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

What Drives Stock Market Share Prices?

May 10th, 2020 28m 13s

If you ever wondered how share prices were determined on the stock market, this podcast might be for you. 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 compa

Monetizing “Trophy Patents” from Research Labs, Corporations and Large Organizations

Apr 23rd, 2020 19m 41s

Patents that were not designed for litigation or licensing may still hold some potential for monetization if they have open continuations that can be built into bulletproof portfolios that will stand up in court.The post Monetizing “Trophy Pat

Guiding Entrepreneurs Toward Success

Nov 16th, 2019 17m 45s

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 acq

Who Holds the Power in your Company?

Oct 27th, 2019 18m 58s

The powers of shareholders, the board of directors, officers, the CEO and how decisions are made in startups and other companies.The post Who Holds the Power in your Company? appeared first on Silicon Valley Trends.

Elvis, Contracts & Unwanted Breasts

Oct 21st, 2019 37m 10s

Learn about contract law and how to write your own contracts using cases involving Elvis Presley and real-world examples.The post Elvis, Contracts & Unwanted Breasts appeared first on Silicon Valley Trends.

A Recipe for Success in Patent Licensing

Oct 8th, 2019 24m 14s

Why it’s not easy to collect patent license fees and what it takes to be successful in patent licensing.The post A Recipe for Success in Patent Licensing appeared first on Silicon Valley Trends.

Creating & Presenting the Marketing Message

Oct 8th, 2019 25m 12s

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.The post Creating & Presenting the Marketing Message appeared first on S

Business Momentum

Sep 7th, 2019 23m 32s

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 reachi

Understanding Angel Investors

Aug 17th, 2019 20m 27s

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 Financ

Understanding Venture Capital Investors

Aug 2nd, 2019 16m 34s

This episode explains how venture capital funds work, how they are organized, what types of investments they’re looking for, how they make money, share it with limited partners and how they mitigate risk through modern portfolio theory. This ep

Monetizing Patents Through Non-Practicing Entities (NPE’s)

Jul 23rd, 2019 20m 6s

This episode is about non-practicing entities (NPE’s). Otherwise referred to as patent licensing companies, patent assertion entities (PAE’s) or patent holding companies, non-practicing entities are companies who’s sole activity is patent licen

Blocking Illegal Imports Through the International Trade Commission (ITC)

Jul 15th, 2019 18m 19s

David Smith and attorney Tom Fasone explain how the International Trade Commission (ITC) is a federal agency tasked with protecting American domestic industries from foreign unfair competition connected to imports into the United States. This p

Selling Your Patent

Jul 4th, 2019 20m 3s

This episode explains why companies buy patents, what they’re looking for in a patent, what patents are most sellable, and what prices patents collect on the market. It guides patent holders through the process of selling a patent, and helps th

Venue–Where to File Suit Against Companies Infringing your Patents?

Jun 2nd, 2019 22m 52s

How the small town of Marshall in Eastern Texas became the battlefield for patent lawsuits and how the T.C. Heartland case has shifted cases to courthouses in other states, like Delaware, that don’t want to hear them.The post Venue–Where to Fi

Patenting by Numbers

May 21st, 2019 32m 42s

Understand the bizarre patent marketplace through looking at the numbers. For example, 98.5% of patents are never asserted. This translates to $60bn spent on patents that are never used. Podcast covers cost of prosecution, maintenance, litigati

Why Startup Valuation is Not Startup Valuation

May 14th, 2019 13m 42s

This episodes explains how startups are valued and presents the argument as to why venture capital investments in startup ventures should not be used as the basis to place a valuation on the company.https://youtu.be/l9IaqZUkSPwThe post Why Sta

Preferred Pizza Toppings

May 13th, 2019 1h 9m

This episode explains how venture capital investors get preferred stock, and founders get common stock. Preferential toppings provided to investors include liquidation preferences, veto rights, board rights, anti-dilution rights, co-sale and dr

Patent Wars & Shifting Legal Fees in Patent Litigation Cases

Apr 12th, 2019 17m 3s

How large corporate interests have lobbied Washington, misled the American public and seriously damaged the US patent system at the expense of inventors and small startups.The post Patent Wars & Shifting Legal Fees in Patent Litigation Cases a

Forming the Startup Company and Partnering with Co-Founders

Apr 6th, 2019 35m 37s

David talks to Mark Cameron White, Harvard-educated lawyer who founded and financed hundreds of Silicon Valley startups, about forming the company and forming the founding team.https://youtu.be/MLnt_KAWdzgThe post Forming the Startup Company a

Interview with Paul Kallmes, Entrepreneurship and Angel Investment Expert at the Vault, San Francisco

Mar 27th, 2019 1h 11m

https://youtu.be/nH5zrEi53PcPaul Kallmes discusses entrepreneurship, international expansion, managing risk, pitching investors, raising finance from venture capital investors, angel investing and even rock climbing in this interview from the V

Interview with Justin Kan, Co-Founder of Twitch

Mar 27th, 2019 25m 50s

https://youtu.be/WY5brPPRFa8Justin Kan talks about how he became an entrepreneur, got into the Y-Combinator program, started live streaming his whole life, created Twitch and sold it to Amazon for $970m. Justin talks about his new startup, Atri

The Startup Journey–Targeting your Destination

Mar 27th, 2019 48m 16s

https://youtu.be/IEbHK_CVA6oIf you don’t know where you’re going, what chance do you have of getting there? This is the first in a series of episodes on the startup journey and today we’re talking about targeting your destination. Future episod

Introduction by David Smith, Former Apple World Marketing Manager, Serial Entrepreneur, Lawyer

Mar 26th, 2019 23m 16s

David Smith explains how this podcast series is designed to help entrepreneurs build more successful startups and help more innovators profit from their ideas and inventions. David explains how he has formed more than a dozen startups, authore

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