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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

He wants a chance at changing life’s circumstances with building equity value that might free him and his family from the rat-race of 529 accounts, property taxes, summer-school tuitions and even spending some cash on aging parents. There is often money to be made in finding places with under-valued IP. He still has the dream.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Liquidation Preference Silicon Valley IP 150

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APRIL 25, 2011

It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. They have created two internal technology “products&# and wanted to figure out how they could turn their services business into a product business that could be financed. You own the IP you create. You’re a small fish. This team is talented.

Silicon Valley 332

Silicon Valley IP Dividend Finance 332

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JULY 10, 2010

Michael is a very accomplished corporate executive in his own right having run Sega Gameworks and helped IPO EuroDisney as well as having been on the founding team of DreamWorks SKG (where he helped them raise their first $900 million in equity). Venture Financing. We discussed: 1. We also discussed the following deals of the week.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242