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 fake third (and male) co-founder to avoid the gender bias they…
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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 founders to handle the communications…
10 Tips Hutchlaw Attorneys Tell Their Clients
We asked our attorneys for one tip they would give a client. Here is what some of them had to say: Equity is the lifeblood of a startup company. Talk to a…
Yes, COPPA is real.
In Season 4, Episode 2 of HBO’s Silicon Valley, the startup team Pied Piper is surprised to learn that a majority of their user base is under 13. They are even more…
Astronauts and Entrepreneurs: Birds of a Feather
I had the privilege of co-hosting with Steve Butts a breakfast on April 7th with Astronaut James Lovell. The breakfast was for the UNC Morehead Planetarium, which is undertaking a major capital…
Appeals Court Rules Employers Can’t Fire People Based on Sexual Orientation
A federal appellate court has concluded that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The…
Types of Qualified Retirement Plans Utilized by Startups and Early Stage Companies
Many employers feel it is necessary, as part of a competitive recruitment process, to adopt a tax qualified retirement-savings plan for employees. Here are some forms of tax qualified retirement plans early…
How Game Development Companies Are Different (Part 2 – Teambuilding)
Like other startups, game studios have staffing needs. At a minimum, they need a game design, coding, art, sound and music. Each of those assets must come from somewhere. In part one…
Pre-Label and Off-Label Statements: How to Minimize Risk When Making Statements About Regulated Products Prior to FDA Clearance or Approval [Part 2 – Securities Law]
Clinical-stage pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies need to generate “buzz” in order to attract investments to fund the costly clinical studies required for marketing approval. In part one of this series about…
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 rest of the world in the…