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Any feedback? :)

Beta site for the GroupMinded project I'm involved with - what do you think? Feedback welcome :) http://www.feelingreel.com/

Thanks- looks good but unless i'm missing something, doesn't seem to really do what I was looking for (clocks to keep time of different task)?

Hi, For anyone who tries to keep a record of time spent on different tasks, what software (if any) do you use? In an old workplace there was a bespoke "clocks" system where you cou…

We all know that ten lawyers at the bottom of the sea is "a good start" but joking aside- what are some things that lawyers have done that have: 1) impressed you and made you more …

Yes. I believe it to be a civic privilege and duty. My mother comes from a country where (for her gender and religion) her civil freedoms were severely restricted and I think it is…

In addition to seeking funds from family and friends and general networking, what are some other particularly successful ways to seek seed funding?

In addition to the suggestions already given to contact Google / Apple / Microsoft / servers / payment processors etc., here are a couple more tips: First, many lawyers will be wil…

As someone from a legal background, I am used to endeavouring for perfection in the documents I draft or review. Many successful entrepreneurs and investors suggest it is more cruc…

Brilliant. Well done!

A few thoughts of mine on how to excel in the work place... what do you guys think? Anything to add or change?

That's right but doesn't take into account lead time. Finding a good employee, especially early in the life of the company can take months. There is therefore a significant risk el…

1) NDA may stop someone from disclosing information.... it may not, but it may. That has a degree of value and the document is generally pretty short and simple to understand so no…

E.g. issues in founders' agreements? Or information rights for investors? Or terms of contracts you'd never agree to in retrospect....

What legal issues do you wish you had known to think about, or learn about, or resolve either right at the start of your venture or otherwise, earlier than you actually found out a…

you have only been there 7 months. Unless you agreed, when joining, to review salary after X months, I would probably avoid asking for a raise right now. What I WOULD do, is ask fo…

Incorporation is not a straight-forward question. Depending on what kind of IP you have (if any), what kind of costs and when you anticipate revenues, can all affect your position …

Interesting article and some of the comments are interesting too. Generally, I think any right-minded person would agree that so long as your work gets done and that you volunteer …

The advice is pretty consistently that it is ideal to have a long-standing relationship with your co-founders but what if you don't know any kick-ass technical people? What are goo…

A related article with a bit more detail: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33166383

I can't believe I had not heard about this before today! That is really crazy, all the more so in an era (thanks USA and FATCA) of increased internationalisation of bank regulation…

1) if you were in my position, what questions would you ask? (I think this helps to show what might be important to the founder). 2) what can I do to make sure I'm a key employee?

Sure- good luck with it! If it helps a lot, feel free to thank me with equity hahaha

It sounds like you may be looking for more than just an advisory board agreement no? What exactly is it that you want the agreement to deal with?