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Making Payroll, Raising Capital and the Adrenaline Rush of Being a HealthTech CEO, with Ludi's Gail Peace
As an intellectual property attorney working with startup companies, I get a lot of people telling me about the idea they have for an invention or a new…
A Deal-Making Magic 8-Ball and Other Surprises: Entrepreneurship and Investing with Robbie Hardy and Fred Hutchison
I recently had the opportunity to interview two Triangle entrepreneurial icons, Robbie Hardy, founder and chair of xElle Ventures, and Fred Hu…
From NC State to Changing the State of Health Information Networks, with Medicom Technologies’ Malcolm Benitz
I talk to a lot of founders or people who would like to one day have that title who are convinced that they do not have the right experience or a deep enough resu…
Sharing Triangle Startup Stories with the Founder Shares Podcast
Don’t get me wrong, I love hearing about the milestone moments of Triangle startups. The raises, the new hires, the big deals and the glamorous exits are al…
SAFEs 101 for Investors
What is a SAFE? SAFE stands for “simple agreement for future equity,” and was created by Y Combinator in 2013 as an alternative to investing via conv…
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…
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…
The Underrepresentation of Female Investors and Venture Capitalists
Nearly a year ago, I wrote a post on the state-of-the-union with respect to female owned businesses and, particularly, how the United States compared with the res…
Why and How to Organize Your Dataroom
Before a major financing transaction or the sale of a company, the investor or buyer will want to see most of the company’s legal and financial documents. T…
The SBIR Tipping Point - Can There Be Too Much Venture Investment?
It is no secret that investors often desire companies that have a nice flow of Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) program grant revenue. After all, the…
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