Entrepreneur’s Journey: The top 10 legal mistakes entrepreneurs need to avoid

An introduction by David Farquharson, founder of London Law Collective, to the 10 most important legal mistakes to avoid when building a start-up. David is also one of the subject-matter experts on the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital’s Ask an Expert programme at London Business School, which advises LBS student and alumni founded start-ups. He is a commercial lawyer with over 20 years’ experience of advising start-ups and entrepreneurs.

David Talks about:

Not having the right solution to the problem or not having the right team? 03:40
What should be your organisational structure? 07:00
Why should you have shareholder agreements? 10:45
Intellectual property (patents and trademarks) 20:00
Employment practices 27:18
Share incentives 32:20
Commercial contracts 35:36
Term sheets 39:00
Data protection 47:50
Get investor ready 49:27

This talk is part of the Entrepreneur's Journey series hosted by the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital at London Business School.

The programme is uniquely packaged to take student would-be entrepreneurs through every stage of deciding whether to pursue an entrepreneurial career path, through to implementation of their aspirations and subsequently taking their business to the next level.

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