Startup Lawyer

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  • Never Ever Ever Ever Pay to Pitch

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    Your startup should never have to pay $$$ to pitch to potential investors. Period. Jason Calacanis authored an epic post on the topic of paying to pitch as well. It’s a great read. Just remember that no matter how hard it is to source funds, your startup should never have to cough up its own…

  • 6 Traps To Avoid When Raising Capital

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    Brad Sugars of Action International has published an article titled “6 Biggest Mistakes in Raising Startup Capital.” In the article, Brad lists the following as the 6 biggest mistakes you can make when raising capital for your startup: 1. Half-baked business plans 2. Focusing too much on the idea and too little on the management…

  • Why Your Startup Company Needs to Keep the Number of its Investors Low

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    Ryan Roberts
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    If you can’t self-fund your startup company and must take on investors, keep the number of your investors as low as possible. A low number of investors will reduce your startup company’s transaction costs and headaches associated with raising funds. I’d rather my client raise $90k from one investor than $100k collectively from ten based…