Cofounder Equity IP Sales 
David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. From traditional equity VC, Flexible VC borrows the option to pursue and reap the rewards of an outsized exit. Of the Inc.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2019
It proved to be fortuitous because it allowed me the time & space I needed to get to know tons of founders and VCs and to hone my craft. Defensible IP When I’m asked by newer, younger VC partners for advice on our sector, one of the things I always emphasize is looking for companies who have built defensible intellectual property (IP).
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Hippoland
APRIL 10, 2016
Dear elizy : I started a company in school with two co-founders. Ada is my professor, and we are using her lab, and the company is based on her research, though the IP is assigned to the company. We are trying to decide how much equity to allocate to each person. Let’s call them Ada and Bob.
This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
You just don't wind up with $25 million to name a dorm unless you've gotten equity upside in something. I've been thinking a lot about what an innovation-friendly school looks like and have a few thoughts--and it doesn't just mean building labs or creating more flexible IP licensing schemes. Support the student club ecosystem.
VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
Very cool concept and I want to thank the founder Adil Mohammed for inviting me to take part in it. It’s nice to have protected IP, but that will mostly matter later on in the event of an acquisition. I’ve learned this first hand from Mark Gerson, the founder of Gerson Lehrman Group. Patented Technology?
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. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc.
mashable.com
OCTOBER 16, 2010
All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. The result is that many venture capital firms are now making smaller angel investments in an attempt to get close with startup founders that are likely to raise bigger funding rounds later on. Work from Anywhere: 9 Handy Portable.
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