General Business
Business Judgment Rule: Having Poor Business Judgment Isn’t A Tort

The rationale behind the rule is to shield those individuals that owe fiduciary duties to a Company (directors, officers, executives) from fear of a lawsuit each time they make a decision that in hindsight might end up being bad for the company.


VW Abroad
From The DR To Dallas: What Arístides Learned At Vela Wood

Our 2017 YLAI Fellow Arístides Rubio reflects on his YLAI experience and his 5 weeks living in Dallas with Vela Wood as his host.


Funding & Capital Raising
Don’t Have Enough Authorized Shares? There’s A Fix For That

Last September, the Texas legislature ratified Subchapter R, giving Texas for-profit corporations a statutory device for ratifying what were once considered void or voidable corporate acts or issuances of company shares. The new legislation applies to well-established and newly formed […]


Pitching/Decks
Learning From “No”

Hearing ‘no’ from an investor doesn’t end the conversation; it pivots the conversation. If you’ve ever embarked on a round of funding, even a simple friends and family round, chances are you’ve heard some form of “no” more than you’d like.


VW Abroad
Dmitry Makarov, Russian Professional Exchange In Vela Wood Austin

Learn more about our 2018 Russian Business Leaders (RBL) Fellow Dmitry Makarov, an attorney and entrepreneur from Saint-Petersburg, Russia and his research on the differences and similarities in legal procedures of starting and running businesses in the Russian Federation and the United States.


VW Abroad
Meet Our Entrepreneur In Residence From The Dominican Republic

Learn more about the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) program and our first YLAI Fellow in 2017 – Arístides Rubio, an attorney and entrepreneur from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.


Funding & Capital Raising
Keep Your Investors Updated

This blog was originally published in September of 2016 but was revised in May of 2025 and is still accurate. One of the things we preach to our clients is transparency with investors. Besides the fact that investors have certain […]


Pitching/Decks
Who’s Drafting Your Pitch Deck?

The following thoughts and links should provide some basic insight into how to produce an effective pitch deck that cleanly and accurately reflects your company and its potential.