Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

This includes website content and software code as well as the more obvious examples in media and publishing. Every original work is automatically copyrighted under US law upon creation, whether or not registered (although there can be significant benefits to registration ).

Intellectual Property 149

Intellectual Property Technical Review Software Review IP 149

Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Local media cover it. Many local angel investment groups work with a local event that creates the illusion of a business pitch contest, awarding investment to the winner. There are multiple benefits to this type of arrangement. The event generates local buzz. And new angel investors are trained and oriented.

Software Review 79

Software Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Angel Investor 79

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Never missing an opportunity for a good war story, I’d like to revisit one high-profile transaction, the $650 million acquisition of MySpace by Fox Interactive Media in 2005, on which I spent many sleepless nights along with the rest of the deal team.

Valuation 98

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

Gust

MAY 24, 2012

This is nothing new; long favored by family-controlled media empires such as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation , among Internet firms alone, Google took a dual-class approach when going public in 2004. Options and warrants, when issued, are also typically exercisable for shares of Common Stock.

IPO 159

IPO Equity Common Stock Stock 159

Gust

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Without these two laws (or their equivalent), the social media revolution of the past decade would have been stillborn.

IPO 110

IPO Prospectus SEC Intellectual Property 110