New page of observations

By Rick Colosimo / November 27, 2009 / Comments Off on New page of observations

NB: Google Reader is long gone, so these links to the Observations page have been removed. I’m sorry too. Following in the footsteps of giants, I’ve decided to create a separate page to track my notes on shared items from Google Reader. One reason for this is to encourage me to comment on GReader items…

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Five-minute general counsel: licensing audits

By Rick Colosimo / October 8, 2009 / Comments Off on Five-minute general counsel: licensing audits

Kat Shoa asked about licensing audits on LinkedIn: How do you know if your IP licensees are paying you properly? I sat on a presentation about royalty audits today and think it’s a fantastic to collect due royalties – wrote about it here[.] But I’d be interested to know what other methods are used to…

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How to use venture capital "check the box" forms

By Rick Colosimo / August 12, 2009 / Comments Off on How to use venture capital "check the box" forms

Writing about Ted Wang’s “simple series A” reminded me of this idea I came up with years ago. One alternative to drafting that I’ve always liked: “check the box” forms.” During any moderately stable period in Silicon Valley, certain terms become “market,” meaning that there’s little real dispute about them in substance and only some…

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How to improve team productivity with simple SOPs

By Rick Colosimo / March 27, 2009 / Comments Off on How to improve team productivity with simple SOPs

Gina Trapani, formerly of Lifehacker, recently posted this picture and the accompanying text. It’s a short set of rules that are, in effect, a simple team SOP (standard operating procedure). With even a small set of agreements about how they will operate, expectations and execution will more closely match up. When these rules are known…

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