This is an article of mine published on June 15, 2018, by CEO Refresher magazine.  It is on the funding of early stage companies by venture capital groups or angel investor groups.  Among the questions discussed in the article, are the following:

• Why do angels and VC’s invest?
• What are the differences between angels and VC’s? – In the composition of their groups?  – In their types of investments each makes?
• What does your company need to do to get investment?
• What are VC’s and angels looking for? What kinds of companies are they investing in?  What kinds of companies are hot now?
• How does an investment proceed – what are the stages or timeline you go through to get angel investment?
• How will your relationship with the investor change after an investment is made? Your board will need to change at some point. The CEO often shifts to the CTO, but many CEOs are wedded to their title. Realistically, as the company gets funding, the title changes, the founder will be miserable in the role that should be filled by CEO: the problem isn’t a lack of commitment but a failure to shift to the next phase.

To read more, go to this LINK:  http://www.refresher.com/how-to-fund-your-company/
or on my website at https://www.executiveemploymentattorney.com/how-to-fund-your-company/
If your company is seeking investment or needs to negotiate the terms of investment and needs advice or legal representation, please do give me a call or shoot me an email at radelson@engelschultz.com.

On April 24, 2018, CEOWorld magazine published an article I wrote on  “Becoming CEO of a Startup – Key Employment Contract, Equity Terms and Other Considerations.”  The magazine advised me that I can use “Featured in the CEOWOLRD magazine” and “Logo” on your website.

This article was designed for CEOs and other C-Suite, VPs or other senior executives who have achieved a level of success and who are tempted to leave an established company to take on the challenge of leading a startup, either a well-funded startup on the ground floor or an up and coming startup to the next level.

My article discusses key employment contract and equity terms, including

• Amount and terms of equity to seek,
• Tax structure of equity if you are joining a ground floor startup,
• Tax structure of equity if you are joining a scale-up startup,
• Special severance terms for startup executive employment contracts.

The article also suggests other important considerations to include in due diligence and employment contract terms including shared vision, representations as to current financial position and other representations the executive is relying upon to take the position.

To see my full CEOWorld magazine. article, go to LINK:  http://ceoworld.biz/2018/04/24/becoming-ceo-of-a-startup-key-employment-contract-and-equity-terms-and-other-considerations/
or my website at https://www.executiveemploymentattorney.com/articles-section/becoming-ceo-of-a-startup-key-employment-contract-and-equity-terms-and-other-considerations/ 

With more than 12.4+ million page views, CEOWORLD magazine is the world’s leading business magazine written strictly for CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, senior management executives, business leaders, and high net worth individuals worldwide.

It is my hope that this article will be helpful to CEOs and other senior executives who are considering joining a funded startup company, whether at the ground floor or in the scale-up stage. If you or any colleague of yours has a need in this area, please do reach out to me at radelson@engelschultz.com.
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