500 Hats , January 10, 2010 Developing new startup ideas - Chris Dixon , March 14, 2010 Batch Processing Millions and Millions of Images - Code as Craft , July 9, 2010 jQuery Plugin: Give Your Characters a NobleCount - The Product Guy , March 23, 2010 How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents? MORE >>

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. This You own the IP you create. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch. MORE >>

With the passage of the JOBS act , it seems that many more Americans will soon be able to buy equity in private companies. 2) Issuing of massive option grant to management along with new financing at a below-market valuation. Small investors invest in entity 1 that licenses IP from entity 2. Here are a few examples. startups MORE >>

It outlines key points of agreement between founders around IP ownership, equity ownership, vesting, etc. For example, without a clear vehicle (a company) to contribute intellectual property into, a founder who walks away may mean that the future company won’t own its own IP. Some get common equity for their investment. MORE >>

Although their book is written for businesses of all sizes, I believe the principles apply especially to startups as follows: Increase return on equity invested. Attract investors and financing. Intellectual property (IP). ve talked about the solution part several times, so this article will focus on the value of a strategy. MORE >>