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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

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Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. ” The Cost of Financing.

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Preparing For An Acquisition

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Watch out for complex areas such as accounting for revenue, inventory, contingencies, equity instruments and consolidation. When using others (employees, contractors, third parties) to develop your technology, be sure that ownership of IP is assigned to the company. Employees and contractors.

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011: A Sign of Increasing Asian Technology Innovation

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“Increasingly, attention is shifting from established Western markets to our part of the world, and we believe Asia will increasingly drive venture capital and private equity activities in the future,” says Eugene Wong, chairman of the Singapore Venture Capital Association (SVCA). ” The flow is not limited to money as well.

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Two-Thirds Of Startups Fail Within The First 5 Years. These Are The Toughest Lessons I’ve Learned Running One For 8 Years

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Sure, IP and patents are the marks of a company with great value—but that’s only true when they’re associated with the right people. A lot of the time they ended up producing more excuses than results. My advice is this: Set high standards for the people you hire.

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Key Contracts Every Business Must Use

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When selling a business , especially an intellectual property dense business, any potential acquirer will want to know that the business (as opposed to specific individuals) own the IP of the business and having an invention and assignment agreement in place is one way to ensure that.