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Startups

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Workforce Bulletin April 16, 2012
JOBS Act Provides Encouragement for Start-Ups and Emerging Growth Companies
By Michelle Capezza
On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act or JOBS Act. In light of the sharp decline in the number of companies entering…
Socially Aware Blog April 4, 2012
Announcing: MoFo Jumpstarter
By Morrison & Foerster’s Social Media Practice Group
The Venture Alley March 30, 2012
JOBS Act Passes House – to President Next
By DLA Piper
On March 27th, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) with the Senate's recent amendments. Next stop is the President's desk for…
The Venture Alley March 23, 2012
Senate Passes JOBS Act
By DLA Piper
CONTRIBUTED BY Megan Muir Yesterday (March 22), the Senate passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), which could make it easier for startups and other small businesses to…
The Venture Alley February 28, 2012
Killing Your Startup By Listening to Customers: Steve Blank
By DLA Piper
CONTRIBUTED BY Megan Muir Steve Blank's post yesterday - with its eye-catching title of "Killing Your Startup By Listening to Customers" - makes some very good points about how to use…
DuetsBlog November 22, 2011
Entrepreneurship, Emotional Roller Coaster
By Duets Guest Blogger
—Neil F. Anderson, Founder& President, The Courage Group, Inc. Starting a business from scratch, bootstrapping your own gig with limited funds, is the ultimate E-Ticket ride, the ultimate roller coaster…
The Venture Alley October 30, 2011
Swing for the Fences – Rich Barton of Zillow talks with John Cook of GeekWire
By DLA Piper
CONTRIBUTED BY Megan Muir At the recent GeekWire Meetup in Seattle, Rich Barton (co-founder of Zillow, founder of Expedia, and co-founder of various other startups) participated in a Q&A session with John Cook,…
The Venture Alley April 28, 2011
Seattle Startup Sweet 16 – UW Business Plan Competition
By DLA Piper
Had the chance to be a judge for the UW Business Plan Competition yesterday. Some terrific companies. Out of 104 entries, the initial screening team narrowed it down to 38…
The CPA Desk February 2, 2011
Guest Spotlight: Craig Abbott – Where Do I Go From Here? Part I
By Greg Price
This year we will begin featuring guest blogs from several members of the PKF Texas Consulting Solutions team. Craig Abbott, one of our managers in charge of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV…
The Venture Alley January 20, 2011
Do VCs Need to Control a Startup?
By Asher Bearman
CONTRIBUTED BYAsher Bearmanasher.bearman@dlapiper.com Do venture capitalists need to have board control of the companies they fund? This was a question that I came across on Quora. My response follows. …