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Importance of Using Exact Share Numbers Instead of Percentages

Posted on April 15, 2020
It is very common for startup founders to talk about the ownership of their startup in terms of percentages. This makes perfect sense when providing a snapshot of the startup ownership at any given moment. But without immediate follow-through it may not be the best way to give a prospective The post Importance of Using Exact Share Numbers Instead of Percentages appeared first on Startup Lawyer.

Sorry, Not Sorry: Still Delaware C Corporations for Early-Stage Tech Companies

Posted on October 09, 2019
Are you planning on getting venture funding or do you want to sell your tech startup for a big chunk of change one day? Then it’s extremely likely your startup should be a Delaware C-Corp. A disturbing trend has emerged in the last couple of years with “startup lawyers” recommending The post Sorry, Not Sorry: Still Delaware C Corporations for Early-Stage Tech Companies appeared first on Startup Lawyer.

Acceleration Book Update ? 1 Month

Posted on April 09, 2019
I wanted to give a brief update on the launch of my new startup law book. The book was launched March 5, 2019 and on the very next day…I left for a family vacation on the other side of the world. So, no real marketing push other than a blog The post Acceleration Book Update – 1 Month appeared first on Startup Lawyer.

Acceleration Startup Law Book Title and Cover Design

Posted on February 27, 2019
Thought I might take some time to explain the origin of the title and the book cover design for “Acceleration: What All Entrepreneurs Must Know About Startup Law“. The Title — Acceleration Quite often a new client will start off our first meeting with something like “We messed up the legal at The post Acceleration Startup Law Book Title and Cover Design appeared first on Startup Lawyer.

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So I wrote a Startup Law Book called ?Acceleration?

Posted on February 26, 2019
If you follow this blog, then you probably know new posts have been harder to find than a four-leafed clover in the desert. But I had a good reason — I’ve spent the good portion of the last 3 years putting together a startup law book, when I wasn’t doing The post So I wrote a Startup Law Book called “Acceleration” appeared first on Startup Lawyer.

Voting Rights of Vesting Shares

Posted on January 27, 2018
One of the most asked questions I receive when setting up new startup companies is “Do my vesting shares have any voting rights?”� Or in other words,� does a stockholder only get to vote based on their amount of vested shares?� Since�most of the times a founder subjects their entire The post Voting Rights of Vesting Shares appeared first on Startup Lawyer.

U.S. VC Process for Indian Startups

Posted on July 20, 2017
As an India-based startup, closing on U.S. venture capital is similar to doing so if your company was completely US-based, with a few notable differences. In the past several years, I?ve represented several India-based startups through venture capital financings...

Accelerator Investments Should Be Convertible Equity

Posted on May 18, 2016
I previously wrote that accelerator documents should be easy. �At the time, I thought accelerator documents should be easy primarily because of the potential adverse selection problem for the accelerator.� In other words, the more difficult the terms or onboarding process (including the investment documents), the more likely the best The post Accelerator Investments Should Be Convertible Equity appeared first on Startup Lawyer.

Tech Wildcatters Pitch Day May 2016

Posted on May 16, 2016
Tech Wildcatters, the original Dallas accelerator, is hosting their first pitch day of 2016 on May 26th at the House of Blues in Dallas.�Here’s the streamlined agenda: 12:45pm — Accredited Investor Preview 1:30pm — Doors Open to General Public 2:15pm — Program/Pitches 3:30pm — Happy Hour It’s free to attend, The post Tech Wildcatters Pitch Day May 2016 appeared first on Startup Lawyer.

Right of First Refusal in Company Bylaws

Posted on May 05, 2016
A Right of First Refusal provision provides a startup with the right to step in place of a prospective 3rd party purchaser when a current stockholder desires to sell their stock. That is, the startup has the right to purchase and redeem any of its stock prior to such stock�being The post Right of First Refusal in Company Bylaws appeared first on Startup Lawyer.

Big Boy Expenses for Entrepreneurs

Posted on March 31, 2011
While the stereotypical tech startup entrepreneur is 23 years old, single and has no children, the reality is that many tech startup entrepreneurs are married and/or have children. Don’t avoid “big boy” expenses just because you are bootstrapping...

Dallas Entrepreneur Outbreak

Posted on March 24, 2011
Join Alcatel-Lucent Innovation Center and Tech Wildcatters for happy hour tomorrow night and a day of innovation and entrepreneurial idea sharing Saturday with some visitors from the Silicon Valley. 6pm – 9pm Friday Night – Happy Hour and Round Table on Failure with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs: Christian Wiklund – CEO of Skout...

Silicon Beach at SXSW

Posted on March 11, 2011
In the event you are in downtown Austin on Monday around lunchtime, you should check out the “Silicon Beach at SXSW” event at Parkside on 6th Street. The event is being hosted by Mingly and co-sponsored by Techzulu, Nerdy Shirts, and this blog...

Non-Dilution Rights are Wrong

Posted on March 01, 2011
I hate non-dilution rights and if you are an entrepreneur you should, too. I’m not talking about price-based anti-dilution protection that is typical in an angel or VC round. What I’m referring to is a right given to a particular stockholder so that such stockholder’s equity in the company is not diluted by any future [...

