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Selling Your Company 101 – Part 2
In my most recent blog, I described two vital areas that every company should closely consider, both as a general matter and in preparation for sale of the company: ensuring…
Selling Your Company 101 – Part 1
A large portion of my practice involves helping high-growth companies prepare for and work through the process of selling their company. Many M&A deals are messy in ways that could…
Series Seed Investments – Words to the Wise
As discussed in my previous blog, Series Seed documents are typically more appropriate for seed investments than the more complex and burdensome NVCA forms. However, since the initial release of…
Series Seed Investments – Shorter Simpler Documents?
One of the challenges of seed investments is that the time and expense involved in negotiating and documenting the investment can balloon to the point where the investment doesn’t make…
Care and Feeding of an Advisory Board
My last two blogs considered whether an advisory board is right for your company, as well as addressing some of the issues to consider once it has been decided to…
Advisory Boards – Getting Off to a Good Start
In my last blog I discussed the pros and cons of having an advisory board for your company. If you have decided to set up an advisory board, you now…
Advisory Board – Should I Have One?
Many of my clients have found that establishing an advisory board has been enormously helpful. However, other clients have had different and less happy experiences. For the benefit of anyone…
RSUs in a Pandemic
In recent years, restricted stock units (RSUs) have grown in popularity as a way for companies to provide employee compensation that helps align the employees’ and the company’s long-term interests.…
Venture Capital Versus Angel Funding: Know the Differences!
Many clients who are pursuing outside funding don’t fully understand the vast differences between venture capital and angel funding. This is unfortunate, because a company that is unaware of those…
Offering Equity in Your Company and SEC Rule 504
A fact of pursuing equity funding for your company is that every offering or sale of securities – whether stock, LLC interest, bonds, or other forms – is considered a…