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What You Need to Know About Down Round Financings Blog Post
What is a Down Round? A “down round” is a financing in which a company sells shares of its capital stock at a price per share that is less than…
Becoming a Director in an Indian Company Blog Post
Here are a few things that an investor should keep in mind when considering whether to become a director of an Indian company. Appointment Process The appointment process of becoming…
What You Need to Know About The NDA Blog Post
When a company is sharing its technology or other proprietary information with a potential strategic or commercial partner, it will want to ensure that the information is kept secret and not being used for an unauthorized purpose.
Trade Secrets: A Valuable Tool in Your IP Protection Strategy Blog Post
Introduction One of the most important things that a company can do to maintain its value is to take thoughtful steps to protect its intellectual property, its “secret sauce,” so…
Q4 2017 Quarterly VC Update: Michael Ronen on the State of Venture Capital Investing Blog Post
In conjunction with our Q4 Venture Financing Report, I sat down with Michael Ronen from SoftBank Investment Advisers to get his take on the state of venture capital investing. A…
Q3 2017 Quarterly VC Update: Lauren Loktev on the State of Venture Capital Investing Blog Post
In conjunction with our Q3 Venture Financing Report, I sat down with Lauren Loktev from Collaborative Fund to get her take on the current state of venture capital investing. A…
How to Handle Changes on Your Board of Directors Blog Post
Departing Directors Board members tend to stay with companies for a relatively long time, but, like employees, sometimes it makes sense for a board member to leave. Here is what I…
Maintaining Control of Your Brand Among 1,200 New gTLDs Blog Post
Good entrepreneurs know that a company must protect its trade marks and its brand from the outset. The primary means of doing so is to register trade marks in each…
10 Suggestions for UK Entrepreneurs Preparing to Raise Venture Capital Blog Post
Ready for show time? Is your story compelling enough to interest venture capital investors? Some businesses, even if they succeed, simply will not get large enough to deliver the kind…
Moonlighting Founders: 5 Steps to Help Protect Your Company Blog Post
For founders, moonlighting on a day job can be thorny. It isn’t lost on us that the vast majority of entrepreneurs have to start somewhere, and usually that somewhere is…
Post-Incorporation Checklist: 10 Next Steps to Consider Blog Post
Note that companies formed or registered in the US are required to submit beneficial ownership information reports to the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), unless...Four Steps to Minimize the Impact of Your Competitors’ Patents Blog Post
UK review by Colm Murphy The success of your new venture depends on avoiding costly and time consuming patent litigation. Mature companies often engage patent counsel to provide “freedom to…
Restrictive Covenants: What Startups Need to Know Blog Post
What exactly are “Restrictive Covenants”? “Restrictive Covenants” is a term used to describe provisions in an agreement that purport to restrict an employee from doing certain things after the employee…
The ABCs of CIIAAs: Protecting Employee-Generated IP Blog Post
Companies seeking to avoid employment disputes and to secure intellectual property rights to their employees’ inventions should make sure that all employees have signed confidentiality and inventions assignment agreements. These…
