Articles and Papers

Angel Investing
Venture Capital Practices, Angel Investor Returns, Robert Wiltbank

Building the Team
Top Management Change in New Ventures, Robert Wiltbank

Business Structure
Corporation versus Limited Liability Company VC Experts web site
Choosing a Business Structure  Entrepreneur.com
Choosing the Best Ownership Structure for Your Business  www.nolo.com


Corporate Governance
Surprise!  How Sarbanes-Oxley Affects You.  Miller Nash

Employees and Contractors
Misclassification of Independent Contractors,

Ater Wynne Employement Issues Page:
Conflicts of Interest, October 20, 2005
Communicating With Employees, August 18, 2005
Cost Effective Benefits Design, June 16, 2005
Disability Law Basics, April 15, 2004
Documentation and Record Keeping, April 17, 2003
Employee Handbooks, August 16, 2001
Equity Based Compensation, April 30, 2000
Family Medical Leave Basics, February 20, 2003
Gender Issues in Employment, August 17, 1999
Green Employment Practices,  February 17, 2005
Harassment in the Workplace, October 16, 2003
Interplay and Conflicts Between Family Med. Leave, Disability & Worker's Comp. Laws,
Job References, June 2003
Managing Chronic and Progressive Illness in the Workplace, February 15, 2001
Medical Inquiries and Examinations, August 19, 2004
New Federal Overtime Exemptions, June 17, 2004
Outsourcing Administrative Functions, October 21, 2004
Preventive Strategies in Hiring, February 18, 1999
Privacy in the Workplace, February 21, 2002
Reductions in Force, April 19, 2001
Strategic Hiring Practices, April 21, 2005
Ten HR Issues from 2000, December 14, 2000
Ten HR Issues from 2001, December 13, 2001
Ten HR Issues from 2002, December 12, 2002
Ten HR Issues from 2003, December 11, 2003
Ten HR Issues from 2004, December 9, 2004
Top Employment Issues for the New Millennium, January 2000
Union Issues for Non-Union Employers, August 15, 2002
Wage and Hour Pitfalls, February 19, 2004
Workplace Violence, October 18, 2001

Initial Public Offering of Stock
IPO, Jack Horgan, EDAcafe.com

The Funding Process
Why Syndicates Matter (Miller Nash)
Evaluating a Venture Capital Firm, Expert-Zine.com
Typical Funding Mistakes that you should Avoid (Startup Journal)
"The other side of the desk: 29 insights from a software CEO turned venture capitalist."
Gordon Graham, SoftwareCEO, January 11, 2005

Protecting IP
Protecting and Leveraging your Intellectual Property, Tonkon Torp
Leveraging your Patented Invention, Craig Rogers, Marger Johnson & McCollom
Enforcing your Patents, Craig Rogers, Marger Johnson & McCollom
Protecting Company Ownership in Emplyee Developments, Lane Powell
Patent Law for Researchers (Sheree Lynn Rybak's slides for Lab2Market)

Stock Options
Non Qualified Stock Options - Frequently Asked Questions StockOptionAdvisor.com
Non Qualified Stock Options TurboTax site
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