Office Hours with Vela Wood

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Office Hours is a podcast hosted by two corporate attorneys at Vela Wood covering general issues related to small businesses and startups.... more

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Office Hours with Vela Wood episodes:

July 18, 2017 Venture Deals Review Ch. 2: Raising Money & Pitch Decks
In this episode, Kevin and Aaron review Chapter 2: How to Raise Money and discuss how to determine how much money to raise, how to prepare a pitch deck, whether or not you need a PPM, four key roles of a lead investor, and first practical steps after deciding to raise money. Read More
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July 11, 2017Venture Deals Review Ch. 1: The Players
Note: We recommend listening VDR Ch.16 first, before VDR Ch.1
Office Hours is our podcast covering general issues related to small businesses and startups. Venture Deals Review is a series of Office Hours episodes discussing the book Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson.
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In this episode, we review Chapter 1: The Players and discuss the non-monetary value your VC should provide, issues with Friends and Family financing, how the angel investor ecosystem has evolved, and how paying advisors success fees can violate SEC laws.
References
Foundry Group
Dallas Angel Network
SeriesSeed.com
NVCA.org
VW Venture Deals Year in Review 2016
Seed Round Capital Raise Audit 2013-2015
How Much Equity Should I Grant to Advisors?
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June 26, 2017 Silicon Valley Review S4, Ep38: Employee Handbooks & Terminating Employees
In this episode, Kevin and Aaron review Season 4, Episode 38: Server Error and discuss legal and practical reasons for maintaining an employee handbook, distinguishing between policy and discrimination when terminating an employee, best practices for transitioning out employees, and more. Read More
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23min
May 21, 2017 Silicon Valley Review S4, Ep32: Assigning IP, Vesting Schedules & Spending Investor Money
In this episode, Kevin and Aaron review Season 4, Episode 32: Team Building Exercise and discuss assigning intellectual property to the company, contribution agreements v. license agreements, getting sued, typical vesting schedules, and spending controls for investors' money. Read More
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30min
December 22, 2016 Three Things #1
Three Things is a podcast hosted by Vela Wood startup attorneys Kevin Vela and Aaron Terwey. They interview leaders in the startup and small business communities (founders, employees, investors, etc.) about three pieces of advice they would give to someone starting a business or launching a new endeavor. Read More
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August 29, 2016Term Sheets 101: Convertible Debt v. Equity (Part 1)
Office Hours is our podcast covering general issues related to small businesses and startups.
Kevin stopped by Collide Village, an accelerator based in McKinney, Texas, to talk to its current startup class about term sheets, valuation, convertible notes, and equity. If you’re a startup looking to raise capital, here is some of the basic language you need to know.
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August 09, 2016Term Sheets 101: Convertible Debt v. Equity (Part 2)
Office Hours is our podcast covering general issues related to small businesses and startups.
Kevin stopped by Collide Village, an accelerator based in McKinney, Texas, to talk to its current startup class about term sheets, valuations, convertible notes, and equity. If you’re a startup looking to raise capital, here is some of the basic language you need to know.
Listen on Apple Podcasts!
Related Content
Term Sheets 101: Convertible Debt v. Equity (Part 1)
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5min
October 22, 2015Interview: Daniel De Valdenebro Of LiftFund
Office Hours is our podcast covering general issues related to small businesses and startups.
Kevin interviews Daniel De Valdenebro of LiftFund about alternative lending sources for small businesses.
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16min
October 22, 2015 VW Office Hours: Interview with LiftFund
We recently published a blog which discussed alternative lending sources for small businesses. Daniel De Valdenebro of LiftFund’s Dallas office ([email protected]) stopped by recently to tell us more about LiftFund (http://www.liftfund.com/).
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16min
February 05, 2015 Terminating Employees – The Do’s And Don’ts
Office Hours is our podcast covering general issues related to small businesses and startups.
In this episode, we discuss the do’s and don’ts of terminating employees. A must listen for any small business owner or startup.
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18min

FAQs about Office Hours with Vela Wood:

How many episodes does Office Hours with Vela Wood have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.