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September 9, 2014

Drones & 3D Printing — What’s Next?

Going public early through the cheaper “back door” always seems favors companies poised at high growth markets. Traditionally new technology, changes in regulation (like the […]
September 9, 2014

Managing Time to Sell Your Business

One of the most important resources needed in order to sell your business is time. It is the one thing that you never have enough […]
September 8, 2014

Why MLMs Make Some of the Best Reverse Merger Targets

I personally know some folks who have done extremely well starting and establishing network marketing companies. Those that start the companies are the ones that […]
September 6, 2014

Fintech Will Make Traditional Investment Banking a Thing of the Past

Given that the only constant is change, news soundbites touting a world in flux are less surprising. However, that does not mean that we turn […]
September 5, 2014

Getting High on Marijuana RTOs

There have been an overabundance of marijuana RTOs in the news lately. So much so that the SEC has even issued a warning regarding investing […]
September 4, 2014

The Bleak Future of Private Equity

There’s no avoiding the reality: we are in a seller’s market right now, and that’s wreaking havoc on private equity firms. As a result of […]
September 1, 2014

When Will You Need a Full Proxy Statement

The nuances and changes that naturally occur throughout the reverse merger process will often require approval from the shareholders from a solicitation referred to as […]
August 30, 2014

Dilution: No Money with It, No Money without It

How is it that Venture Capital (VC) firms receive distributions ten times greater than entrepreneurs when a company goes public? For many this seems illogical […]
August 27, 2014

How to Take a Company Public

Assessing the “going public” decision is certainly one of magnitude. Most large IPOs make headlines with their massive valuations (and often over-valuations) and flashy stories […]
August 25, 2014

409A Valuations – Employee Stock Option Plan Solutions

In my previous article, I talked about why 409a valuations are necessary, especially for startups who want to recruit top-talent employees and incentivize them to stay. […]