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The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

Mistake #5 : not doing your due diligence on potential investors (at 38:36). CA exception – CA Labor Code Section 2870: (i) different space, (ii) not using employer’s facilities and (iii) idea/IP is not based upon work done for employer. Crowdfunding exception to “accredited investor” – SEC rules not promulgated yet.

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The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

i) Rule 506 preempts State law, which means all you have to do is file a Form D and pay a filing fee; and (ii) no disclosure requirement/PPM Possible to sell to “friends and family” (e.g., issues to address include: How have they treated their other portfolio companies? (i)

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Bitesize Tuesday: Tracx, Innovid, Kenshoo, uTest and More Investment Rounds [recap]

VC Cafe

Started in 2008 by Eran Gilad, Yaniv Ben-Arie, Asaf Shtekler and Niv Singer, the company has a headcount of 15 in Tel Aviv and works with Israeli agencies and advertisers. uTest has established itself as the world’s largest marketplace for software testing services, with over 25,000 testers in over 160 countries. calcalist ].

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After Raising $6.7M For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies

techcrunch.com

For Startups And Winning SEC Approval, AngelList Opens Up Investment Platform To More Companies. And just a few weeks ago, the SEC gave the investment platform the greenlight under its regulations. Hyperlinks and images must be manually coded using html mark-up. HTC One Review. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase.

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Twitter Link Roundup #173 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Seven Rules for Managing Creative People | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link].

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EyeBlaster’s Second Shot at IPO: Will it Work This Time?

VC Cafe

Eyeblaster , an Israeli company headquartered in New York, develops several media-rich advertising formats (see examples here and here ) and interactive ad features , as well as MediaMind , campaign management software for agencies and online advertisers. Revenue inched up only two percent to $65.1 million in 2009.

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How To Predict The Future

Feld Thoughts

I’m a huge fan of William and his writing as you can see from my review of his book Avogadro Corp. There seem to be two schools of thought on how to predict the future of information technology: looking at software or looking at hardware. By day he works on web and social media for HP. Take a look – and take your time.