FEATURED ARTICLE

Is a VC About to Steal Your Startup Grant?

Venture Capital Firms. They won’t grant you a meeting. If you do get a meeting they won’t sign your nda. And you’ll be lucky if your startup gets any funding. Making matters worse, they could be about to commandeer federal grant... 

STARTUP ISSUES

How Much to Pay Your Startup Lawyer

Think back to the last time you wrote a business plan for a startup. Do you recall your estimated expense for legal fees? $1,000? $10,000? $0? How much to spend on legal fees is a common issue for startup companies with more than one correct answer.... 

VENTURE CAPITAL

Is a VC About to Steal Your Startup Grant?

Venture Capital Firms. They won’t grant you a meeting. If you do get a meeting they won’t sign your nda. And you’ll be lucky if your startup gets any funding. Making matters worse, they could be about to commandeer federal grant... 

INCORPORATION

Why Customizing Your Startup Documents to Your Industry is a Mistake

You need to customize your articles of incorporation and corporate bylaws if you are serious about doing things the right way at your startup company. But be careful how you customize these important startup documents. Don’t fall into a common... 

CORPORATE LAW

Funding Your Buy-Sell Agreement For All Scenarios

Before you execute a buy-sell agreement, make sure that you have adequately funded it. To adequately fund your buy-sell agreement, take each event that would trigger your buy-sell agreement (death, disability, retirement, etc.) and ask yourself “If... 

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Buy or Sell a Startup at BizTrader.com

A new online marketplace for buying and selling companies officially launched this week: BizTrader.com. I believe BizTrader will be a strong competitor to the current company marketplace juggernaut, BizBuySell.com. Both BizTrader and BizBuySell charge...