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Finding “stinky clauses” in legal investment documents

Berkonomics

Changing the deal that late in the game is nearly impossible, after other investors have already completed their documents and the deal is supposedly put to bed. How do you confront the investors who have already agreed to terms and even perhaps signed their documents? Can you change a deal if not the lead investor?

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Why document your company’s tribal knowledge?

Berkonomics

It is not common for the CEO of a rapidly growing company to think of slowing down the furious pace enough to have each manager (including the CEO) document the job process managed, as well as see to the documentation for each process managed below. Examples of documentation by key employees. Start at the top.

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Sony Documents, Emails Go Online At WikiLeaks

socalTECH

A huge collection of internal documents and emails from Sony Pictures Entertainment --stolen from the company in a massive hacking last year tied to the movie "The Interview"--has been posted online by WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks said in a statement that the documents were "public domain", despite the fact that they were stolen by hackers.

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Learn to never handle a paper or email twice

Berkonomics

Never handle a paper or email twice” may be extended to include reading and acting upon other forms of messages, and any written distraction. The exception is an email with an attachment that appears long and involved, such as an executive summary of a business plan. Fight your human nature…. And that certainly has defensible merits.

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Document Your MVP for a Developer

SoCal CTO

In fact, let me provide an important warning: If you create these documents, don't have input from a technical resource, take it to a development shop and they provide you a price. You might also have a business plan, marketing plan, financials, competitor analysis or other kinds of background document. Or you can have a pitch deck.

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Are you afraid of non-compete agreements?     

Berkonomics

But for today, and even with non-completes or even confidentiality agreements you do not sign… The obvious admonition To you and to everyone: do not take customer lists, design documents or any document considered a trade secret from any previous employer or previous consulting customer. Digital or analog! Realistic images.”

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Never handle a document twice!

Berkonomics

“Never handle a paper twice” may be extended to include reading and acting upon emails, messages, and any written distraction. . By trying my best to adhere to the “never twice” rule, I quickly delete most copy-all emails not addressed to me, and all junk, but handle each personally addressed email as it opens in the reading pane. .

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