In retrospect, the signs were there. Three consecutive nights dreaming about legal document drafting, a 36-hour illness almost worthy of an ER visit, and brainlock. I was burned out. I finally decided to take a break this weekend. And I’m glad I did because now everything’s back to “normal.” Why
Last Thursday, I became the first lawyer to spend a day working from a startup coworking environment. (Well, I’ll make the claim until someone tells me otherwise.) Coworking is a collaboration space for developers, writers, and independents. My coworking application was approved a few weeks ago, after I made the
I’m often contacted by lawyers for advice about going solo or how to start a law firm. In the legal world, going solo is the equivalent of quitting your day job and launching your startup full-time. So I’m dedicating this blog post to provide some background about how I launched
I got a pleasant surprise in my email inbox yesterday. Bambi Francisco (formerly of Dow Jones MarketWatch and currently founder of Vator.tv) suggested I become a contributor at Vator.tv’s recently-added Newsroom. Other Vator News contributors include Jeremy Liew, Fred Wilson, Don Dodge, Seth Godin, and Mark Cuban. (So I better
I thought I’d take Younoodle’s Startup Predictor for a test drive and therefore I had it value this blog. Younoodle is an online entrepreneur community and its “Startup Predictor” estimates what a startup company’s value will be in 3 years. (Hey if blog networks are getting VC funding, this blog
I attended the Dallas Startup Happy Hour (sponsored by SpringStage) last night. This was the second time I attended but this one was especially great because I got to bring along one of my clients who is working full-time on his startup. He got a much-needed break from coding and
The Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students and Y Combinator are co-sponsoring the 2008 Startup School at Stanford on April 19. Are you a hacker who has thought about one day starting a startup? Have you already started it? Then you’re invited to a free, one-day startup school this April
Just thought I’d mention that the Texas Bar Journal, a monthly publication of the State Bar of Texas, published an article from this blog in its February 2008 issue. The article featured in the technology section is “How to Optimize Your Blog Sale.” You can either read it here at
This collection of links will lead you to articles and other blog entries that deal with startup funding: How to Value Sweat Equity Why States and Banks are Teaming Up to Fund Your Company Another Startup Funding Contest SBA Financing Venture Capital Investments are Rising Where to Sit if You
I’ve been asked by the State Bar of Texas to help promote their YouTube contest, “Lone Star Stories: Texans on Justice.” It is believed that this is the first contest of its kind put on by a state bar association. The contest is intended to give all Texans a venue
