“From Start-Up to IPO” Lecture Series

Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Dates: Tuesdays, September 7, 14, 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 9, 16, 23, 30

Location: ETC@ Johns Hopkins Eastern, 1101 East 33rd St, 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21228

Instructors:
Tony Stanco, Esq.
Cyber Security Policy and Research Institute (CSPRI)
The George Washington University
Former Senior Attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission
202-994-5513
stanco@gwu.edu

Ray Dizon
Department of Business and Economic Development
410-767-6368
rdizon@choosemaryland.org

Whether planning a start-up or just being a strategic employee who receives stock options, this lecture series deals with what you need to know to succeed. It discusses the practical and legal issues that you will deal with every day in taking a great idea and creating a successful hi-tech or biotech company. Attendees are provided with lectures and readings to enable them to identify the major issues in organizing a business venture around intellectual property, including employment agreements, stock options, angel and venture capital, IPOs and tech transfer from university/government labs. This lecture series is appropriate for attendees who have started a new company, intend to start one, or are in a senior management position, such as CIO, CTO, CEO or strategic employee with stock options.

Lecture 1: Overview of Lecture Series
Google IPO Case Study

Lecture 2: Patents

Lecture 3: Copyright and Trademarks

Lecture 4: Trade Secrets and Licensing Agreements

Lecture 5/6: Founders and Employment Agreements, Stock Options,
Non Disclosure Agreements (NDAs); Non-Competes

Lecture 7: Partnerships, Corporations and LLCs
Shareholder Agreements; Directors and Executives

Lecture 8: Angels and Venture Capital

Lecture 9: Negotiating Angel/Venture Capital, Terms Sheets and
Stock Purchase Agreements

Lecture 10: The IPO Process

Lecture 11: Federal and State Securities Law

Lecture 12: Government Programs for Start-Ups, SBIRs, GSA Schedule
Partnering with Universities

Leading angels, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, consultants and government officials are invited to guest lecture throughout the lecture series.

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