7 Things Startups Need to Know About Founder Equity - WilmerHale Launch
WilmerHale Partners David Haber and Ed Pease presented on the fundamental concepts around founder equity and founder agreements, and shared seven things that startups need to know about founder equity.

Six Things Startups Need to Know About Hiring and Firing Employees and Advisors - WilmerHale Launch
WilmerHale Partners Josh Fox and Laura Schneider and Counsel Ariella Feingold recently explored common employment law issues and what you can do now to minimize the risk of expensive legal headaches down the road. They also shared...

6 Things Startups Need to Know About C Corporation - WilmerHale Launch
WilmerHale Partners Mick Bain and Gary Schall presented on one of the basics of corporate formation: determining the right type of entity to create. They discussed requirements for entity choices and shared the six things startups...

Preparing for Your First Pitch to Investors - WilmerHale Launch
As founding teams prepare to get a financing started, it is important to understand that investors are making a decision based on what they think the company is worth in terms of future value. Our recent QuickLaunch University webinar...

“Privacy Shield” to Replace Safe Harbor as a Path for Transatlantic Transfers of Personal Data - WilmerHale Launch
From WilmerHale's Cybersecurity, Privacy and Communications Practice. After months of debate about the fate of the US-EU Privacy Safe Harbor that thousands of companies used to lawfully obtain personal data from the European Union,...

Pros and Cons of Strategic Investors in Early-Stage Companies - WilmerHale Launch
Strategic investors can be an important part of the funding and growth strategy for many companies. Strategic investors are typically companies in the same industry or an industry related to your venture that offer strategic value...

Put Down That Hammer: Four Times When a DIY Approach Is Guaranteed To Backfire - WilmerHale Launch
As a founder, you need to be scrappy, take care of that bottom-line. We get that, we’re all for a DIY approach when it makes sense (psst we even help you do that through our very free document generator). But, there is a fine line....

Navigating Privacy Must Haves and Should Haves in the Mobile App Environment - WilmerHale Launch
On November 30, WilmerHale addressed key privacy issues in the mobile app environment as part of the firm's Cybersecurity, Privacy and Communications Practice Webinar Series.

New Crowdfunding Rules for Issuers: Opportunities or Landmines? - Part I - WilmerHale Launch
As directed by Congress under the JOBS Act of 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently adopted final rules to permit equity “crowdfunding,” characterized by the SEC as “a relatively new and evolving method of using...

New Crowdfunding Rules for Issuers: Opportunities or Landmines? - Part II - WilmerHale Launch
This is the second of our blog posts exploring Regulation Crowdfunding and its provisions before the final rules become effective on May 16, 2016. As directed by Congress under the JOBS Act of 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission...