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Recent Posts from The Startup Lawyer

• CoHabitat – Startup Weekend Dallas Launch Party

  CoHabitat is hosting the official Startup Weekend Dallas launch party this Friday night. A big thanks to Blake Burris for hosting the event. Where: 2517 Thomas Ave. Dallas 75201 When: Friday, November 20th; 10PM –…

• 2,000 Reasons To Attend Startup Weekend Dallas

  It was recently announced that over $2,000 in cash will be given away to the top teams at Startup Weekend Dallas. The prizes will be determined by community vote and some panelists. Register here for…

• Startup Weekend Dallas: 1 Day Left For 20% Off

  Before you get ready to go trick-or-treating, just wanted to give you a courtesy reminder that the 20% early-bird discount available to those wanting to attend Startup Weekend Dallas expires tomorrow night. Register with the…

• 5 Common Founder Mistakes

  This is a re-post of an article that I wrote about common founder mistakes for StartupLucky.com and Killerstartups.com (not sure if it went out yet). 1. Spending Too Much Time Keeping Your “Unique” Idea Top…

• Startup Weekend Dallas Discount Code

  There’s a 20% early-bird discount available to those wanting to attend Startup Weekend Dallas. Register with the code “swearlybird” before 6pm on October 30th to receive this discount. Buy tickets here, or find out more…

• Is Your Startup’s Name Available in Delaware?

  Delaware has a pretty sweet Name Availability Search Tool via their Division of Corporations. If your desired entity name isn’t available to reserve, then that name isn’t available for a new corporate entity filing in…

• Startup Weekend Dallas

  Startup Weekend is coming to Dallas the weekend of November 20-22 at the Big in Japan offices at the INFOMART. I’m one of the local organizers, so I’ll keep you updated as we get closer…

• Don’t Create an “Issuance Pool”

  “We want to have 30% of the startup company at exit.” -Anonymous Startup Founders Occasionally, founders will plan out their startup’s lifespan to the point of pre-determining their final equity figure after all hires and…

• Should Your Startup Hire a Finder?

  Raising capital is not easy. While startup entrepreneurs usually have a strong network of people within their own industry, many entrepreneurs lack contacts at venture capital firms and other angel groups. And even if the…

• Start-Up Tool Kit From Orrick

  Forgot to mention that Orrick released a Start-Up Tool Kit over the summer. From Orrick’s site: Orrick’s Start-Up Tool Kit is a comprehensive set of resources designed to aid start-ups and their founders on the…