Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

Would you want to run the risk that your former employer could have a claim against the intellectual property you’ve created because you broke company policies and developed your ideas on company resources? But these people seldom make retirement money from the stock options on these companies. Not worth it.

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Founder Vesting Intellectual Property Stock Options IP 365

Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Readers can anticipate my next point in continuing the analogy: It makes no more sense for a non-lawyer to prepare fundamental legal, governance, equity and intellectual property documents than it would for a patient to self-diagnose and begin taking prescription-strength antibiotics or other medications. Caveat entrepreneur !

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Delaware Stock 139

Startup Company Lawyer

JULY 20, 2009

Please keep in mind that even if a company is incorporated, founder stock purchase agreements with repurchase rights over unvested stock if founders leave are not included with the documents from typical online incorporation services. Creating intellectual property. Issuing stock options.

IP 67

IP Stock Options Preferred Stock Capital Gains 67

Scott Edward Walker

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Mistake #2 : not buttoning-down IP ownership issues (at 10:20). C corp – “qualified small business stock” . Mistake #2: Not Buttoning-Down IP Ownership Issues. Moonlighting problem – if you work on your startup while currently employed by another company, your employer may have rights to your intellectual property/invention.

Software Review 111

Software Review Delaware Accredited Investor Due Diligence 111

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

  It is very expensive if you’re the entrepreneur since it doubles the cost to the company of paying dividends to the entrepreneur.   However, I assume that the proposed business solves a real problem that people are willing to pay for and that it may be lest costly, more efficient, and IP-protected. [5]

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

For instance, many a BDC CEO has initiated a consultant to study cost cutting issues before announcing a significant layoff. Unlike employee training costs, which can typically be spread over years of service, the relative return from training a consultant is modest and pricey. IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. startupcto

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

Scott Edward Walker

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Prior to the event, I conducted a legal workshop entitled “The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make,” which I have uploaded below.

Software Review 111

Software Review Delaware Accredited Investor Due Diligence 111