David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. 2-5x return cap + path to uncapped equity-returns.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. Many people start companies arse backwards.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

blog.simeonov.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Most partners, be they lawyers or VCs, tend to tweak the standard with their own language. It outlines key points of agreement between founders around IP ownership, equity ownership, vesting, etc. Those related to other matters: IP assignment, invention disclosure, non-solicitation, non-competition, termination, etc.

Founder 44

Founder Vesting Agile Startup 44

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 10, 2017

When I mention this at technology gatherings where everyone in the room is bullish about the abundance of startup opportunities, this is greeted with some disbelief. (For more info, see the NY Times article on this September 20, 2017. I no longer use links for security reasons, plus this is all destined for print at some point.)

Georgia 48

Georgia Startup Incubator Harvest 48