NDAs Are Easy As MSVEPNFTL

Nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) are generally straightforward documents and follow a consistent format.… [more]

NDAs Are Easy As MSVEPNFTL NDAs Are Easy As MSVEPNFTL

5 MPH Over the Speed Limit? More Like Hitting a Hobo on a Dirt Road in West Virginia

If you have started a company that needs outside investors, then you have run into someone who offered… [more]

5 MPH Over the Speed Limit? More Like Hitting a Hobo on a Dirt Road in West Virginia 5 MPH Over the Speed Limit? More Like Hitting a Hobo on a Dirt Road in West Virginia

Why is a PPM like a BLT?

PPMs (Private Placement Memos for the uninitiated) look pretty complicated. They're usually thick documents… [more]

Why is a PPM like a BLT? Why is a PPM like a BLT?

Word Problems, or How to Shaft Your CTO

Issuing equity to an employee may seem like a simple process. Slap a title on him, give him some equity… [more]

Word Problems, or How to Shaft Your CTO Word Problems, or How to Shaft Your CTO

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  • NDAs Are Easy As MSVEPNFTLNDAs Are Easy As MSVEPNFTL

    Nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) are generally straightforward documents and follow a consistent format. People often pull a form off the internet, fill in the blanks and send it off to the other side. Likewise, recipients of NDAs often skim and sign them. In general, that’s OK. That beingContinue reading… »

  • 5 MPH Over the Speed Limit? More Like Hitting a Hobo on a Dirt Road in West Virginia5 MPH Over the Speed Limit? More Like Hitting a Hobo on a Dirt Road in West Virginia

    If you have started a company that needs outside investors, then you have run into someone who offered to raise money for you.  If it hasn’t happened to you yet, it will.  Sometimes it is an accountant or attorney who promises to introduce you to the people with the money.  Sometimes it is anContinue reading… »

  • Why is a PPM like a BLT?Why is a PPM like a BLT?

    PPMs (Private Placement Memos for the uninitiated) look pretty complicated. They're usually thick documents full of run-on sentences, some charts and a few paragraphs in all caps. A client asked me to describe a PPM's structure. I drew a picture of a simple sandwich. So why are PPMs frequentlyContinue reading… »

  • Word Problems, or How to Shaft Your CTOWord Problems, or How to Shaft Your CTO

    Issuing equity to an employee may seem like a simple process. Slap a title on him, give him some equity and a desk, if he hits a milestone, give him another chunk of equity. Easy, right? OK. Here's a word problem. A founder hires a CTO and promises to give him 10% of the company's stock. If theContinue reading… »

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    After the Pebble’s huge success on Kickstarter, every startup in the country realized that the crowdfunding provision in the JOBS Act might actually create a viable new method for raising capital. The crowdfunding provision of the JOBS Act (Title III), however, has eclipsed a potentially moreContinue reading… »