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. Offer letters for employees.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Delaware Stock 139

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

Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Button-down IP ownership and assignment issues (see post here ). If you hire any employees, make sure you don’t misclassify them as an independent contractor or fail to pay them at least the minimum wage (see post here ). Indeed, we have done more than 300 Startup Packages and the appeal is obvious: no billable hours.

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Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Vesting Delaware 40

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. Hiring employees or third party contractors.

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IP Stock Options Preferred Stock Capital Gains 67

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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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Unlike employee training costs, which can typically be spread over years of service, the relative return from training a consultant is modest and pricey. The final straw came when I asked the latest 25-year old a simple ‘yes / no’ question related to stock options. IP) is an ugly thing at a startup.

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Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2015

They were then sued for trademark infringement by a foreign company who had no product, no customers and no employees in the US. He had a stock option vesting program and had vested a significant amount of his stock but not all. Be formal with every employee contract – even with friends.

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Vesting Cofounder IP Stock Options 150