Lifecycle of a Technology Company : Step-By-Step Legal Background and Practical Guide from Startup to Sale.


Edwin L. Miller
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
Omfang
1 online resource (316 pages)
Utgave
1st ed.
Opplysninger
Intro -- LIFECYCLE OF A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABOUT THE WEB SITE -- CHAPTER 1: START-UP PHASE -- FOUNDERS' CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS AND MECHANICS OF THE INCORPORATION PROCESS -- CHOICE OF ENTITY -- STOCK OPTION PLANS AND OTHER EQUITY COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS -- EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS -- APPENDICES -- CHAPTER 2: FINANCING THE VENTURE -- VENTURE CAPITAL FINANCINGS -- BASICS OF DEBT FINANCING -- BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATION OF VENTURE CAPITAL AND BUYOUT FUNDS -- APPENDICES -- CHAPTER 3: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION -- BASICS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION -- LICENSE AGREEMENTS -- TECHNOLOGY LICENSING: ADVANCED TOPICS -- APPENDICES -- CHAPTER 4: PRIVATE PLACEMENTS, INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS, AND PUBLIC COMPANY REGULATION -- BASICS OF SECURITIES REGULATION FOR PRIVATE COMPANIES -- INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS -- PUBLIC COMPANY REGULATION -- APPENDICES -- CHAPTER 5: ACQUISITIONS -- MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS: STRUCTURING CONSIDERATIONS1 -- OVERVIEW OF AN ACQUISITION AGREEMENT -- ADVANCED TOPICS -- APPENDICES -- INDEX.. - Praise for Lifecycle of a Technology Company "Lifecycle of a Technology Company is a comprehensive business and legal handbook for all but the most experienced technology entrepreneurs. I shared my copy with a few colleagues at MIT who have either started or are contemplating launching their own companies, and I had a real problem retrieving it. The data supports my opinion that this book will attain 'handbook' status on the desks of technology entrepreneurs." -Dr. George B. Kenney, Associate Director Materials Processing & Microphotonics Centers at MIT "This book will help entrepreneurs avoid the pitfalls on the long road to success for venture-backed technology companies. It distills a lifetime of experience in advising technology companies in a concise and understandable way." -Howard Berke, Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist "Lifecycle of a Technology Company provides a valuable resource for lawyers at a variety of experience levels. The junior lawyer will use this resource for the basics. More experienced lawyers with a broad practice will use this for a 'sanity check' relative to market terms and business rationale. In the trenches, it will assist lawyers by providing practical, plain speaking explanations for why things operate as they do in the finance, intellectual property, and merger & acquisition segments of the technology world. If you expect to represent technology clients, keep this book nearby." -James O'Hare, Partner Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, Boston.
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