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Silicon Valley Review S4, Ep4: Assigning IP, Vesting Schedules & Spending Investor Money

In Silicon Valley Review, we review each episode of HBO’s Silicon Valley and discuss how it applies to real startups.

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In this episode, Kevin and Aaron review S4, Ep4: “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.

References

• a16z by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz
• Both Sides of the Table by Mark Suster
• Crunchbase
• Fortune Term Sheet by Erin Griffith
• PitchBook Newsletter
• Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld
• See more resources on our Startups Page

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