Legal In’s and Outs for Your Startup

Posted by Daniel Kivatinos on Oct 20, 2010 in entrepreneurs | 0 comments

You must fully understand the 83b Election: What is an 83(b) election? Making an IRS Section 83B election Assignment of Intellectual Property Some amazing templates from Y Combinator, templates from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Series AA Equity Financing Documents)...

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Alexis Ohanian: How to make a splash in social media

Posted by Daniel Kivatinos on Oct 2, 2010 in entrepreneurs | 0 comments

This month Alexis Ohanian, the founder of ReadIt will be talking at a Rose Tech Free Lunch Friday, I am looking forward to it! They were the first successful company to get an exist out of...

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NYC Startup Events

Posted by Daniel Kivatinos on Sep 8, 2010 in entrepreneurs | 0 comments

These are by far the best places to go for startup events. Gary’s Guide Meetup NextNY Startup Digest Plancast Entrepreneur’s Roundtable Ultra Light Startups New York Tech Meetup These are recommended events from Standard...

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Top TechCrunch Picks

Posted by Daniel Kivatinos on Aug 19, 2010 in entrepreneurs | 0 comments

TechCrunch has an event every year that shows off the great companies and innovation. Anyone starting a tech company should be following the site. Crunchies Winners 2010 Crunchies Winners 2009 Crunchies Winners 2008 Crunchies Winners...

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Free Lunch Friday Notes August 6th 2010

Posted by Daniel Kivatinos on Aug 14, 2010 in entrepreneurs | 0 comments

NYCSeed‘s managing director Owen Davis came by the Rose Tech Incubator this week to give a talk on what investors look for in startup’s. Some of the key points Owen mentioned that I took away from the talk are below. (NYCSeed only invests in the 5 NY borrows). FUNDING CRITERIA To anyone doing a startup, “Time matters”. Owen mentioned that committing large amounts of time...

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Free Lunch Friday Notes July 30 2010

Posted by Daniel Kivatinos on Aug 7, 2010 in entrepreneurs | 0 comments

Kirill Sheynkman came over to the Rose Tech Incubator and spoke about pitching to VC’s. I took some high notes personal notes from the talk. The pitch. Tell them what you are doing. Market. Why now? “We are a _____ for ____ a market worth $$$.” What is the pain you are addressing. Who are the people that have the pain. How many are there? Product. Why this. Team. Why...

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