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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. You need to know how liquidations preferences work. I worked with Sam Angus at Fenwick & West.

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How Open Should a Startup CEO be with Staff?

Both Sides of the Table

9 months seems like a lifetime but given how long it will take to ship your V1 product (5 months) and how long it will take to raise your next round (3-4 months) there isn’t a lot of room for error. How can you show “traction” on a product that just launched? They want the end product. Are tacking.

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Twitter Link Roundup #215 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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Good read for entrepreneurs & startup employees on liquidation preferences – crowdspring.co/1neVvzy. Guerilla tips for raising venture capital | VentureBeat – crowdspring.co/P6hM3O. Does A Billion-Dollar Valuation Buy Employee Happiness? ReadWrite – crowdspring.co/1ekm5xR.

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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. The Best PR Advice You’ve Never Heard – from Facebook’s Head of Tech Communications – crowdspring.co/1j0R45o. 10 amazing examples of product packaging design – crowdspring.co/1ekutxe.