Launching A Venture: Ten Tips For Entrepreneurs
Below are ten tips for entrepreneurs who are launching a start-up that will seek venture capital (“VC”) financing. 1. Protect Yourself from Personal Liability. The entrepreneur’s first step in...
View ArticleBehind The Big Law-Firm Curtain: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
I’ve been doing deals as a corporate attorney for over 15 years now, including nearly 8 years in the trenches at two big law firms in New York City. Accordingly, I thought it would be helpful for...
View ArticleSec Form D And Related Securities Laws: Q&A For Entrepreneurs
As I mentioned in a recent post, one of things that surprised me when I moved to Southern California from New York City in 2005 was the lack of sophistication of some of the players in the so-called...
View ArticleIssuing Stock Options: Ten Tips For Entrepreneurs
Fred Wilson, a New York City-based VC, wrote an interesting post a few days ago entitled “Valuation and Option Pool,” in which he discusses the “contentious” issue of the inclusion of an option pool in...
View ArticleTechcrunch Gets It Wrong Re Tweetphoto CEO (Plus, Lessons For Entrepreneurs)
Introduction Yesterday evening, Michael Arrington of TechCrunch posted an interesting piece entitled “TweetPhoto CEO Says Too Much In Interview, Gets Fired. And That’s Just The Beginning…” (which has...
View ArticleDoing Deals in the New Decade: 7 Tips for Entrepreneurs
Introduction This post is a longer, more comprehensive version of the post I wrote a couple of weeks ago for VentureHacks, one of the best websites for startups, in which I recommended five New Year’s...
View ArticleMotivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: We Have the Talent, But Heart Is Going...
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar Welcome to our weekly series entitled “Motivational Clips for...
View ArticleHelping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Jeff Bezos
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our new weekly series entitled “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a short video interview or presentation of a successful entrepreneur,...
View ArticleHelping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Keith Rabois (of Slide)
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series entitled “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we post a short video presentation or interview of a successful entrepreneur, investor...
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Determination via Jessica Livingston
Introduction I’ve been reading the book Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days written by Jessica Livingston, a co-founder of Y Combinator (a seed-stage venture firm) and a very smart and...
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How Do I Raise Seed Capital If I Don’t Know Any Investors? – Part 2
Introduction This post is part 2 of my three-part series: “How do I raise seed capital if I don’t know any investors?” In part 1, I discussed the importance of hustling and building relationships in...
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What Makes a Great Entrepreneur?
Introduction I’ve worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs over my 17+ years of practicing law, and clients and friends ask me all the time: “What makes a great entrepreneur? Why do some entrepreneurs...
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Back to New York City: How I Came Full Circle
Background As I have previously discussed, I began my legal career as a corporate associate at two major law firms in New York City. After nearly eight years, however, I realized I wanted to spend the...
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Do More Faster – Part I
Introduction I just finished reading the book Do More Faster, which is a collection of blog posts/articles by successful entrepreneurs and investors edited by David Cohen, the founder and CEO of...
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Do More Faster – Part II
Introduction This is part 2 of 2 of my post regarding the excellent book Do More Faster, which is a collection of articles/blog posts by successful entrepreneurs and investors, including the editors...
View ArticleBiggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make – Part 1
Below is a video of my presentation a couple of months ago at a TechZulu event at CoLoft in Santa Monica. I hope you enjoy it (despite the audio issues); it starts at the 9:43 mark. Cheers, Scott Video...
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Venture Capitalists at Work – Part 1
INTRODUCTION I just finished reading the book Venture Capitalists at Work, which is a collection of solid interviews by Tarang Shah of certain highly-successful investors. I have set forth below some...
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Venture Capitalists at Work – Part 3
INTRODUCTION This is the third and final part of my series on the book Venture Capitalists at Work, which is a solid collection of interviews by Tarang Shah of certain highly-successful investors. I...
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More Words of Wisdom from Marc Andreessen
To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our series “Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of...
View ArticleMotivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “Get Out There and Do It”
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar Welcome to our weekly series “Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Each...
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