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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. He mostly covers Southern California.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. Richard Neff, Head IP & Tech Group of Greenberg Glusker Richard Neff is a partner at the law firm of Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles and Chair of the Firm's Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group.

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10 Tips for Making your Startup More Attractive for Investors [Presentation]

VC Cafe

The newly formed teams then work for the entire weekend, with the help of some experienced mentors from the industry, who volunteer their time to share advice on product, technology, legal, PR and other issues. It’s nice to have protected IP, but that will mostly matter later on in the event of an acquisition.

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Beware The Consultant

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For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc. Consultant.

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A tale of two cities: Bewildered by the city government's continued cluelessness on NYC's innovation scene

This is going to be BIG.

Nice going NYC government PR machine. Two of the recent Ultra Light Startup events--one about PR and the other about legal help--had copycat programs run by the city itself. Why not just pay Graham Lawler directly do to this and spend the city's PR capital on supporting Ultra Light, versus going head to head with him?

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How To Grow Your Business Like A Weed

Duct Tape Marketing

I love trees so, you know, a lot of times I kinda laugh and say, weeds are just flowers with bad PR firms. Stu Heinecke (03:19): Well, you know, I guess the fact is that, well, if you look at let's, it's full of contradictions because if you look at, let's say the state flower of California, it is a weed, you know, it's the California poppy.

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Growing Your Business Quickly And Effectively Like A Weed

Duct Tape Marketing

So, you know, a lot of times I kinda laugh and say, what weeds are just flowers with bad PR firms? Stu Heinecke (03:16): Well, you know, I guess the fact is that, well, if you look at let's the, it's full of contradictions because if you look at, let's say the state flower of California, it is a weed, you know, it's the California poppy.

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