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Looking at the course of information “management’s” evolution over the past twenty years, companies have, in general, evolved to predominately rely on and store information digitally, yet un-securely and through paper documents, too. By Jesse Wood, CEO of eFileCabinet. MORE
The operational details of a small business can range from simple to wildly complex, but documenting them well is something you will never regret and something that (post-bus) may save your business! MORE
But to find what is important, we usually have to at least scan a document or email, engaged for no less than a short moment and perhaps for the full reading of the document before moving on to look for important issues to resolve. But there is good research to back up the statement that returning to a reading from a distraction causes the reader to lose up to 20% of his or her time in getting back to speed in mentally processing the document and its issues. MORE
To help you stay safe online, here are four tips to keeping your information safe online when ordering government documents from home. This eliminates any loopholes that can give hackers access to your government issued documents. MORE
The process of document scanning refers to the effective method of converting paper documents into digital documents so that a business or company can access their important information 24/7. Others document management document scanning online storage MORE
Rather than imperfectly describe formulas in legal documents we should be able to capture them precisely in a Google Sheet or Excel and append the file to the legal document. MORE
I want to make it clear, first, that I don’t confuse these business plan documents with the “real” business plans I recommend for every business. These formal business plans, in contrast, are documents. And most of these documents have the problem of built-in redundancy. The nature of this specialty-use kind of business plan document assumes that some people will read only the summary. I’m in my business plan marathon season again. MORE
Series Seed Financing Documents Blog. Documents. « About the Series Seed Documents | Main. Series Seed Financing Documents. Please note, these are the latest versions of the Series Seed Documents. These are the original versions of the Series Seed Documents. BEFORE DOWNLOADING THESE DOCUMENTS PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER. ?. I've not included those in this project (nor the other documents requested above). MORE
As multichannel data continues to overwhelm small businesses, trying desperately to collect and organize a deluge of data like paper receipts, invoices, legal documents, and scattered digital assets, a digital management system to handle of all that data becomes a necessity. MORE
You can opt for document to PDF, combine files to PDF, web to PDF, as well as PDF to Word, Excel or images. How to convert documents to PDF with Docs.Zone. Alongside the fact that you can transform simple documents to PDF, you can also merge them to PDF as well. MORE
Businesses that are tired of the tedium of data entry and wish there was a better way to digitize and organize their documents can rest assured — there is. Scanning, reading and digitizing your documents. Documents do not have to be in a predefined format. MORE
I wrote an article for LaunchDFW titled “SAFE and SOUND? A Primer on the new YC Docs“ It’s somewhat geared towards the Dallas Fort Worth startup scene, but I believe it’s probably relevant for most of the country/world. Venture Capital MORE
Here are some tips to better manage your documents: 1. Consistent Naming of Documents. For instance, you can list the type of document first, the client it is intended for as second, the date as third, and the date the file was created last. MORE
There are several ways you can go about saving money, but one of the best and easiest is to use document management software (DMS). No matter what type of business you have, document management software is a crucial piece to cost savings. By Benoy Tamang, CEO of eFileCabinet. MORE
Home document management software is a tool that can turn niche employees like consultants, freelancers, and independent contractors into powerful, market-disrupting professionals. The perks of working for a company are well-documented, and among these perks is comfort and stability. MORE
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about The Proliferation of Standardized Seed Financing Documents. A week or so later, my partner Jason Mendelson wrote a post titled Why There Will Never be a Standard Set of Seed Documents. I’ve concluded that Jason is right so rather than torture myself, I’m failing fast with regard to trying to help create a set of standardized seed documents. A few said “I don’t see the problem – it’s fine having multiple seed documents.” MORE
It’s a common misconception that the ‘convertible note’ is the only legal document used in a convertible debt financing. Finally, the most often overlooked document is the consent of the startup’s board of directors with respect to the convertible debt round. I often receive emails from entrepreneurs asking for a ‘sample convertible note’ which I assume they are planning to use on their own. MORE
It is always worth discussing the importance of business governance and why certain documents are critical to the survival of your business. Business Law Grow business governance legal documents starting a business MORE
