The “How To” Workshop for Entrepreneurs
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Presented by Seema Kumar, CEO, Cure
A Deep Dive Workshop for Entrepreneurs, Hosted by Orrick & Cure.
Thank you so much for joining us for our How-To Workshop in collaboration with Orrick. We hope you enjoyed hearing from our keynote speakers such as, Rick Bright, Lisa Lupion, & others. We are looking forward to hosting a plethora of new events coming in the fall that will continue to inspire and educate.
Thank you for your engagement and for being part of our community.
Structuring Your Company for Success: An Orrick Perspective
MORNING SESSIONS:
Company Formation & Equity Issuance
• Introduction to company equity
• Structuring founder equity
• Types of equity awards
• Initial company capitalization
• Equity grant basics
• Section 83(B) election
• Equity incentive plan
• Grant mechanics
Corporate & Board Governance
• Corporation as a separate legal entity
• Board of Directors and Stockholder responsibilities
• Officers and Board of Directors
• Compensation
• Practical considerations of managing your board
• Officer and Director Fiduciary Duties
LUNCHEON WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Rick Bright, Ph.D
Former CEO, Pandemic Prevention Institute (PPI) at The Rockefeller Foundation
AFTERNOON SESSIONS:
IP & Employment
• What is Intellectual Property?
• Main categories of IP [Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets]
• How to protect IP
• Tech Trans and licensing your IP
Employment
• Key startup employment considerations
• Forming and documenting an employment relationship
• Risks in the hiring and interview process
• Wage and hour issues
• Employment policies
Managing Investors & Term Sheet
• Anatomy of a term sheet
• Current investor trends
• Liquidation preference? What is it?
• Ratchet and preserving the value of ownership
• Negotiation strategies
CLOSING NETWORK RECEPTION
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