Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Picking the right attorney in your startup is as important as picking the right business partner. My business partner and I made many mistakes in our first tech startup, and so many of them were the result of choosing a lawyer who was a terrible fit. My business partner and I were elated. We set off to raise our money.

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Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

I can’t tell you how often a client calls me up and says something like this: “Matt, we have this great new consultant who is going to make introductions to us to [pick type of business partner]. We will grant him/her X% fully diluted shares up front, and every time he/she makes an introduction, he/she will vest in 100 shares.”

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onstartups.com

JULY 11, 2012

homerun acquisitions and; b) do follow-on investments (pro-rata or more) often through multiple rounds and; c) invest in game-changing ideas that are incredibly risky; d) wait for companies to eventually get sold to see a return. And now that I've gotten to know the Angel community, it turns out I wasn't alone. Everyone wins.

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