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If you’re anything like me, you’ve got various important business documents scattered in different locations. I use DropBox, Google Drive and iCloud, and I have many critical documents scattered in those cloud services that are so buried within I lose track of them. MORE
Documents in the startup ecosystem evolve. For example, convertible note documents are more complex now compared to 5 years ago (e.g., price caps and price cap regulators). Most of the evolution has to do with real-world experiences of investors and startups. Other times complexity can be chalked up to “deal over-engineering.” ” Some incubators are guilty […]. Startup Issues MORE
Successful businesses execute standard processes consistently. Here's a look at six tools designed to boost workflow, productivity and overall performance. Back Office Grow back office business process management business systems managing workflow process management productivity workflow MORE
Does your business or department still work with paper documents? While paper documents and locked filing cabinets used to be the mainstream way, now holding out against digitization not only makes you an anachronism, it could be putting your private information at unnecessary risk. MORE
Mastering document management search and store features is one of the first steps in effectively leveraging a document management solution. We’ll begin by assessing some of the cloud-based document management functions of these solutions. by Jesse Wood, CEO of eFileCabinet. MORE
If you’re in business or involved in the financial side of running one, such as working in bookkeeping, there are certain accounting documents that are fundamental to monitoring a company’s financial position. The documents. So what are the main finance documents to be aware of? MORE
VC Cafe summarized some of the better ‘open source’ legal docs out there – it’s certainly not a replacement for a lawyer – but it will help you get a leg up to see the documents and understand them before you actually sign the dotted line. MORE
It is not common for the CEO of a rapidly growing company to think of slowing down the furious pace enough to have each manager (including the CEO) document the job process managed, as well as see to the documentation for each process managed below. MORE
Series AA Equity Financing Documents Y Combinator and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati are happy toannounce the Series AA Equity Financing Documents. These documents were originally created for YC-funded startups to use whenraising angel rounds. MORE
The overall algorithm works by computing both text and structural features on parts of the document and based on these features, decide if the observed part of the document belongs to the article text or not. Now let’s take a look at the representation of documents used in MSS. MORE
Changing the deal that late in the game is nearly impossible, after other investors have already completed their documents and the deal supposedly put to bed. How do you confront the investors who have already agreed to terms and even perhaps signed their documents? MORE
There will never be a single standard set of financing documents, whether for seed or venture capital rounds. And interestingly, the variance in documents increases as the deals get smaller. The closest to a standard set is the NVCA forms, but those are for larger Series A/B/C type rounds. Regardless, it seems like each firm (or […]. Startup Issues MORE
In fact, let me provide an important warning: If you create these documents, don't have input from a technical resource, take it to a development shop and they provide you a price. It's fine to send out documents that have older information. MORE
When you’re starting a company though, there are a few employee documents you are legally required to keep and a few we would strongly encourage you to keep. Documents you have to keep W-4 — This is the Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate. This document tells you how much federal income tax to withhold from each employee’s paycheck. This guest post was contributed by Justworks. MORE
Document management software (DMS) makes it easy for employees to access the information and records they need in order to do their jobs, regardless of whether they’re in the office or not. Jesse Wood is the CEO of document management software vendor, eFileCabinet. MORE
As of today’s announcement that Ted Wang at Fenwick & West has collaborated with a group of bay area early stage VC’s and angel investors to create the Series Seed Documents (the site isn’t up yet so I can’t opine on the quality of the docs but I expect them to be fine) we now have – at my count – four different standardized seed financing documents floating around the industry. TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (by Cooley). MORE
B ack in March, Andreessen Horowitz and Fenwick & West, LLP published a series of documents that would help structure early stage investments in startups. The documents have since been used in many deals already according to the site, SeriesSeed. Andreessen and Horowitz propose that while Series Seed documents offer equity stakes for investors, they offer several advantages: Costs – should be roughly the same (if not cheaper) than using industry standard debt documents. MORE
Called Founder's Workbench , the site includes a variety of free, self-service tools for generating basic legal documents. Documents that can be created include a Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, Consent of Board of Directors, and Common Stock Certificates. MORE
