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Twitter Link Roundup #216 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Good read for entrepreneurs & startup employees on liquidation preferences – crowdspring.co/1neVvzy. You Can Build a Community, But You Will Never Control It | by CC Chapman – crowdspring.co/1j0RIjh. Online commenter critical of business can be sued for defamation, Oregon court says – crowdspring.co/1d6RpW8.

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New Plain Preferred Term Sheet

www.founderinstitute.com

You can contact Adam J.August at 1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 700 | McLean, Virginia 22102 Phone 703.720.8059 | Fax 703.720.8610 adam.august@hklaw.com | www.hklaw.com Affinity Lab is an entrepreneurial launch platform serving a rich community of Washington DC businesses, non-profits and start-ups.

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Not Building a Unicorn

Austin Startup

While I work with a few companies in Silicon Valley, the vast majority of my clients are either in Austin or ecosystems that look much more like Austin than SV; “second tier” tech communities. First, investors will sometimes be willing to take a higher valuation if it means getting a heavier liquidation preference.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

He’s totally tapped into the startup communities in Silicon Valley and a bit in LA. You need to know how liquidations preferences work. I’ve met several people from Cooley Godward who have stellar reputations in this category. I know Mike Lincoln in Washington DC does. So it doesn’t have to be a small firm.

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Should Entrepreneurs Attend Business School?

Up and Running

C Corp versus LLC, non-competes, liquidation preferences, preferred versus common stock, and so on). During our fundraising conversations, I’ve been constantly amazed by the percent of people I’ve spoken to in the venture capital community that have MBAs.

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Series A Startup CEO Salary

The Startup Lawyer

The startup community focuses most of the term sheet discussion on liquidation preferences and anti-dilution , but startup CEO salary is nonetheless an important issue. The Importance of Startup CEO Salary.

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

Management has the wrong pedigree, is geographically undesirable, competes in the wrong industry, and/or has a business model that lacks "scalability credibility" with the venture community. And they hire very aggressive securities attorneys to represent their interests. My suggestions for the investors seeking emerging companies to back?