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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. I always try operate on the “Fixed Fee +&# arrangement.

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Bootstrapping vs. Raising Money

Spencer Fry

Without raising money, 1 of 2 situations would have fallen upon us: I would have had to dig deeper into my own pockets to continue to pay the contractor as well as hire others. These days, to even get noticed, you need to be 100% on point with design, product, copy and marketing. Hello, debt. You’ve raised. Something has to give.