YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2016

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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Acquisition Intellectual Property Technical Review Due Diligence 100

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 10, 2018

You need lawyers to help you with incorporation and IP creation. Because this typically consists of filing straightforward paperwork with your local government, you probably shouldn’t use a lawyer unless you are trying to divide equity upon formation. You also need lawyers to help you write contracts for clients and staff. Regulation.

Software Review 70

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software 70

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2012

All too many startups are founded simply on the basis of a new and exciting technology invented by an industrious technologist. Develop the solution with your technology, and develop a strategy to maximize your impact in the marketplace. Intellectual property (IP). Scalability.

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Intellectual Property Startup IP Finance 248

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

In most cases, the answers are (1) an outstanding product or technology; (2) a successful growth business built around that product; and (3) a top-notch team to build and execute the business. What: The foundational corporate formation, governance, equity issuance and intellectual property assignment documents. Good stuff!

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IP Intellectual Property Equity Liquidity Event 114

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If we want to maintain and support sustainable economic growth while meeting the broader needs of society, we will need an economy underpinned by innovation and new technologies. Remuneration will reflect the stage of the startup but it’s generally at a rate of about $500-1000 a meeting or directors might be paid in equity at about 0.5-0.75%

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Technical Review Software Review New Zealand Due Diligence 88

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

All too many startups are founded simply on the basis of a new and exciting technology invented by an industrious technologist. Develop the solution with your technology, and develop a strategy to maximize your impact in the marketplace. Intellectual property (IP). Scalability.

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Intellectual Property Startup IP Finance 231

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

He or she has worked at some very successful big technology or media companies and went to a great school. There are many companies with phenomenal IP that is truly differentiated but where the original executive team squandered their opportunity due to inability to sell, market or service customers. He still has the dream.

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Technical Review Liquidation Preference Silicon Valley IP 150

Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. And as more economies worldwide seek to shift their investment strategies offshore and seek out technology, hubs like Silicon Valley and Shanghai, among others, have reaped the benefits. 3/ Crypto Hibernation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it.

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Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Invoca is now doing 10s of millions in recurring revenue and is growing > 75% year-over-year but it took the first 3 years to really build out the technology and acquire our initial enterprise clients. Defensible IP becomes insanely valuable?—?particularly We now serve many large clients like Dish Networks, Dignity Health, and U.S.

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IP Intellectual Property IRR Cofounder 223

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 18, 2018

It is defined as an online repository of information for storing and distributing shared documents, and can be used during business transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and private equity and venture capital funding. It should also protect your IP address and your shared documents.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Private Equity 80

ithacaVC

DECEMBER 9, 2013

It involved Company X finding a technology lead during our process. I use the term “pro forma” as often there are equity issues that need to be resolved prior to the deal closing that are NOT currently reflected in the company’s current cap table (like planned grants to advisors, co-founder true ups, etc.).

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Term Sheet Cap Table Technical Review IP 58

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

It certainly worked out pretty well when Stanford licensed the search technology that Larry and Sergei had been working on back to them at Google. You just don't wind up with $25 million to name a dorm unless you've gotten equity upside in something. University research is a big business for many schools.

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Incubator .Net Cofounder Software Developers 118

The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 28, 2010

Often a startup founder will desire to license his or her intellectual property to a new startup venture, rather than transfer ownership to the startup at incorporation via a technology assignment agreement. Founder IP License Problem. Founder IP Should Become Startup IP. This is a bad idea. Conclusion.

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IP Intellectual Property Founder Vesting 53

Hearpreneur

MARCH 4, 2022

Today, our 16-person team has innovated new technologies to transform microbes into meat, patented our technology, built a state-of-the-art pilot plant and partnered with major food companies to bring this planet-saving food to the masses. Thanks to Lauren Edwards-Williams, Legend IP Consulting ! #26- 26- Personal growth.

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The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 26, 2010

Thus, it’s wise to lock down your startup’s IP early to prevent the lost founder problem. How to Lock Down the IP. The exchange is typically handled via a “Technology Assignment Agreement.&#. The consideration given to developers and consultants does not have to include your startup’s equity.

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IP Intellectual Property Founder Stock Options 57

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Given these key advantages, I believe that Lightning (or something like it) will ultimately eat all of the USD payment networks and create the foundation for MoIP (Money over IP). . One major player pushing forward this vision is Jack Mallers’ Strike , a simple app that allows anyone to use the Lightning Network with a USD bank account.

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Networking Global OTC Security 168

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

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. The founders could reinvest this in growth (0% tax, focus on future equity growth) or take the profits of $12 million and divide amongst the founding partners.