Every startup needs a sound skeleton to hold it together, and document management software is just the thing. Imagine you do lose that very important document. A document management plan is exactly what you need to both stay organized and secure. MORE
Research by Content Marketing Institute (and partners) shows that only 32% B2B businesses in 2016 had a documented content strategy. And at the same time, 48% businesses cited a documented content marketing strategy as the reason for their overall improvement in content effectiveness. MORE
Whether you’re at home, on vacation, or meeting with a client, you need access to your company’s documents wherever you go. A Mobile Document Management Software is an affordable, efficient, and modern way to take control of all your document management needs. MORE
Business documents are very important and should be stored safely. If you need to retrieve information from such documents in the future, it can be done easily. That is why every business should strive to keep their documents safely. MORE
SeriesSeed.com Series Seed Financing Documents Blog Home Documents Blog Archives Subscribe 09/02/2010 Version 2.0 and why Series Seed Documents are better than capped convertible notes “First they ignore you. That said, I think this quote accurately captures the life-cycle of creating a simple set of documents for early stage investment. of the Series Seed Documents as well as a red-line showing the changes I’ve made from the original set. MORE
Jessie mentions that for decades the world have been focused on “system of records” which is actually focusing on documents. Here is the additional interview promised from the Enterprise 2.0 Conference. MORE
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JANUARY 23, 2018
Does your business or department still work with paper documents? While paper documents and locked filing cabinets used to be the mainstream way, now holding out against digitization not only makes you an anachronism, it could be putting your private information at unnecessary risk.
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You can opt for document to PDF, combine files to PDF, web to PDF, as well as PDF to Word, Excel or images. How to convert documents to PDF with Docs.Zone. Alongside the fact that you can transform simple documents to PDF, you can also merge them to PDF as well.
YFS Magazine
MAY 11, 2019
It is always worth discussing the importance of business governance and why certain documents are critical to the survival of your business. Business Law Grow business governance legal documents starting a business
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 15, 2017
Whether you’re at home, on vacation, or meeting with a client, you need access to your company’s documents wherever you go. A Mobile Document Management Software is an affordable, efficient, and modern way to take control of all your document management needs.
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The process of document scanning refers to the effective method of converting paper documents into digital documents so that a business or company can access their important information 24/7. Others document management document scanning online storage
The Startup Magazine
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Business documents are very important and should be stored safely. If you need to retrieve information from such documents in the future, it can be done easily. That is why every business should strive to keep their documents safely.
YoungUpstarts
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There are several ways you can go about saving money, but one of the best and easiest is to use document management software (DMS). No matter what type of business you have, document management software is a crucial piece to cost savings. By Benoy Tamang, CEO of eFileCabinet.
YoungUpstarts
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Businesses that are tired of the tedium of data entry and wish there was a better way to digitize and organize their documents can rest assured — there is. Scanning, reading and digitizing your documents. Documents do not have to be in a predefined format.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 20, 2014
Every startup needs a sound skeleton to hold it together, and document management software is just the thing. Imagine you do lose that very important document. A document management plan is exactly what you need to both stay organized and secure.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 29, 2017
Looking at the course of information “management’s” evolution over the past twenty years, companies have, in general, evolved to predominately rely on and store information digitally, yet un-securely and through paper documents, too. By Jesse Wood, CEO of eFileCabinet.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 29, 2019
In this digital world, documents and other transactions are now done through computers. In this modern age, the filing of documents and data archiving still holds a place in the majority of workplaces. For example, a rubber band can hold documents that are too thick for a binder.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Home document management software is a tool that can turn niche employees like consultants, freelancers, and independent contractors into powerful, market-disrupting professionals. The perks of working for a company are well-documented, and among these perks is comfort and stability.
