Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. If scooters were not being stolen, reprogrammed, vandalized, thrown into lakes, hung from trees, or pooped on, many city governments felt they were being hustled by these companies in a post-Uber world.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Russia China 165

David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Expert networks have been in the news a lot for the past few weeks, due to the SEC’s attempt to look for insider trading amongst hedge funds, following on their Galleon investigation (Raj Rajaratnam of Galleon is in the photo shown). The best source of information on this topic is as usual the Integrity Research blog.

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Networking Private Equity SEC Software Review 122

David Teten

JUNE 6, 2011

My rough notes follow: Mike Dubno , CIO, Global Markets and Research Technology & Operations, Bank of America. FRIED: Non-structured operations on data are as least as powerful as structured operations. Social networking is governed by SEC 17a4, and SEC hasn’t opined on this. Introductory remarks.

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Azure 122

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Regulated marketplaces are ones that have significant government regulation to promote (ostensibly) the public interest. regulation happens on three levels: federal laws that are applicable across the country are developed by Federal government in Washington. state laws that are applicable in one state are imposed by state government.

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Marketing Startup Government SEC 326

Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2019

This option takes greatest advantage of your knowledge of your state and its laws, the helpful local people you know, and the ability to physically visit government offices if needed. The purpose of the bylaws is to outline the basic procedures and operations of your business. In that case, use it!

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Delaware Stock Nevada Technical Review 83

Steve Blank

JUNE 24, 2013

Smart startups prepare to face off against rent seekers and map out creative strategies for doing so… First, however, they need to understand what a rent seeker is and how they operate… ———-. They use government regulation and lawsuits to keep out new entrants with more innovative business models.

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North Carolina New Jersey New York Government 335

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances. Time to get organized” - Your CFO should take a leading role in bringing operational excellence into your company.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 24, 2013

Smart startups prepare to face off against rent seekers and map out creative strategies for doing so… First, however, they need to understand what a rent seeker is and how they operate… ———-. They use government regulation and lawsuits to keep out new entrants with more innovative business models.

North Carolina 227

North Carolina New Jersey New York Government 227

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2013

These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances. Time to get organized” - Your CFO should take a leading role in bringing operational excellence into your company.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2018

For instance, shareholders may want a seat at the governance table, given they have a right to have their voice heard. We have now been operating successfully for three years, with bright prospects, including an ever increasing client base and an expansion into mainland Britain. . However, this method is not without its disadvantages.

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Incubator Ireland SEC Equity 133

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Im writing this post from an airplane headed to Washington DC, where Ill be presenting at the Government 2.0 Im especially curious to gauge the reaction of the civilian and military representatives of our government. Ive been in a few government-themed meetings recently, so I know some of the standard answers.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 12, 2009

C corps, LLCs, and S corps differ significantly in the areas of taxation, ownership, fundraising, governance and structure, and employee compensation. If a C corp generates net operating losses rather than net income, these are carried forward to offset future corporate taxable income. Governance/Structure.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances. Time to get organized” – Your CFO should take a leading role in bringing operational excellence into your company.

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NDA CPA SEC Startup 147

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2011

These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances. Time to get organized” - Your CFO should take a leading role in bringing operational excellence into your company.

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NDA CPA Startup SEC 233

Gust

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

In recent years, government regulation has emerged as another such force to be reckoned with in the technology industry. Yet the content industry (principally represented by RIAA and MPAA) has been relentless in pushing for UGC site operators to be deputized in a copyright police state in the interest of fighting piracy.

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IPO Prospectus SEC Intellectual Property 110

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2020

As Alpha explained, it's "not in any way tied to PostEra's commercial operations. The institutions that governed our lives before are under extreme stress, and the cracks and gaps in the system are becoming rifts and fault lines. Once we saw this evidence, we thought, "Wait a sec, we can actually do something about it."

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Artificial Inteligence Open Source Cofounder Design 60

Agile VC

AUGUST 9, 2012

Governance/Control – Founder/CEO Mark Pincus has sold a good amount of his stock and owns <20% of shares outstanding, but now essentially has unilateral voting control of the company. You can read about all of this stuff in Zynga’s own SEC filings or the popular press. Zynga’s trailing revenue is nearly $1.2B

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Stock LBO .Net Valuation 160

Seeing Both Sides

DECEMBER 3, 2009

  I don’t know what happened at Canopy, and reports that the SEC has accused them of falsification of audit statements sounds extraordinary, but in any event the KPMG senior auditors should have been meeting directly with the audit committee board members, without management present, to sniff out any improprieties.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley SEC 31

Growthink Blog

MARCH 19, 2012

Broadening the Base Currently, equity-based crowd funding falls under strict Securities and Exchange Commission rules governing angel investing. First, the SEC largely limits private-equity investments to accredited investors—those with $1 million or more in net worth, among other tight standards.

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Equity Securities and Exchange Commission Private Equity SEC 88

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 1, 2013

In the past week, both AngelList and FundersClub got SEC "No action" letters --notices that their crowdfunding platforms were going to be allowed to keep operating without fear of getting run over by the government. That is why some entrepreneurs have turned towards an alternative to getting investment from us. call it karma.

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SEC Angel Investor Salary Finance 115

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

As discussed above, these terms can cleverly fool the inexperienced operator, because they are able to “meet the ask” with respect to cover valuation, and the accepting founder does not realize the carnage that will come down the road. SEC Visits Silicon Valley. This is uncharted territory. Caveat emptor.

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IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

The Equity Kicker

APRIL 13, 2012

Given Google’s success, it’s unsurprising that this type of dual-class governance structure is now somewhat standard among newer technology companies. For example, it took over three years just to ship our first Android handset, and then another three years on top of that before the operating system truly reached critical mass.

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Dilution Stock Government SEC 87

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

The SEC defines an "accredited investor" as someone with over amillion dollars in liquid assets or an income of over $200,000 ayear. Most startups operate close to themargin of failure, and the distraction of having to deal with clientscould be enough to put you over the edge. Thats where the name"incubator" comes from.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Venture Chronicles

MARCH 26, 2010

The term “qualified investor&# is also known as “accredited investor&# and is governed by the landmark Securities Act of 1933, Rule 501 of Regulation D. And then index those numbers to inflation. From Startups Get Hit By Shrapnel In The Banking Bill ]. would qualify under the rules they were proposing.

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Accredited Investor Private Equity .Net SEC 38

Pascal's View

MAY 23, 2009

I am joining an unusual group of thought leaders crossing big business, small business, academia, venture capital, and government who have all come together to address the urgent need for solutions to our nation's cyber security vulnerabilities: Admiral (Ret.) Chief Vulnerability Analysis & Operations. Michael McConnell.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

A few weeks ago, Coinbase , which facilitates buying, storing and purchasing cryptocurrency and also operates a cryptocurrency exchange, went public. What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric? Coinbase was founded in 2012 and operates a cryptocurrency exchange.

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IPO Cofounder Technical Review Government 113