The advantage of using a Master Service Agreement (MSA) for long-term business relationships is that you can invest the time and effort in creating it once, and then you can use it as a template for multiple digital services contracts in the future. The standard...
For public and pre-IPO companies, consistency in investor-facing communication is more than just optics. It is a strategic and legal necessity. When messages diverge across earnings calls, press releases, and SEC filings, companies risk more than confusion—they invite...
How much equity should founders take in their startups, and how much should they leave for other stakeholders? How should co-founders divide their share of the equity amongst themselves? There are many theories on equity splits, but there are no definitive answers....
Venture studios are taking off in regional cities around the country, including Buffalo, New York. Venture Studios (sometimes referred to as “startup studios”) create new startup companies from the ground up using ideas that originated within the Venture Studio itself...
When a person uses AI to generate an image, who created the image — the person or the machine? This question is at the heart of the AI-generated image copyright issues that are becoming increasingly urgent as more people use popular AI tools like Midjourney,...
About 20% of employees are currently subject to non-compete agreements, and there has been a movement to ban or at least limit their use. In May 2024, the FTC issued a rule that would ban employee non-compete agreements nationwide. It was supposed to go into effect on...
