Previous Sessions
Starting a Business with an F-1 Student Visa
January 23, 2024
5:00 – 6:15 p.m. EST, Zoom
Students with a Visa can legally start businesses as well as work on a startup team. Come learn the details of how to do this without violating your student status and immigration options after graduating.
Presenters:
- David Kalson, Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, Director of the Emerging Business Group
- Larry Lebowitz, Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, Director of the Immigration Group
- Linda Gentile, CMU, Director, Office of International Education
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Building Your Team
February 13, 2024
5:00 – 6:15 p.m. EST, Zoom
You’ve incorporated and just got into an accelerator. You are in discussions with a potential co-founder. Now what? Learn the ins and outs of staffing your startup, including employment law issues involving: adding co-founders, working with advisors, interns v. volunteers, employees v. independent contractors, invention assignments, non-disclosure agreements, non-competes, and the use of equity to attract and retain key personnel.
Presenters:
- David Lehman, K&L Gates
- Dave Garraux, K&L Gates
How to Structure Your Capital Raise — Part 1 — The Fundamentals
March 21, 2024
5:00 – 6:15 p.m. EST, Zoom
Learn about the legal and economic/business issues associated with raising funds from:
- Friends and Family
- Seed Funding (including from University, government and Non-Profit Funding)
- Incubators and Accelerators
- Angel investors v Venture Capitalists
- Series A, B, etc.
This session is a prerequisite to understanding and participating in Part 2 – Negotiating the Term Sheet.
Presenters:
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How to Structure Your Capital Raise — Part 2 —
Startups v. Investors: Negotiating the Term Sheet Workshop
March 26, 2024
5:00 – 6:15 p.m. EST, Zoom
Join us for a fun negotiation exercise in which you’ll play the role of startup or investor. We’ll begin the evening with a quick overview of the legal issues associated with investing in startups. We’ll then divide into investor and startup groups, who will meet separately with lawyers to decide on the terms they want. We’ll end the evening with a negotiation led by these lawyers and workshop volunteers who will play the part of founders and investors.
Presenters:
- David Lehman, K&L Gates
- Oded Green, K&L Gates
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Worst Mistakes Made by Startups
April 9, 2024
5:00 – 6:15 p.m. EST, Zoom
A panel of lawyers will share the ‘horror stories’ of mistakes that startups have made and the consequences. Learn from the mistakes of others so you can avoid the pitfalls.
Presenters:
- David Lehman, K&L Gates — Moderator
- Panelists TBA
