Should Investors and Founders Take Cues from Hollywood?
Investors have long been directing their funding to companies with a social conscience and lead investors in most early-stage companies will ask for board represe…
Things You Need to Know About the New Assumed Business Name Law
Effective on December 1, 2017, a new North Carolina law created a public, state-wide database of assumed business names, which will simplify filing assu…
Supreme Court Upholds Employer Clauses that Prevent Class Actions, but Is It Really so Great?
The Supreme Court has released its decision in the Epic Systems case. The case sought to decide if an employment agreement waiver of class action litigation and a…
Financing Your Startup with Security: Securities Law Basics
If your company plans to raise money by selling stock or convertible notes (also known as “securities”), then your company must comply with federal an…
What is Hangar6?
I had the pleasure of attending the grand opening for Hangar6 last week. It was a great excuse to get out of the office on such a beautiful day after all the rain…
QSB Stock—A Hidden Gem
In recent years, startup companies have increasingly chosen to form as Subchapter S corporations or a limited liability company. There have historically been clea…
If you think the Harvey Weinstein scandal won’t affect your company, think again!
Initially, it seemed like the Harvey Weinstein scandal would be limited to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood as one star after another came forward with allegati…
4 Tips to More Effectively Manage Legal Costs
Some issues are critical to your business and you are willing to spend whatever it takes to prevail on that issue. However, many of the day to day items which you…
Female Founders: Would you use this Life Hack?
Fortune’s blog “The World’s Most Powerful Women” by Claire Zillman, recently highlighted the story of two female founders who invented a f…
Top 5 Ways for Founder Groups to Work Effectively with Counsel
Pick a Lead SingerIt can be frustrating with so many personalities and opinions to have one voice to communicate for the company. Choosing one of the fo…
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