My High Tech Startup
"Business and legal issues faced by start-ups, insights into technology companies and building an emerging company, trends in venture capital, and information for the entrepreneurial community."
Author: Eric A. Koester is an associate at Cooley Godward Kronish in Seattle.
Blawg Related Categories: Science & Technology Law • Associate • Business Law
Recent Posts from My High Tech Startup
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Learn That Name: The Beginning
In the matter of four days, I pitched an idea, met an awesome team, helped build an iPhone app, won an audience vote for the top startup, formed a business, waded into a controversy, got…
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Gottcha: What to watch for when reviewing a contract.
There are a few provisions that may trip up a company that doesn’t read the language closely or fails to understand the impact of certain provisions.
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Taxes: How to minimize the pain of doing your business taxes this year
Ah, taxes... few people (if anyone other than my wife, who going to be a PhD in accounting...) like to do their taxes. So why do a post about taxes during the summer months when…
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Board Members: What role do they play in your business?
So instead of looking at all the traits a board member should have, I thought it was valuable to the entrepreneur to describe the key roles a board plays. By understanding what a Board of…
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VC Odds: What are my chances of raising money from VCs?
For many technology entrepreneurs, raising venture capital is an important part of their business strategy and may be a goal in and of itself. As a result, I'm often asked: "What are my chances of…
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Startup Capital: Do you have enough to startup?
Well... you may not think you need startup capital, but odds are nearly every business requires something to startup (more than just sweat equity of the founders). The question isn't whether you'll need it (you…
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Fully-Baked: The real cost of adding a new employee
It’s not too early for some in the media to start speculating that the recession is already over thanks to a few good days in the stock market (thanks CNN). So, next up, job opportunities…
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Shhhh…. Why startups should care about trade secrets?
Why should every entrepreneur care about trade secrets? Because using trade secrets may allow you to hold off on filing a patent or limit your need to file so many patents. Of course it won't…
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Just Passing-Through: Choosing between an LLC or S-Corp
Pass-through entities are a common entity choice for early-stage businesses (largely because it permits the losses of the business to 'pass-through' to the owners of the business for tax purposes.) If you choose to go…
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Finding a Co-Founder: Where to Look
You've got a great idea (or what you at least think is a great idea), but you don't have a co-founder or a full founder team to help develop that idea. Not an uncommon problem…