Robert W Price

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Mofo - Startup Guide for Lawyers and Founders

Mofo – Startup Guide for Lawyers and Founders

A Startup Lawyer’s Guide to the 6 Top Things a Founder Should do Before Raising Venture Capital

What steps should startups take before raising venture capital financing? Morrison & Foerster Emerging Companies + Venture Capital partner John Rafferty outlines the top six things founders should do before raising venture capital in his recent article for the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

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The Small Business Profit Continuum

The Small Business Profit Continuum

Growing a business that is larger than the founder is the goal of most entrepreneurs. But how can a business price its product and service so that it is truly profitable.

In our work with Entrepreneurs, we have noticed a continuum in the way Entrepreneurs are able to increase their price in order to make sustainable profit margins.

One the one side of the continuum we have found entrepreneurs…

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Cambridge Associates - Clean Tech Company Performance (Q1-2018)

Cambridge Associates – Clean Tech Company Performance (Q1-2018)

To monitor the gross company-level returns of clean tech investments made by venture capital and private equity partnerships, Cambridge Associates LLC (CA) screened over 80,000 investments held by the over 7,300 funds in its Private Investments Performance Database to identify clean tech investments. The resulting clean tech sample analyzed in this report includes 1,538 investments in 933…

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Tech Coast Angels - Quick Pitch Competition 2018

Tech Coast Angels – Quick Pitch Competition 2018

Quick Pitch showcases talented entrepreneurs who are given 2 minutes each to pitch their business to an expert panel of judges, and a large audience of investors, business executives and community leaders. Judges are given 3 minutes each to provide feedback on the pitches, and vote on the top 3 companies. The audience will then vote for 1 winner.

Winners are awarded cash, plus additional…

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FSU - New Global Entrepreneurship Center Wins Distinguished Design Award

FSU – New Global Entrepreneurship Center Wins Distinguished Design Award

Great news from our educational partners at Florida State University (FSU). We love to see the impact that we have on educating and supporting entrepreneurs around the world.

“The Jim Moran Building was designed as a tribute to the long-standing legacy of automotive pioneer Jim Moran,” said Randy Blass, executive director of the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship. “The space is…

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Reuters - How GDPR in EU is Harming Online Advertising

Reuters – How GDPR in EU is Harming Online Advertising

Large technology companies such as Google and Facebook and big publishers are unlikely to feel detrimental effects from the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, but ad tech firms including Kargo and Verve are withdrawing business from Europe, and even advertising company giants are feeling the effects, writes Kate Holton. “Advertisers were cautious about spending money in supply chains that…

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US Small Business Administration - Small Business Optimism at 35 Year High

US Small Business Administration – Small Business Optimism at 35 Year High

Small businesses are a key driver of the U.S. economy. When small businesses succeed, so does the U.S. More than 99 percent of U.S. businesses are small businesses, and they employ a full 48 percent of the American workforce.

In December 2017, President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law, giving these entrepreneurs and the rest of America’s 30 million small businesses some…

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What Do You Say in Your First Meeting with a Venture Capitalist?

What Do You Say in Your First Meeting with a Venture Capitalist?

What founders should know about that first meeting with VCs Entrepreneurs should understand certain things before going to their introductory meeting with a venture capitalist, writes Paul Maeder, chairman and founding partner of Highland Capital Partners. “Come prepared, not just with information about your company but with what you are looking for in a financing partner,” he writes.

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IRS Proposes Big Tax Break for Sole Proprietor Entrepreneurs

IRS Proposes Big Tax Break for Sole Proprietor Entrepreneurs

IRS issues proposed regulations on new 20 percent deduction for passthrough businesses

The Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations for a new provision allowing many owners of sole proprietorships, partnerships, trusts and S corporations to deduct 20 percent of their qualified business income.

The new deduction — referred to as the Section 199A deduction or the deduction for qualified…

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Tax Foundation Report - The Benefits of Cutting the Corporate Income Tax Rate

Tax Foundation Report – The Benefits of Cutting the Corporate Income Tax Rate

Before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the U.S. had one of the highest statutory corporate income tax rates in the developed world at 35 percent.

Now, the federal corporate income tax rate sits at a much more competitive 21 percent, which brings the combined average state and federal tax rate (25.7 percent) closer to the average for developed countries (24 percent).

The new, permanently…

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EY Report - Three Ways Tax Reform Drives Strong Private Equity Activity

EY Report – Three Ways Tax Reform Drives Strong Private Equity Activity

In the first quarter of 2018, private equity deal activity was up 60% over the same period in 2017, making it the most active first quarter for PE in more than a decade.

That activity level is an indirect result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, says Torsdon Poon, EY Americas Transaction Tax Leader.

“The fact that corporate tax rate reductions are helping to create more stability in the market is…

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Stanford Business School Paper - How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions?

Stanford Business School Paper – How Do Venture Capitalists Make Decisions?

Inside the Secret World of Venture Capital

The Stanford Venture Capital Initiative is quietly assembling a massive database from people who prefer to stay mum

The authors develop a valuation model for venture capital-backed companies and apply it to 135 U.S. unicorns — private companies with reported valuations above $1 billion. They value unicorns using financial terms from legal filings and…

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Google Chrome Software Reporter Tool Demands 100% CPU

Google Chrome Software Reporter Tool Demands 100% CPU

When you discover that the “software_reporter_tool” in Google Chrome Web browser takes up too CPU horsepower…

I found this to work best…

Just delete the [SwReporter] folder completely in…

[c:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\]

What’s funny, I found that the Google Chrome Web browser is behaving much better after I did this delete. Maybe it learned a lesson…

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Michael Schumacher - Formula 1 Legend Collection On Display

Michael Schumacher – Formula 1 Legend Collection On Display

One of the world’s most notable motor sport collections will be on display as a permanent exhibition at MOTORWORLD Köln – Rheinland: the private collection of Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher.

The Michael Schumacher Private Collection will open its doors to visitors for the first time, 16 June 2018. Showcasing Michael’s own collection of race cars, helmets, trophies and other memorabilia from…

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MoFo - Understanding The 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act

MoFo – Understanding The 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act

Is The 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act California’s GDPR?

While companies are focusing on compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements, Californians will likely be given the option on the November 6, 2018 ballot to impose a sweeping, GDPR-like privacy regime that also deserves attention.

If approved by voters in November, the California Consumer Privacy Act…

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TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Anaheim CA May 13-16, 2018

TechConnect World Innovation Conference – Anaheim CA May 13-16, 2018

Join the world’s brightest researchers, innovators, and technology prospectors as they meet at 20th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo

The TechConnect World Innovation Conference Anaheim Convention Center May 13-16, 2018 – Anaheim, California

Use this 10% off code: 18GEI10

REGISTER >> https://www.techconnectworld.com

Entering its 20th year, the 2018 TechConnect is the world’s…

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