Some interesting links we found across the web this week:
Common Ground - Negotiating Reasonable Deal
Terms (may require free registration)
Any number of terms can be critical to a good deal. Christoper
Mirabile, chair of the Angel Capital Association, takes a look on
what might constitute a reasonable compromise on deal terms across
several categories, including deal economics; investor
rights/protection provisions; governance, management and control
provisions; and exits and liquidity.
How to find the right tech co-founder
Dos and don'ts for finding a co-founder to build out a tech
idea, with an emphasis on the don'ts.
The Business Implications of the EU-US
"Privacy Shield"
The Harvard Business Review offers a view on the business
implications of last week's US-EU tentative agreement to allow
US companies to continue to send and receive personal information
about EU residents across borders. Read to the end for generally
applicable best practices on transparency and self-enforcement of
basic privacy principles with respect to customers.
How Tech Startup Founders Are Hacking
Immigration
There is no easy or quick solution for foreign founders applying
for status to work in the United States, but Bloomberg
Business looks at a few options, including partnering with
university sponsors or with VCs that help to secure visas in
exchange for equity.
New Bill Aims to Stop State-Level Decryption Before
it Starts
Wired reports on proposed legislation in Congress to
preempt states from implementing anti-encryption policies at the
state level, as well as the confusion that could spring from a
state-by-state approach.
Links compiled by John Wagner.
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