by Mike Kasin | Apr 17, 2018 | Blog, Startup Advice
A reoccurring question business attorneys often receive after helping a new business owner with their initial formation is, “What type of insurance do I need?” What type of insurance you need hinges on what type of business you are in. For example, if you are offering...
by PeteT | Jan 20, 2018 | Startup Advice
Startup founders must make many decisions during the formative stages of their company. They decide how to structure their venture and divide the ownership. How they value the equity stakes that they claim in the new venture is somewhat arbitrary in the pre-revenue...
by PeteT | Nov 18, 2017 | Blog, News, Patents, Startup Advice
Joint ownership of patents is a bad idea. The other owners have free discretion to do what they want with the patent. The best way to own a patent is to assign it to a single entity, a business or a trust, and let the single entity control the patent. Here is an...
by PeteT | Nov 2, 2017 | News, Startup Advice
Pete Tormey’s ebook “Startup Guide to Intellectual Property: Early Stage Protection of IP” is a great resource for helping new and small business owners protect themselves and their ideas. It provides a good guide to the types of intellectual...
by PeteT | Oct 4, 2017 | News, Startup Advice, Video
Pete Tormey, the Managing Partner at Antero & Tormey LLP, will give an overview of the different types of intellectual property together with some practical advice for protecting IP through the startup process. Pete has over 13 years experience obtaining...
by PeteT | Aug 28, 2017 | Startup Advice
Want to leave your day job to work on your startup idea full-time? Tips for how and when to do it. If you are entrepreneurially inclined you will often see opportunities for new products and services as you work your job. These ideas can be better processes,...