How to Evaluate an Offer from a Startup Incubator

Posted on February 04, 2011
Great news — your startup just got accepted to an incubator! But before your startup signs up and cashes that $[XX,000] check, your startup’s co-founders should sit down and evaluate the incubator’s offer. The following are some issues to consider and actions to take before accepting an incubator’s offer: (1) Calculate Valuation and Determine Value...

2010 Startup Lawyer Roundup

Posted on January 11, 2011
A little late this year, but here’s some stats for this blog for 2010: Total Visits: 162,539 visits (94,685 in 2009) Top State Visits: 33,686 from Cali, 14,228 from New York and 12,038 from Texas. Top University Visits: 309 visits from Stanford, 163 from MIT, 150 from Harvard Top Visited Page: If I Launched a [...

Term Sheet Purgatory

Posted on January 10, 2011
There’s a lot of advice about (1) how to attract VCs, and (2) how to negotiate a venture capital term sheet. Both sets of advice tend to ignore the gap between an investor’s expression of investment interest and your startup’s receipt of the term sheet...

Tech Wildcatters Applications Due January 16th

Posted on January 10, 2011
Dallas-based Tech Wildcatters is set to launch their 2nd class and will stop accepting applications January 16th. Their inaugural class of 5 companies raised over $4,000,000 in funding through two venture and two angel rounds. Tech Wildcatters is a startup accelerator that offers up to $25,000 and 12 weeks of hands on mentorship...

Interview with Mike Brown Jr. of AOL Ventures

Posted on January 06, 2011
I had the chance to chat with Mike Brown Jr., Founder and Partner at AOL Ventures, a few weeks ago. I’ve known Mike for a few years now and during the conversation I asked if we could turn the chat into a formal interview for this blog. He graciously obliged and the following Q&A about [...

Key Ring is Hiring

Posted on January 03, 2011
Key Ring is a mobile app by Mobestream Media on both iPhone and Android that brings all your loyalty cards together. You use Key Ring to scan & store your existing loyalty cards, enroll in new loyalty programs, and access exclusive coupons and discounts...

TRUE linkswear

Posted on December 14, 2010
About 95% of my clients are tech startups. And while I love downloading my startup clients’ apps to my iPhone, it is also nice to download a client’s product to my feet: (Disclaimer: Not actually my feet) TRUE linkswear is a Dallas startup, co-founded by Sean Eidson, Robert Rigg and Ryan Moore...

The $10,000 Sentence

Posted on December 13, 2010
You’re in a startup and everything is scarce including capital. Thus, when you encounter a legal issue (like incorporation) you conduct a cost-benefit analysis of hiring a startup lawyer. I understand the need to ensure you are getting value for the small amount of capital you start with — I did the same thing when [...

Startup Weekend Dallas is a Global Startup Battle

Posted on November 10, 2010
Startup Weekend Dallas is now a true global startup battle. The winning team from Dallas will go head-to-head against the winning teams from Beirut, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, New York, Portland, Seattle, Sofia, and Tulsa. From http://globalstartupbattle...

November Rain

Posted on November 01, 2010
Axl Rose began working on November Rain in 1983 — a full 8 years before it was released by Guns N’ Roses. Axl came up with a piano-only version of the song early, but by the time 1991 rolled around November Rain was a full-blown hair metal power ballad...

Why Finders Are Losers

Posted on October 28, 2010
Whenever a startup considers paying a “finder” for successful investor introductions, I have the same type of conversation with the founders that goes something like this: – Startup: “Finder” knows a lot of investors and he’ll introduce us if we pay him [6]% of all capital raised through the introductions...

Dallas Startup Happy Hour Tomorrow

Posted on October 26, 2010
Dallas Startup Happy Hour is tomorrow @ 5pm! Big in Japan and Architel announced the speakers for the inaugural Startup Happy Hour 2.0, to be held Wednesday, Oct. 27, at Campbell Centre, will include Blake Burris of CoHabitat; Gabriella Draney of Tech Wildcatters; Danica Mathes of Ignite Dallas; and Joey Pomerenke of Startup Weekend...

Embrace the Martian

Posted on October 15, 2010
Real talk. Service providers like startup lawyers aren’t exactly the crowd favorites at startup events and have a hard time fitting in with the crowd. For the past year or so, every time I’m about to enter a startup event Kid Cudi‘s “Embrace the Martian” song pops into my head...

Startup Weekend Dallas 3

Posted on October 13, 2010
Startup Weekend Dallas 3 is set to take place November 12th-14th. Whether you have a full-time job or are a co-founder in a current startup, Startup Weekend Dallas 3 will be a great way to engage with the local startup scene. The Event Startup Weekend Dallas 3 will open Friday night with a presentation of [...

Mentorship over Money (and Office Space)

Posted on October 09, 2010
With the success of Y Combinator and TechStars, several incubators (sometimes referred to as “accelerators”) have popped up everywhere. Some have done quite well. Here in Dallas,Tech Wildcatters had a strong class and is opening up applications for the Spring 2011 class later this month...

Dallas Idea Week October 11-17

Posted on October 05, 2010
Dallas Idea Week is taking place next week. There’s a list of events too long to individually list on this blog, but you can check them out here. Be sure to check out the CoHabitat + TEDxSMU Mobile Salon October 12th @ 6pm and the launch of Digital Dallas October 14th @ 6pm...

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