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Do It Right The First Time, Part II: Visit the Doctor or House Call?

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Consummate the stock issuances, make any necessary securities filings and issue the corresponding stock certificates. Advisory board agreements. Make escrow arrangements for restricted stock (i.e., founders’ shares subject to vesting) and IRS filings for most favorable tax treatment of those shares. Offer letters for employees.

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The Company Milestones Angel Investors Care About

Business Plan Blog

Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board. If your business can secure any intellectual property rights now would be the time to do it. Common types of IP rights include copyright, trademarks, patents , design rights, and trade secrets. Intellectual Property. Market Validation.

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How To Allocate Friends & Family Startup Capital

Business Plan Blog

Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board. If your business can secure any intellectual property rights now would be the time to do it. Common types of IP rights include copyright, trademarks, patents, design rights, and trade secrets. Intellectual property. Market Validation.

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Linuxworld Boston

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Increasingly IP compliance is becoming a big deal, especially when you talk to CIOs, and incorporating this type of automated scanner early in the development process can save customers a ton of headaches and potential dollars from law suits. I view this market as part and parcel with the source code scanning market.

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Startup Resources

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No need to worry about security and such. IP Location Tools. Executive / Advisory Board Compensation. VentureHacks on Startup Advisory Boards â?? Lodestone Innovation Partners (IP) Ltd are spin-out specialists. “My IP” – produced by the UK Intellectual Property Office.