Category Archives: Start-up Company Law

Des Moines Register writer Donnelle Eller reported on the front page of Sunday’s paper that, “Microsoft’s Kevin Scott understands the limits teenagers face growing up in a place where cows outnumber people and opportunities for tech careers are limited.” “‘I faced a hard choice: I wanted to stay in Virginia — I wanted to stay there with my friends and… Continue Reading

An update last week at the Real Time Economics Blog (The Wall Street Journal), stated that, “Amazon.com and Google’s decisions to add tens of thousands of jobs to New York and the Washington area reflect a growing divide in the U.S. A few big cities, particularly on the coasts, are soaking up high-tech talent and are… Continue Reading

Paula Sambo indicated recently at Bloomberg Online that, “Michelle Scarborough, who runs one of the world’s largest venture capital funds dedicated to female-led startups, sees one big difference between men and women in the space: men demand more money. “Coaching women to make more forceful pitches is one of the things Scarborough does as managing… Continue Reading

Omaha World-Herald columnist Matthew Hansen indicated recently that, “You don’t need to be a genius to understand how Flywheel is changing Omaha. You don’t even need to fully grasp what the Omaha tech startup actually does.” Mr. Hansen explained that, “Five short years ago, this company that sells products and services to web designers had… Continue Reading

Barney Thompson recently penned an item at The Financial Times Online titled, “Six ways to avoid legal danger in a start-up.” The column pointed to advice entrepreneurs should consider when undertaking a new startup venture. While discussing the first tip, “Good friends make bad business partners,” the FT article stated that, “‘So many people have fantastic… Continue Reading

Kristen Leigh Painter reported recently at the Minneapolis Star Tribune Online that, “Jen Biswas spent every Sunday afternoon chopping, steaming and puréeing foods for her firstborn when he was a baby. “With her second child, now 11 months old, she doesn’t have to. A startup company called Raised Real sends her a box of flash-frozen… Continue Reading

In a column posted earlier this week at The Financial Times Online, Andrew Hill stated that, “The pitch — that moment when an entrepreneur briefly has a chance to market their idea to an investor — has acquired a hallowed status in the start-up world, and beyond. “Manuals abound (Pitch Perfect, Life’s a Pitch, Perfect… Continue Reading