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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

Both Sides of the Table

For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. They have relationships that are hard for entrepreneurs to build. How to investment banks help with the M&A (mergers & acquisitions) process?

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Is crowdfunding legal?

Startup Company Lawyer

Despite the buzz among entrepreneur communities, various restrictions may make crowdfunding impractical for companies raising money and the intermediaries that facilitate the process. In 2005, Kiva launched a micro-finance platform that allows people to lend small amounts of money to entrepreneurs in developing areas.

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

thestartuplawyer.com

Entrepreneurs often believe their startup company faces legal threats from only external sources. And for the love of high-speed internet and all things Web 2.0, Even so, I believe the negative experience can end up producing a better entrepreneur if he or she applies lessons learned to current and future startups.