Last week, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association released the MoneyTree Report, a summary of venture capital investment in U.S. private emerging companies, which indicates that 2009 VC investment was down to its lowest levels in more than a decade.
“First-time financings fell to the lowest dollar level and deal level since the MoneyTree began reporting [...]
People occasionally ask about the advisability of using online services to incorporate, register trademarks, file patent applications, etc. Many of such companies profess bargain, fast, and effective services.
Whether these services are worthwhile depends on a person’s budget, the stage of his/her company’s development, and the type of service needed.
For example, if you need to set [...]
My neighbor is a good guy. Very smart and ambitious. We discuss things. Recently, as he described his new venture to me, he mentioned that he had been using a Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA or Confidentiality Agreement) that he found on the web. I knew that it was time to add a blog entry on this [...]
A few months ago, the multi-billion dollar legal dispute between eBay and the founders of Skype highlighted a legal axiom that is overlooked by small companies all too often: “Own thine intellectual property.”
eBay had purchased Skype for billions but, for some unspoken business reason, did not acquire absolute rights to a core component of the [...]