Category: Startup Lawyer
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AI Didn’t Kill Startup Lawyers. It Just Gave Everyone Better Tools.
“It’s always been difficult to make a good record. To be perfectly honest with you, it’s really about the person that’s pushing the buttons. No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record. Everything that I used to do is…
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Acceleration Book Update – 1 Month
I wanted to give a brief update on the launch of my new startup law book. The book was launched March 5, 2019 and on the very next day…I left for a family vacation on the other side of the world. So, no real marketing push other than a blog post and a LinkedIn update.…
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Acceleration Startup Law Book Title and Cover Design
Thought I might take some time to explain the origin of the title and the book cover design for “Acceleration: What All Entrepreneurs Must Know About Startup Law“. The Title — Acceleration Quite often a new client will start off our first meeting with something like “We messed up the legal at our last startup so we…
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So I wrote a Startup Law Book called “Acceleration”
If you follow this blog, then you probably know new posts have been harder to find than a four-leafed clover in the desert. But I had a good reason — I’ve spent the good portion of the last 3 years putting together a startup law book, when I wasn’t doing my venture lawyer day job…
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Tech Wildcatters Pitch Day May 2016
Tech Wildcatters, the original Dallas accelerator, is hosting their first pitch day of 2016 on May 26th at the House of Blues in Dallas. Here’s the streamlined agenda: 12:45pm — Accredited Investor Preview 1:30pm — Doors Open to General Public 2:15pm — Program/Pitches 3:30pm — Happy Hour It’s free to attend, but be sure to register…
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2015 StartupLawyer.com Upgrade
I am happy to present an upgraded StartupLawyer.com! While just a soft launch, we added a left-side navigation bar with the intent of making content more accessible. Early reviews have been positive: About a year ago we released a Glossary. Now with a custom plugin, we have integrated those defined terms into applicable blog posts. If a glossary term is used in a…
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Introducing the Startup Law Glossary
In case you didn’t know, this blog contains a glossary of terms that startups may encounter anywhere from their initial startup to sale/IPO. You can reach it at the top of each page by clicking on ‘glossary’ or directly via https://startuplawyer.com/startup-law-glossary. We started out with about 150 terms but now we’re just shy of 500.…
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Technology Startup Law Firm Now Accepting Bitcoin
My firm has decided to start accepting payment via bitcoin. We had our first bitcoin transaction yesterday from a client that just so happens to be in the bitcoin space. The firm decided to go with Coinbase as our “international digital wallet”. The firm made the decision to accept bitcoin since we represent tech savvy…
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Insights Seminar: Convertible Notes
On January 22, 2014, my law firm is putting on a seminar on the topic of Convertible Notes. I will be the presenter and will discuss topics such as the pros and cons of a convertible debt round to specific terms and structural tactics. The seminar is free for entrepreneurs (and investors) and will be…
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Insights Seminar: IP 101 for the Entrepreneur
If you are going to be in the Dallas area on December 13, my firm is putting on a seminar for startups titled “IP 101 for the Entrepreneur – the basics of IP and debunking common misconceptions“. David Foster, a patent lawyer, will be presenting along with Anna Benefiel, a Licensing Associate in the Office…