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A weekly roundup of some interesting articles and resources we've found. Links compiled by Jared Brenner.

What’s a tech ’s most valuable asset? It’s not the seed money. It’s not the workspace. And it’s definitely not the espresso machine or Ping Pong table. The priceless heart of a promising is its intellectual property (IP)—the disruptive idea, the brilliant invention, the genius breakthrough.

A weekly roundup of some interesting articles and resources we've found.

Entrepreneurs and investors often discuss a “valuation cap” when they’re negotiating convertible notes or convertible securities. But the parties may have different understandings of how that cap works.

You always believed your would be a success. Now others are realizing it too, and you’re fielding for an acquisition of your company. Before you ink any agreements, protect your company, your employees and yourself by avoiding these five common mistakes.

Tags: exit, founders
A weekly roundup of some interesting articles and resources we've found.

On September 17, 2015, WilmerHale presented on Bitcoin and its technology as part of the firm’s Financial Institutions Webinar Series.

Tags: currency, FinTech
One question almost all founders will run into—whether at the time of incorporation, when hiring their first employee, or just before raising the first round of financing—is how to structure the pool and create incentives for employee recruitment and . often find themselves in a fierce battle for talent, pitted against bigger, cash-flush companies that can higher salaries than can afford to pay. This is why equity incentives—in the form of —are so popular from a recruitment perspective.

A weekly roundup of some interesting articles and resources we've found.

In our initial meetings with entrepreneurs, we frequently spend a significant amount of time advising on founder vesting. Those discussions can be much shorter. Not because we don’t want to spend the time with you, but because in most the cases, the best thing to do is what’s standard. And as a founder, your time is better spent building your company.

A weekly roundup of some interesting articles and resources we've found.