David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share. Our founders realized that investors needed to learn interactively, on-demand, on very specific topics, and in an atmosphere of trust.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

The Startup Lawyer

JUNE 9, 2010

Earlier this year, this issue presented itself when a client was the lead investor in a Series A round of about $2MM at a $4MM pre-money. The term sheet was pretty much a done deal, when the startup’s CEO demanded a salary of $25,000. Not all startup founders understand this tenet. Case Study.

Salary 99

Salary Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Liquidity Event 99

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Some on demand companies, given worker classification issues, seem potentially more challenged to make their economics work given new rulings. The Chicago startup community better help these guys--consider yourselves on notice!! Some, like Uber and AngelList, have seemingly gotten over the hump on it.

Chicago 60

Chicago Security Lead Investor Government 60

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

They dropped their number one selling product and switched to a competitor’s product while managing not to lose a single sale. There is no secret, just a lot of hard work and screening of both startups and investors. All investors must be accredited with a couple of deals already under their belt. I argue the opposite.

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Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292