General Business
How To Resolve Decisions In Deadlock

One may be the loneliest number, but two can be worse than one in the context of founders. Because we represent so many startups and small businesses, we end up drafting a lot of closely held Company Operating Agreements/Shareholder Agreements. […]


Intellectual Property
Why Your Primary Worry Should Be Execution, Not Confidentiality

I represent two startup founders with a brilliant idea that I think is going to disrupt a traditional everyday service. I’ve been working with them from day one to put their team and concept together. Early on, one of the […]


Intellectual Property
Who’s Your GoDaddy? (Company Domain Name Ownership)

Because of the nature of startups, most early steps are taken before a company is officially organized with the state. This includes registering the domain name. As a result, there is a good chance that one of the founders registered […]


Corporate Governance
Anonymity In Delaware

This blog was originally published in June of 2013 but was revised in April of 2024 and is still accurate.  Delaware, affectionately known as “The First State,” is a go-to business state. Longstanding favorable corporate law, minimal filing fees, low […]


Texas Series LLCs
More Series LLC FAQs

This blog was originally published in March of 2013 but was revised in April of 2024 and is still accurate.  Here at VW, we receive legal questions from prospective clients via phone, web, and email every day, and it seems […]


Pitching/Decks
Presenting To Investors: Conciseness = Clarity

“Confident writers have the courage to speak plainly; to let their thoughts shine rather than their vocabulary.” – Ralph Keye While it might not seem like it at first glance, pitching an idea is, in some ways, just like writing…and […]


Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding – What Can We Learn From Kickstarter Stats?

This blog was originally published in July of 2012 but was revised in February of 2024 and is still accurate.  Mashable released a fascinating set of infographics regarding Kickstarter from a recent Appsblogger.com story (I’m not clear on who created the […]


Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding, Part II

This blog was originally published in July of 2012 but was revised in February of 2024 and is still accurate.  With the recent passage of the JOBS Act, unaccredited investors are poised to enter into the startup funding arena in […]


Texas Series LLCs
Texas Series LLCs & Your Due On Sale Clause

As I have discussed in my earlier blogs on Texas Series LLCs, series LLCs are a powerful and efficient asset protection tool and are rapidly becoming the preferred entity vehicle for real estate investors. However, because they are still in […]


Crowdfunding
Early Thoughts On Crowdfunding

This blog was originally published in April of 2012 but was revised in February of 2024 and is still accurate.  Get ready for crowdfunding mania. The next big buzz word is here. So what does it mean? In short, crowdfunding […]