Scott Edward Walker
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Over the past six months, my firm has been engaged by a number of startups with significant intellectual property (“IP”) problems. In a couple of cases, the founders played lawyer on their own; in the other cases, the founders either used (i) a Web service that did not address IP issues or (ii) an inexperienced law firm.
NZ Entrepreneur
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
This equity will vest over 2-3 years. In deep tech companies value creation milestones are more likely to be tagged to validating the technology and IP creation. Take part in startup investment due diligence. If you are asked to be on a startup board, be sure to do due diligence on the venture and the team.
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Scott Edward Walker
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Vesting Restrictions. The first deadly mistake relates to vesting restrictions. In addition, sometimes a portion of the shares will be deemed to be vested “up front” – meaning that they are not subject to vesting — particularly where a founder has made a significant contribution prior to the company’s incorporation.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 20, 2017
Set any vesting schedules and expiration dates on roughly similar terms, if for no other reason just so you can track all of them correctly. Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served. Keep the valuations consistent with company progress.
Scott Edward Walker
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
Mistake #2 : not buttoning-down IP ownership issues (at 10:20). Mistake #3 : not setting-up vesting schedules (at 17:19). Mistake #5 : not doing your due diligence on potential investors (at 38:36). Mistake #2: Not Buttoning-Down IP Ownership Issues. Mistake #3: Not Setting-Up Vesting Schedules.
Scott Edward Walker
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
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?
Tim Keane
JANUARY 12, 2010
These include: · Vesting of Founder Stock. Especially in situations where the founders have a large position and are key employees, it is not uncommon for investors to request that they agree to have some portion of their holdings vest on a schedule.
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