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Lifecycle of a Technology Company: Step-by-Step Legal Background and Practical Guide from Startup to Sale

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This book should be required reading for anyone and everyone who wish to start a tech company. Concise, informative, illuminating - an excellent resource for those navigating the challenging waters of launching a tech company. Mr. Miller's book saved me and my team valuable time as we went through the various steps of our company's journey - formation, Intellectual property, licensing, valuation, funding, stock options, partnering, and many more. Best book and most current - in this area -on the market!

Miller's book is a comprehensive source of excellent advice for founders, technology executives and venture investors. Using a detailed but very readable style, this book brings together the wide range of topics relevant to a tech startup and covers each one thoroughly. Most importantly, it describes the interconnections between those topics that are unique to early stage companies, recommends actions, and provides the logic behind the recommendation. As a former CTO and CEO of venture backed tech startups, I would suggest that every early stage company exec would benefit from having this book as a resource.

Louis Hruska, Founder and CTO PowerSmart, CEO Akermin Inc.

As an attorney who has worked with start-ups I found this book to be an incredibly valuable resource and suggest that anyone looking to start a technology company read it because it provides a roadmap to all of the business and legal issues that you will face when launching your technology company. From formation to funding to IPO or sale, Mr. Miller breaks down the issues that you will face in a clear and concise way, providing insight into all sides of an issue. I highly recommend it!

I have used this book through several stages of corporate development to keep our team focused on the critical issues of each stage. It was an invaluable tool for managing communication, priorities and execution.

I am a CEO and have started 3 companies, and I had never seen a book so comprehensive and understandable. It takes you step by step through all the decisions that have to be made and gives all the insights that are necessary. In addition, the links to the sample contracts, term sheets, etc. is absolutely invaluable - a must have!!!

I bought this book a couple of months back and used it extensively in completing a couple of investments. As an investor, I found this book exceptionally useful. Clearly Mr Miller has excellent overall business and transactional understanding, which he has put down as knowledge in an extremely accessible way.

Great book - very informative. Attorney Miller really knows his stuff (as he should since he's been around pretty much since the birth of the venture capitalist industry.) Whether you are running a tech company or thinking of launching one, this book is required reading.

Similar to how he does it in his recent book, Mergers and Acquisitions, Edwin L. Miller again displays a powerful ability to present complex information in clear and concise terms. His education and experience are indisputably top-notch, and he further uses this insight to cover numerous stages of a Technology Company in lucid and understandable detail. This is a must-read for anyone interested in starting a technology company, and it pays for itself within the first hour. The book is also comprehensive in that it covers the entire lifecycle of a Technology Company from start-up and formation to placements and acquisition. Easily five stars.