In this episode of the Startup Investor Guru, Dr. Stewart interviews a successful startup CEO. Dr. Stewart speaks with Bill Burns, CEO of Encore Vision, and explains what it means to be successful and how he came to sell his product to Novartis.

In this episode of the Startup Investor Guru, Dr. Stewart continues to explain the essential founding documents that a startup should have. This week we're talking about contractor and employee contracts.

• Intellectual property
• Representations and indemnities
• Restrictive Covenants 
  • Non-disclosure clause
  • Non-compete clause 
  • Non-solicitation clause
  • Termination clause 
  • Severability 
  • Dispute process
  • Applicable law 
• Value of Contractors – bonus section!

In this episode of the Startup Investor Guru, Dr. Stewart continues to explain the essential founding documents that a startup should have. This week we discuss:

• Confidentiality
• IP claims
• Business plan

In this episode of the Startup Investor Guru, Dr. Stewart continues to explain the essential founding documents that a startup should have. This week we discuss the stock option plan! This document helps guide the company in their use of stock options. 

In this episode of the Startup Investor Guru, Dr. Stewart continues to explain the founding documents that give a startup its legal standing and allow it to function efficiently and transparently. Today we continue the vital discussion about stockholder’s agreement and stock shares. 

In this episode of the Startup Investor Guru, Dr. Stewart continues to explain the founding documents that give a startup its legal standing and allow it to function efficiently and transparently. Today the vital stockholder’s agreement is discussed, which helps govern the relationship between all the stockholders. 

In this episode of the Startup Investor Guru, Dr. Stewart discusses a startups founding documents that give it legal standing and allow it to function efficiently and transparently. In addition to the founders agreement discussed last week, today we cover the:

• articles of incorporation 
• bylaws

In this episode of the Startup Investor Guru, Dr. Stewart contemplates important organizational documents. The founders document is vital and usually provides one or more the following advantages to help the company begin: 

• The original concept or idea 
• Financing 
• Leadership and administrative skills 
• Technical or scientific expertise
• Outside connections to help drive technological or financial development 

In this episode of the Startup Investor Guru, Dr. Stewart considers questions about the potential startup company:  

• Is it a C corporation? 
• Where is the domiciled? 
• Who is the CEO? 
• Who is the leadership team? 
• Do they have a business plan that you could evaluate? 
• Do they have a timeline for development? 

In this episode of the Startup Investor Guru, Dr. Stewart continues the discussion about initial questions for your potential product. What would a clear advantage look like?  

• Efficacy 
• Safety  
• Adherence 
• Convenience