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How To Launch a Startup and Avoid Ending-up in Jail

Scott Edward Walker

Not only are there key contractual issues that must be buttoned-down (like vesting and IP assignment ), but also there is a minefield of laws and regulations that must be complied with. Introduction I love working with startups – and trying to protect founders and watch their backs.

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The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

Prior to the event, I conducted a legal workshop entitled “The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make,” which I have uploaded below. i) Rule 506 preempts State law, which means all you have to do is file a Form D and pay a filing fee; and (ii) no disclosure requirement/PPM Possible to sell to “friends and family” (e.g.,

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The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

Mistake #2 : not buttoning-down IP ownership issues (at 10:20). Mistake #2: Not Buttoning-Down IP Ownership Issues. CA exception – CA Labor Code Section 2870: (i) different space, (ii) not using employer’s facilities and (iii) idea/IP is not based upon work done for employer. Possible to sell to “friends and family” (e.g.,

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7 Web Form Optimization Insights from Testing Hundreds of Forms

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Second, large clickable image buttons like the ones used in this web hosting finder reduce the number of clicks required to answer the question. For example, instead of forcing everyone to enter their country or search for it in a long dropdown list, why not just suggest the country they’re visiting the website from based on their IP address?

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Smart Bear Live 6: Jared from Padseeker.com

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

How can you trust the apartment management company to pay you the finder’s fee? Jared: Yeah, and that’s the thing is the whole idea of having multiple domains pointing to the same IP address. Jared: How would you go about saying you rented this apartment, and they printed this ad, and this is the person that did it?

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