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 1, 2010
As of today’s announcement that Ted Wang at Fenwick & West has collaborated with a group of bay area early stage VC’s and angel investors to create the Series Seed Documents (the site isn’t up yet so I can’t opine on the quality of the docs but I expect them to be fine) we now have – at my count – four different standardized seed financing documents floating around the industry. TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (by Cooley).
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 6, 2010
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about The Proliferation of Standardized Seed Financing Documents. A week or so later, my partner Jason Mendelson wrote a post titled Why There Will Never be a Standard Set of Seed Documents. I’ve concluded that Jason is right so rather than torture myself, I’m failing fast with regard to trying to help create a set of standardized seed documents. A few said “I don’t see the problem – it’s fine having multiple seed documents.”
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 18, 2013
Here are some tips to better manage your documents: 1. Consistent Naming of Documents. For instance, you can list the type of document first, the client it is intended for as second, the date as third, and the date the file was created last.
The Equity Kicker
JULY 9, 2015
Rather than imperfectly describe formulas in legal documents we should be able to capture them precisely in a Google Sheet or Excel and append the file to the legal document.
The Startup Magazine
JANUARY 16, 2018
To help you stay safe online, here are four tips to keeping your information safe online when ordering government documents from home. This eliminates any loopholes that can give hackers access to your government issued documents.
SoCal CTO
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In fact, let me provide an important warning: If you create these documents, don't have input from a technical resource, take it to a development shop and they provide you a price. It's fine to send out documents that have older information.
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OCTOBER 5, 2015
The operational details of a small business can range from simple to wildly complex, but documenting them well is something you will never regret and something that (post-bus) may save your business!
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 22, 2018
If you’re in business or involved in the financial side of running one, such as working in bookkeeping, there are certain accounting documents that are fundamental to monitoring a company’s financial position. The documents. So what are the main finance documents to be aware of?
Brandanew
AUGUST 31, 2016
Research by Content Marketing Institute (and partners) shows that only 32% B2B businesses in 2016 had a documented content strategy. And at the same time, 48% businesses cited a documented content marketing strategy as the reason for their overall improvement in content effectiveness.
YFS Magazine
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Successful businesses execute standard processes consistently. Here's a look at six tools designed to boost workflow, productivity and overall performance. Back Office Grow back office business process management business systems managing workflow process management productivity workflow
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 22, 2013
If you’re anything like me, you’ve got various important business documents scattered in different locations. I use DropBox, Google Drive and iCloud, and I have many critical documents scattered in those cloud services that are so buried within I lose track of them.
Berkonomics
MARCH 28, 2013
It is not common for the CEO of a rapidly growing company to think of slowing down the furious pace enough to have each manager (including the CEO) document the job process managed, as well as see to the documentation for each process managed below.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Mastering document management search and store features is one of the first steps in effectively leveraging a document management solution. We’ll begin by assessing some of the cloud-based document management functions of these solutions. by Jesse Wood, CEO of eFileCabinet.
The Startup Lawyer
DECEMBER 18, 2013
I wrote an article for LaunchDFW titled “SAFE and SOUND? A Primer on the new YC Docs“ It’s somewhat geared towards the Dallas Fort Worth startup scene, but I believe it’s probably relevant for most of the country/world. Venture Capital
VC Cafe
JUNE 18, 2012
VC Cafe summarized some of the better ‘open source’ legal docs out there – it’s certainly not a replacement for a lawyer – but it will help you get a leg up to see the documents and understand them before you actually sign the dotted line.
The Startup Lawyer
JULY 17, 2012
It’s a common misconception that the ‘convertible note’ is the only legal document used in a convertible debt financing. Finally, the most often overlooked document is the consent of the startup’s board of directors with respect to the convertible debt round. I often receive emails from entrepreneurs asking for a ‘sample convertible note’ which I assume they are planning to use on their own.
