SSM's Isaiah Deporto-Plick and Kelly Lawton-Abbott hosted a panel discussion on the critical role of corporate law in the tech startup ecosystem, presented as part of Seattle TechWeek. This event highlighted how legal expertise can shape a startup's journey from inception to funding and beyond.
Our panel of experienced corporate lawyers and successful tech founders explored topics such as:
Over the past few years, early stage startup founders have experienced a general slowdown in venture capital deployment. They've had to manage shorter financial runways all the while being asked to do more with less. How can savvy founders scale their sales and partnerships to generate enough ARR and justify a healthy raise? How can founder-led sales during tough economic times translate into building efficient and effective sales teams?
Lindsey S. Mignano, Co-Founder of SSM joined this hosted lunch and led discussions focused on overcoming obstacles in sales in early-stage startups. Zamir Shukho of Vibranium Venture Capital and Lisa Yu from 99 VC shared do's and don'ts on founder-led sales from their experiences managing and advising portfolio companies. Afterwards, Steve Johnson from Scaling Sales led a founder's workshop focusing on:
Co Founder, Lindsey Mignano joined Sophie Alcorn on Alcorn's podcast to discuss statistical and anecdotal findings regarding venture trends in Q1 2024, as well as alternate non-dilutive financing options such as A/R based financing, venture debt, etc.
SSM's Lindsey Mignano and other panelists: Shilpa Ajmera from CLA, Drew Fowler from SRS Acquit, Matt Cohen from Synopsis Advisors, and Paul J. Kelley from Marketplace Acquire discussed topics such as:
Lindsey S. Mignano has collaborated with Swissnex in San Francisco for many years. Specifically, she presents the "Flips & Financing" session for their cohort quarterly. The session targets Swiss entrepreneurs interested in either accessing the American market or raising capital within the United States, detailing specific incorporation strategies like setting up a subsidiary or performing a Delaware flip. The presentation also explored various stages of a company's funding lifecycle, outlining practical steps for entities at different stages, from self-funding to securing venture capital.
SSM's Lindsey Mignano and other panelists: Ken Takahashi of Bolster, Helen Hyungmin Park of 500 Global, Anish Srivastava of Swisscom and Telosity Ventures, and Evan Wijaya of Principal of Touring Capital explored the question "How does a founder grow and scale startup teams effectively at the early stage?" This was an informative panel of Asian American founders, VCs, and ecosystem partners where they discussed topics such as:
Co-Founder of SSM Lindsey Mignano dove into the dynamic world of startups on the podcast 'Silicon Valley Impact' hosted by Brian Sparkes and Lisa Helfrick. From her own journey into the startup realm to dissecting the secrets of successful companies, Lindsey explored it all with a blend of wit and wisdom. She provided actionable advice on building a strong legal foundation for startups.
SSM's Co-Founder Lindsey Mignano joined Carta for an associates dinner as it featured leaders of the legal industry across top firms. This intimate evening of networking and panel discussion included topics like: Practicing law in an AI era, latest market insights on fundraising trends, and business development and career growth as an associate.
Lindsey S. Mignano presented on flipping a Swiss entity in preparation for a venture financing event and current venture statistics in Q2 2024 for Swissnex's quarterly cohort.
This event was moderated by SSM's Lindsey Mignano and participating speakers were Shirish Gupta (JAMS) and Matt Gluck (Gluck Daniel Atkinson). Many startup companies fail as a result of contentious disputes among the cofounders. Attorneys representing cofounders in a “business divorce” will encounter a myriad of issues in advocating on behalf of their clients as well as trying to resolve their clients’ disputes. This panel featured the perspectives from a startup corporate attorney, a litigation attorney, and a mediator/arbitrator on how to navigate co-founders through these very contentious disputes.
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