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
The culture in a startup is also about moving fast, making informed guesses, learning when things go wrong (which they often will), and iterating and reiterating the design of the product or service until you get it right. This equity will vest over 2-3 years. 0.75% for directors and 1-2% for the chair.
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www.seriesseed.com
DECEMBER 9, 2012
These documents have been prepared for informational purposes and is not intended to (a) constitute legal advice (b) create an attorney-client relationship (c) be advertising or a solicitation of any type. There are some Vesting terms for founders in the term sheet but I can't find them in the others documents too.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 17, 2009
To the best of my knowledge US law allows you to work on your own resources and in your own hours and let you personally own your IP. In some countries outside the US (the UK for example) employers can specify in an employment contract that ANY IP you develop while you’re employed by that company is owned by them.
Up and Running
OCTOBER 14, 2015
What you may not have seen is the geographical information that tells you how many visits and conversions you’ve had from anywhere in the world. An example of where you can find this information from within Google Analytics. Most people are aware of the free Google Analytics tracking code you can simply copy and paste onto a website.
Scott Edward Walker
JUNE 23, 2011
Not only are there key contractual issues that must be buttoned-down (like vesting and IP assignment ), but also there is a minefield of laws and regulations that must be complied with. Introduction I love working with startups – and trying to protect founders and watch their backs.
Gust
DECEMBER 8, 2011
I’m reluctant to give legalistic disclaimers, but in this instance, I do need to emphasize that the material in this article is legal information , not legal advice. founders’ shares subject to vesting) and IRS filings for most favorable tax treatment of those shares. Pick a name for the new legal entity (e.g., Newco, Inc.”)
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