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Legal Issues and advice

Non Disclosure Agreements

Posted 5th January 2016 mikehardcastleLeave a commentPosted in Investing, Legal, Mentoring

I have mentioned NDA’s in a lot of separate articles, so I thought I would outline the purpose and features of a good NDA and in so doing, point out the many mistakes everybody (including large corporations) make in constructing them. A non disclosure agreement (or NDA) is a simple legal contract that permits two […]

Another Founder Fails

Posted 30th November 2015 mikehardcastleLeave a commentPosted in Investing, Legal, Mentoring

So, I’ve been in quite serious investment negotiation with a startup that I had previously mentored. They are doing well and are looking for an additional investment round to fund growth. While competent with their own business and market, the primary founder is a little lacking in general business experience, so I have to date […]

Some advice about legal advice

Posted 6th November 2015 mikehardcastleLeave a commentPosted in Legal, Mentoring

A theme repeated now several times during my mentoring sessions, is the misunderstanding of what legal advice is or should be. The first time this happened, was about a year ago, when a promising startup asked for my advice on how to offer share options to new employees. Now any startup with some traction has […]

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  • A Founders Guide on Seeking Investment 21st February 2019
  • My Statement on Blockchain, Bitcoin and other Crypto Currencies 18th October 2018
  • Further Notes on Attracting an Investor – First Pitch 10th September 2018
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  • Is Crowdfunding becoming a Ponzi system? 22nd May 2017
  • Sometimes, Both Sides are Right 8th September 2016
  • Startup Slang 29th June 2016
  • The Small “Tells” when Pitching 16th June 2016
  • #BREXIT and I 3rd June 2016
  • Gaia, AI and Robots 18th May 2016
  • £5M is the new £3M 4th March 2016
  • The Founders; A Test of Common Sense 13th January 2016
  • Non Disclosure Agreements 5th January 2016
  • Patents 4th January 2016
  • The Unknown known 3rd December 2015
  • Competing Investments 2nd December 2015
  • Another Founder Fails 30th November 2015
  • Some advice about legal advice 6th November 2015
  • Reasons your startup isn’t worth £1M 7th October 2015
  • Pre-money Valuations 18th September 2015
  • 3 Ways to value a company 23rd July 2015
  • Mentoring adventures – Watching failure in real time! 7th July 2015
  • How do we measure success? 24th June 2015
  • It turns out I was wrong, I am a Founder! 18th June 2015
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  • Structure of a Business Plan 2nd June 2015
  • Don’t make claims you can’t back up. 2nd June 2015
  • Should money go up in smoke? 27th March 2015
  • Learn from losers 23rd March 2015
  • The Funded Salary Conundrum for Startups 18th March 2015
  • Is the Web Dying? 18th February 2015
  • Do accelerators / hubs / campuses work? 17th February 2015
  • Lean vs. Funded 16th February 2015
  • How to value a company? 13th February 2015

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