR FOUNDERS

by Scott Edward Walker on September 1st, 2019

Introduction

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.

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “It Didn’t Seem To Me Logical That It Was Not Possible”

by Scott Edward Walker on July 13th, 2019

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

How Much Equity Should You Give Your Cofounder? (via Michael Seibel)

by Scott Edward Walker on June 30th, 2019

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

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WHAT ARE SUPER PRO RATA RIGHTS?

by Scott Edward Walker on June 9th, 2019
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“Before You Can Ever Reach Anything, You Have To Believe It” (via Draymond Green)

by Scott Edward Walker on June 2nd, 2019

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

Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “This Is Your Time”

by Scott Edward Walker on May 11th, 2019

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

Walker Twitter Highlights: February 25th – April 25th

by Scott Edward Walker on April 28th, 2019

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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Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed via Goldman Sachs

by Scott Edward Walker on April 14th, 2019

To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.”  Each week, we post our favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics.  This week, we present short clips from a number of successful business leaders and entrepreneurs via Goldman Sachs.

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “I Told You” (via Muhammad Ali)

by Scott Edward Walker on March 23rd, 2019

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

More Words of Wisdom from Elon Musk

by Scott Edward Walker on March 16th, 2019
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Walker Twitter Highlights: January 6th – February 24th

by Scott Edward Walker on February 25th, 2019

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and video clips relating to startups, entrepreneurship and legal issues.  Below are my three most popular tweets for the past seven weeks.  Cheers, Scott

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“If You Keep on Grinding, Anything Is Possible” (via Mark Cuban)

by Scott Edward Walker on February 11th, 2019

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

Words of Wisdom from Vinod Khosla

by Scott Edward Walker on January 27th, 2019

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “I Expect Nothing Less” (via Coach Bear Bryant)

by Scott Edward Walker on January 19th, 2019

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

Walker Twitter Highlights: November 11th – January 5th

by Scott Edward Walker on January 6th, 2019

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and video clips relating to startups, entrepreneurship and legal issues.  Below are my three most popular tweets for the past eight weeks.  Cheers, Scott

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Acquihires 101: Tips for Founders

by Scott Edward Walker on December 13th, 2018

We had a busy 2018, including closing several significant M&A transactions and financings.  We have also recently handled a few “acquihires” (or “acqui-hires”) — which is a somewhat unique transaction, with a host of unusual issues.  The purpose of this post is briefly (i) to provide an overview of acquihires and (ii) to discuss the significant legal issues that founders must address.

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “Pure Perseverance” (via Steve Jobs)

by Scott Edward Walker on November 26th, 2018

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 a founder or 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

Walker Twitter Highlights: September 23rd – November 11th

by Scott Edward Walker on November 12th, 2018

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and video clips relating to startups, entrepreneurship and legal issues.  Below are my three most popular tweets for the past six weeks.  Cheers, Scott

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “You Were Lucky Enough to Be Born in This Era” (via Gary Vaynerchuk)

by Scott Edward Walker on November 5th, 2018

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 startup, 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

More Words of Wisdom from Jeff Bezos

by Scott Edward Walker on October 21st, 2018

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Words of Wisdom from Travis Kalanick

by Scott Edward Walker on October 6th, 2018

To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.”  Each week, we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics.  This week, we present Travis Kalanick, a brilliant entrepreneur and the co-founder and former CEO of Uber.

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Walker Twitter Highlights: August 26th – September 22nd

by Scott Edward Walker on September 23rd, 2018

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, blog posts and video clips relating to startups, entrepreneurship and legal issues.  Below are my three most popular tweets for the past month.  Cheers, Scott

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