http://www.vcdeallawyer.com/2009/08/01/is-the-law-firm-business-model-changing/ Insights on Startups & Emerging Growth Companies Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:31:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.vcdeallawyer.com/2009/08/01/is-the-law-firm-business-model-changing/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Doing It Right the First Time: The 15 Most Common, but Avoidable, Mistakes Made by High Growth Start-ups | VC Deal Lawyer Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:41:17 +0000 http://www.vcdeallawyer.com/?p=86#comment-17 [...] 6.       Failing to consult experienced advisors at the beginning – many of the mistakes in this post could be avoided by simply hiring experienced start-up and emerging growth attorneys and accountants from the very beginning.  See my earlier post regarding hiring start-up counsel.  First time entrepreneurs may balk at this, serial entrepreneurs do not.  Serial entrepreneurs know that they will save time and money resources (far in excess than they would have saved in reduced fees by going with inexperienced counsel) in the long run because they eliminate the clean-up necessitated by lawyers that don’t know what they are doing in this space.  Hiring experienced counsel doesn’t mean the big price tag it used to mean.  Contrary to many years ago, the marketplace has many start-up and emerging growth experienced attorneys at reasonable rates (see my earlier post on the changing law firm market). [...] [...] 6.       Failing to consult experienced advisors at the beginning – many of the mistakes in this post could be avoided by simply hiring experienced start-up and emerging growth attorneys and accountants from the very beginning.  See my earlier post regarding hiring start-up counsel.  First time entrepreneurs may balk at this, serial entrepreneurs do not.  Serial entrepreneurs know that they will save time and money resources (far in excess than they would have saved in reduced fees by going with inexperienced counsel) in the long run because they eliminate the clean-up necessitated by lawyers that don’t know what they are doing in this space.  Hiring experienced counsel doesn’t mean the big price tag it used to mean.  Contrary to many years ago, the marketplace has many start-up and emerging growth experienced attorneys at reasonable rates (see my earlier post on the changing law firm market). [...]

]]> http://www.vcdeallawyer.com/2009/08/01/is-the-law-firm-business-model-changing/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Hiring the Right Start-Up Lawyer – No Posers Allowed! | VC Deal Lawyer Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:04:53 +0000 http://www.vcdeallawyer.com/?p=86#comment-6 [...] experience, and your comfort with their personality, drive the decision.  See my earlier article on the changing law firm [...] [...] experience, and your comfort with their personality, drive the decision.  See my earlier article on the changing law firm [...]

]]>