In this podcast you will learn why C-Corporations are the vehicle of choice for tech startups in Silicon Valley and the tech sector. You’ll learn why it doesn’t make sense to operate as an S-Corporation, or an LLC, and how you can escape paying taxes when you sell your C-Corporation shares.
In this podcast David Smith episodes explains how the price of a stock is driven by the value of the company, which is driven by the company's earnings. David goes on to explain how dividends, the balance sheet, economic forces of supply and demand, future expectations and predictions, information about the public and its prospects, market momentum, merger acquisition activity and market volatility each drive the share price.
This episode explains how some organizations produce patents that cannot be monetized through sale or licensing unless their offspring are developed into litigation-grade patents. It explains why so many patents are unsuitable for licensing.
Silicon Valley Business School provides affordable, real-world business education to everyone, everywhere and guides entrepreneurs toward success with their startup ventures. This podcast explains how the SVBS Milestone Progress system is combined with expert advice and mentoring to help entrepreneurs hit milestones, get their startups on track and drive them toward profitability or exit in the form of an IPO or acquisition.
This episode explains the powers of shareholders, the board of directors, the CEO and other officers in a startup and other corporations.
Drawing on his experience as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and as a lawyer, David Smith explains the essentials of contract law for non-lawyers using a case involving Elvis Presley as the foundation of the discussion.
In this podcast, we explore why patents are often asserted through dedicated patent assertion entities, why an army of patent litigators, prosecution attorneys, inter-parte review attorneys, patent brokers and technical experts are required.
Drawing from personal experience of managing Apple's brand, former Apple World Marketing Manager, David Smith explains how to build your elevator pitch, your core value proposition, how to build a brand and change your brand image.
Momentum is critical for success in business, especially in the fast moving tech sector. Recognizing this and figuring out how to generate positive momentum can make the difference between your venture winding up in a painful shutdown or reaching a profitable IPO.
How angel investors work, how they syndicate investments and how they structure their investments as convertible notes or preferred stock rounds of financing. David Smith presents materials from the Silicon Valley Business School Raising Finance for Startups course and explains how he managed to raise more than $20m from angel investors in one of his previous startups.