Startup Law and Fundraising for Entrepreneurs and Startup Advisors Paperback – 23 July 2020

This is an excellent, comprehensive resource for attorneys and startups. Lays out all of the major mistakes to avoid and provides practice guidance throughout the entire "life cycle" of a venture. Written in plain English and enjoyable to read. Offers numerous case studies of real-world examples througout the book that are entertaining to read and helpful to better understanding the issue being discussed. Lucky to have found this book.

I binge-read this baby over a 3-4 day period. I was *not* expecting to do that with a law book but pretty much every page had something really valuable on—Paul has done an amazing job! My only minor quibble is with the formatting of the sub-headings. The difference between 3rd and 4th levels wasn't always that obvious to me, but again, the material was so good, I ended up reading it like a novel anyway.

I have read a number of startup law books and this one is by far the most helpful and informative. It manages to be comprehensive without being overwhelming or bogged down in useless detail. It is immensely practical and straightforward. It even manages to be easily accessible and enjoyable. I highly recommend this book for any entrepreneur looking to tackle the legal issues that go with owning your own business.

I have run a number of companies over a period of decades. I wish this book existed when I started as it would have saved a huge amount of grief (and money). No fluff here. This is not a motivational business book. If you are an entrepreneur and/or business person is worth it's weight in gold by providing real world examples and case studies as well as excellent legal advise for many thorny issues that can cause you problems if not dealt with. Great book.

This is a great resource for anyone interested in business, finance, law, or anyone who just wants to get up to speed on terminology thrown around casually on shows like Silicon Valley.I am a practicing lawyer that does business formations, and I love this book, because it is full of real life anecdotes and examples of common situations- and they are written in a way that a student or one my my clients could understand. The examples are also modern and involve companies we know about.The book has a very wide breadth, and I wish the ToC was available to preview because it would show that it is not necessarily the type of book you read front to back. I view it as an issue-spotting resource manual for many different areas involved in launching a new company. The book is entitled "startup law and fundraising" but there is just a lot of good information in here that is generally applicable to business formation and operations. Personally, it brought me up to speed on a number of topics I thought I was well versed in, but for which Swegle raised issues I had not considered.Best of all, however, is that Swegle offers checklists, formulas, and guides to help tackle the issues he raises.I'll also mention that if you like this book, you might want to look at Swegle's other book: Contract Drafting and Negotiation for Entrepreneurs and Business Professionals: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DM3J7B2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1