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The Screwy Logic of Crowdfunding and Venture Fund Regulation

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I would say something like, "You should see the number of complicated disclosures I had to had to pay a lawyer tens of thousands of dollars to put into my fund's legal docs," that is, if I could say anything about the fundraising status of any fund that I might have at all. tanning salon/seed fund combo.

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Going to Raise VC? Here’s a Primer on Process, People, Deck

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Will a VC sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement)? If they say yes you get a term sheet and once this is signed it is usually 3-6 weeks until your legal docs get signed and you’re funded. If they did they would be in constant violation because VCs often see 3-4+ companies in every market that they operation.

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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

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The move came as a shock to many in the tech business community, in which we’ve become accustomed to real-time disclosure by company executives through social media. Compressing 80 years of history into a paragraph, securities regulation here is fundamentally a disclosure-based system. What could be wrong with more transparency?

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. You need to own your legal agreements. Disclosure: he’s my cousin.

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Revisiting Paul Graham’s “High Resolution” Financing

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disclosure: I’m an angel investor in Gendai Games, but not on social proof but on the relationship I built with Michael during Launchpad and the traction he’s had with major iPhone & iPad developers). He’s fine with equity provided it’s cheap to paper it legally. But that’s what great angels do.

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JOBS Act Title III and Crowdfunding: What We Know So Far

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There is some wiggle room, however, as organizations can include up to 35 non-accredited investors if offering full disclosure. Similarly, templates for introducing legislature, organizing crowdfund campaigns, and total disclosure documents are circulating, helping to streamline the entire process. will increase from 3.5

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Do It Right The First Time, Part II: Visit the Doctor or House Call?

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This week we’ll delve into what , exactly, is necessary or desirable to lay a solid legal foundation for a startup to build upon. I’m reluctant to give legalistic disclaimers, but in this instance, I do need to emphasize that the material in this article is legal information , not legal advice. Newco, Inc.”)

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