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What is Convertible Equity?

The Entrepreneurial Mind

Chris Sloan — past chairman of the Nashville Tech council and one of Nashville’s preeminent tech / startup lawyers — joins me as co-host on a new show called Breaking Business, where we explore the convergence of entrepreneurship and the law. Breaking Business : Pilot. appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.'

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An Alternative to the Uncertainty of Outcoursing

The Entrepreneurial Mind

DevDigital has offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Baroda, India. DevDigital does about 80 percent work for hire and 20 percent projects in which they take equity in exchange for Web site development. “My ENTREPRENEURIAL PROFILE : Peter Marcum: DevDigital.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

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. Equity should be saved for people who will deliver ongoing value to your venture. link] Luis Rivera.

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New Microfund Launched

The Entrepreneurial Mind

There is a new source of start-up capital in Nashville. Each of the selected concepts will receive $15,000 in equity capital and special arrangements with participating partners for marketing, accounting, legal and technology services. JumpStart Foundry will focus on very early-stage concepts.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

When it comes to founders, Texas has jewelry mogul, Kendra Scott; Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban of Shark Tank; Whitney Wolfe Herd of Bumble; video game developer, John Carmack; Vista Equity Partners Founder, Robert Smith; Michael Dell of Dell Technologies; and now Elon Musk of SpaceX and Tesla!

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Finding Money in the 2010's

The Entrepreneurial Mind

I received a very timely e-mail this morning from a Belmont alum, who is trying to start a business here in Nashville. After all, you need equity in your home to be able to lend against it. Our book is about raising money in light of the new economic realities we now face. She wanted advice on where to find money.

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White Collar Crime Spree

Altgate

He is apparently the sole equity owner of this 250 attorney firm and reportedly spent $40 million on artwork hanging on the law office walls. Biaggio is a venture capitalist (founder of Sand Hill Capital) and part owner of NHL team Nashville Predators is caught fraudulently obtaining loans and using investor capital for personal expenses.

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