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Silicon Valley IP Dividend Finance 332

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

They’re looking to be paid properly in the context of the overall salary structure, including cash, benefits, and equity, and to be paid commensurate with performance. If you’ve got patent or other IP needs, you may want to engage specialists in those areas. What will most upset them is what they perceive as unfair treatment.

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Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

You will find that investors don’t often invest in a services business, since there are no assets for equity, and banks don’t lend money to someone with no credit and a mortgage problem. Dear StartupPro, My husband was in the title business for 16 years, and then became a technology educator. He has a Masters in his education field.

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Sweat Equity Entrepreneur Equity CPA 188

Scalable Startup

MARCH 7, 2012

Investor groups are cutting out the management, bus dev, sales, and marketing professionals, trying to get raw, young engineering teams that have never negotiated a term sheet to give away their IP rights and equity for next to nothing. Some of these projects will produce amazing companies. Balance, humility, hard work.

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Software Review Technical Review Los Angeles Due Diligence 26

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). The Montgomery Conference : one of the top technology events of the annual calendar in the United States and held every March.

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IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The newly formed teams then work for the entire weekend, with the help of some experienced mentors from the industry, who volunteer their time to share advice on product, technology, legal, PR and other issues. For example, you may point out that there is a company with similar technology, but different application/market.

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Elevator Pitch Incubator Technical Review Startup 102

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

We went with equity because ivestors would prefer to get equity for the following reasons: 1. One of the reasons notes have become so popular is that the equity documents were too expensive. Good idea, I think this will benefit lots of startups and some angels. Posted by: toby | 03/01/2010 at 09:52 PM. Will try and fix today.

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Finance Term Sheet Vesting LLC 40

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

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.

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Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Non-Compete Cofounder 100

David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

Kupietzky held a variety of management roles in marketing, sales and product management at world-class technology companies: Digital Insight (Intuit), Loudcloud/Opsware (Hewlett-Packard) and Siebel Systems (Oracle). He began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Co. in Economics from Columbia University.

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Naming Government Intellectual Property LLC 122

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Instead of hearing from your long lost third-cousin, you will be inundated with an avalanche of ‘congratulatory’ emails, calls and letters from people who want to relieve you of the burden of your hard-earned equity round. IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. Many such ‘congratulations’ will come from consultants. link] Luis Rivera.

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Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder Technical Review 40

Agile VC

AUGUST 1, 2012

About 6-12 months ago you could hardly throw a rock in the startup ecosystem without hitting a VC expressing their enthusiasm for “mobile” Now the frenzy about mobile has extended into the mass media and public equity markets, though with trepidation as often as excitement.

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Early Growth Financial Services

JUNE 11, 2015

They’ll want to know what’s unique about your IP and … Continue reading → They are interested in whether or not your business solves a problem. In terms of investing criteria, they also want to get a read on the quality of your management team including: backgrounds, domain expertise, track record, and how cohesive you are.

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Angel Investor IP Early Stage Finance 28

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. In Los Angeles we don’t have “patron technology companies&# that are big enough to matter – we’re still hoping to see them emerge. LA and Seattle are in the second (or third) major wave of technology innovation.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

The investors and the entrepreneurs are – or should be – aware that the price of the company’s equity is set by the market – in simplest terms, what an informed buyer is willing to pay.   Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors.

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

blog.simeonov.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

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.

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Founder Vesting Agile Startup 44

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. The founders may believe they are onto such a good idea that they don’t want to give up any equity. To keep the equity we out-sourced. Nice article.

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Bootstrapping Offshore Startup EC2 41

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

The more brand equity you have, the easier it will be to get customers onside. It goes into more detail, such as how likely they are to be a market leader and which technologies they’re using. Tools for IP-targeted ads: MRP ; Terminus. Because of this, even a small deal may warrant a one-to-one marketing approach.

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Customer Marketing Channel Acquisition 98

Up and Running

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Initially investing across a broad technological landscape securing multiple patents ensures a more difficult and expensive challenge for competitors to uncover design-arounds for each of the unique patents with any knock-off. Patent battles can be existential risks and full-time help with the requisite expertise is key. Thinking long-term.

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Technical Review Portfolio Startup Intellectual Property 88

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

Most people I think at least in the technology community know you as the inventor of Soylent and the company by the same name. It seemed like it was a field that was held back a lot mostly by people misunderstanding the technology or sloppy use of the technology. The technology is called, "Lateral flow assay."

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Technical Review Software Review Finance Technology 68

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I think it’s a huge mistake to outsource technology as a startup. Ideally you can pay them based + equity so that you’ll get their attention and focus on the project. There’s no formula however I do know … the more you build before you need to hire / partner, the more equity you can keep. Offer equity to a programmer?

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