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The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

Mistake #2 : not buttoning-down IP ownership issues (at 10:20). Mistake #5 : not doing your due diligence on potential investors (at 38:36). Mistake #2: Not Buttoning-Down IP Ownership Issues. Crowdfunding exception to “accredited investor” – SEC rules not promulgated yet.

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The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

i) Rule 506 preempts State law, which means all you have to do is file a Form D and pay a filing fee; and (ii) no disclosure requirement/PPM Possible to sell to “friends and family” (e.g., issues to address include: How have they treated their other portfolio companies? (i)

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HBS Angels Healthcare Night

David Teten

HBSANY members are required to be accredited investors (per SEC regulations) and are expected to agree to the terms of the HBSANY Membership Agreement. C8 Sciences ( [link] ) markets web-delivered cognitive development programs based on Yale IP of integrated computer and physical exercises. presenting companies.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

IP Location Tools. British Library Business & IP Centre : Funded by the London Development Agency, the British Library supports inventors, small businesses and entrepreneurs from that first spark of inspiration to successfully launching and developing a business. Lodestone Innovation Partners (IP) Ltd are spin-out specialists.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

Unable to confirm if my proposed approach was correct, he indicated that he would have to check with his SEC group and that ‘someone’ would get back to me. IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. Someone’ never called and I fired the prestigious and inept firm shortly thereafter.

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