ABSTRACT

Written by an experienced business lawyer in the technology, scientific and engineering community, this publication is for the engineer with an innovative high-tech idea or concept who needs those crucial business insights and strategies to move that idea forward. It offers key analysis on how to leave a current employer, gain access to technologie

part |2 pages

Part I: Becoming a High-Tech Entrepreneur

chapter 1|20 pages

The Startup Life

chapter 2|16 pages

Your High-Tech Business Concept

chapter 3|22 pages

The Startup Road Ahead

part |2 pages

Part II: Starting It Up

chapter 4|32 pages

Forming a Founding Team

chapter 5|22 pages

Working with an Attorney

chapter 6|12 pages

Leaving Your Employer

chapter 7|30 pages

Forming the Business

chapter 8|42 pages

Planning for Your Business

part |2 pages

Part III: Building a Startup Success

chapter 9|34 pages

Raising Money

chapter 10|76 pages

Venture Capital

chapter 11|46 pages

Building Your Team

chapter 12|24 pages

Your Boards and Board Members

chapter 13|28 pages

Protecting Your Intellectual Property

chapter 14|10 pages

Product Development

chapter 15|12 pages

Marketing Efforts

chapter 16|10 pages

Sales Organizations

chapter 17|14 pages

Operational Matters of the Business

chapter 18|12 pages

Contracts and Product Warranties

chapter 19|12 pages

Startup Accounting

chapter 20|24 pages

Tax Considerations for a Startup

chapter 21|14 pages

Issuing Securities

part |2 pages

Part IV: Next Steps and Stages

chapter 22|24 pages

International Expansion

chapter 23|22 pages

IPOs, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Sales

part 24|2 pages

The Entrepreneurial Circle of Life

chapter |6 pages

Definitions

chapter |4 pages

Additional Resources