Some interesting links we found across the web this week:
Building Your Founding Team—Is There a Magic
Number?
In case you missed it elsewhere on this blog, our own Jeff Stein
and Jason Kropp shared a few thoughts on the ideal size of a
startup's founding team. The post was a follow-up to the latest
installment of our ongoing webinar series, QuickLaunch
University—check out the recording here!
Data
Rights Are the New IP Rights
Great thoughts from VentureBeat's VC guest bloggers on
the ever-increasing value of data as artificial intelligence
continues to advance. (And if data regulations are an issue for
your company, our Big Data practice is
always ready to help.)
Entrepreneurs: The Keys to Making Your ICO
Securities Compliant Using Regulation A+
The rise of blockchain-based initial coin offerings has been a
major fundraising trend this year, and as Forbes
points out, lawyers and regulators are responding by trying to fit
ICOs into existing securities laws, such as Regulation A+.
Big Banks Big Favorites to Win Fintech
Revolution
And elsewhere from Forbes, here is a nice summary of the
broader FinTech market, which appears to be particularly
unicorn-proof as big banks become more and more acquisitive.
A Short Guide to Strategy for
Entrepreneurs
If you didn't grab an MBA on your way to being a startup
founder, never fear—the Harvard Business Review has
you covered with pieces like this short introduction to key
concepts in building the philosophy behind your company's
operating model.
Links compiled by Jared Brenner.
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