The Startup Lawyer
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
Documents in the startup ecosystem evolve. For example, convertible note documents are more complex now compared to 5 years ago (e.g., price caps and price cap regulators). Most of the evolution has to do with real-world experiences of investors and startups. Other times complexity can be chalked up to “deal over-engineering.” ” Some incubators are guilty […]. Startup Issues
Berkonomics
MAY 17, 2011
But to find what is important, we usually have to at least scan a document or email, engaged for no less than a short moment and perhaps for the full reading of the document before moving on to look for important issues to resolve. But there is good research to back up the statement that returning to a reading from a distraction causes the reader to lose up to 20% of his or her time in getting back to speed in mentally processing the document and its issues.
ycombinator.com
MARCH 2, 2010
Series AA Equity Financing Documents Y Combinator and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati are happy toannounce the Series AA Equity Financing Documents. These documents were originally created for YC-funded startups to use whenraising angel rounds.
www.seriesseed.com
DECEMBER 9, 2012
Series Seed Financing Documents Blog. Documents. « About the Series Seed Documents | Main. Series Seed Financing Documents. Please note, these are the latest versions of the Series Seed Documents. These are the original versions of the Series Seed Documents. BEFORE DOWNLOADING THESE DOCUMENTS PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER. ?. I've not included those in this project (nor the other documents requested above).
The Startup Lawyer
DECEMBER 30, 2013
There will never be a single standard set of financing documents, whether for seed or venture capital rounds. And interestingly, the variance in documents increases as the deals get smaller. The closest to a standard set is the NVCA forms, but those are for larger Series A/B/C type rounds. Regardless, it seems like each firm (or […]. Startup Issues
www.seriesseed.com
MARCH 2, 2010
SeriesSeed.com Series Seed Financing Documents Blog Home Documents Blog Archives Subscribe 09/02/2010 Version 2.0 and why Series Seed Documents are better than capped convertible notes “First they ignore you. That said, I think this quote accurately captures the life-cycle of creating a simple set of documents for early stage investment. of the Series Seed Documents as well as a red-line showing the changes I’ve made from the original set.
Early Growth Financial Services
MAY 19, 2015
When you’re starting a company though, there are a few employee documents you are legally required to keep and a few we would strongly encourage you to keep. Documents you have to keep W-4 — This is the Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate. This document tells you how much federal income tax to withhold from each employee’s paycheck. This guest post was contributed by Justworks.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 15, 2018
As multichannel data continues to overwhelm small businesses, trying desperately to collect and organize a deluge of data like paper receipts, invoices, legal documents, and scattered digital assets, a digital management system to handle of all that data becomes a necessity.
Guy Nirpaz
NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Jessie mentions that for decades the world have been focused on “system of records” which is actually focusing on documents. Here is the additional interview promised from the Enterprise 2.0 Conference.
ReadWriteStart
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
Called Founder's Workbench , the site includes a variety of free, self-service tools for generating basic legal documents. Documents that can be created include a Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, Consent of Board of Directors, and Common Stock Certificates.
Berkonomics
DECEMBER 27, 2012
Changing the deal that late in the game is nearly impossible, after other investors have already completed their documents and the deal supposedly put to bed. How do you confront the investors who have already agreed to terms and even perhaps signed their documents?
tomazkovacic.com
MARCH 24, 2011
The overall algorithm works by computing both text and structural features on parts of the document and based on these features, decide if the observed part of the document belongs to the article text or not. Now let’s take a look at the representation of documents used in MSS.
Up and Running
APRIL 4, 2012
I want to make it clear, first, that I don’t confuse these business plan documents with the “real” business plans I recommend for every business. These formal business plans, in contrast, are documents. And most of these documents have the problem of built-in redundancy. The nature of this specialty-use kind of business plan document assumes that some people will read only the summary. I’m in my business plan marathon season again.
VC Cafe
OCTOBER 23, 2010
B ack in March, Andreessen Horowitz and Fenwick & West, LLP published a series of documents that would help structure early stage investments in startups. The documents have since been used in many deals already according to the site, SeriesSeed. Andreessen and Horowitz propose that while Series Seed documents offer equity stakes for investors, they offer several advantages: Costs – should be roughly the same (if not cheaper) than using industry standard debt documents.
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