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Investor Beware: Dirty Secrets of Angel Financing
Investor Beware: Dirty Secrets of Angel Financing
By Brian Axelrad
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Success is not linear. Success is not linear. Success is not linear. 😅 Happy Labor Day Weekend to all those not following a linear path ✊ 🥃
Success is not linear. Success is not linear. Success is not linear. 😅 Happy Labor Day Weekend to all those not following a linear path ✊ 🥃
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I’m so grateful to the people who got my daughter and me into the #Chicago #DNC and made it such a magical experience. High points? First: being…
I’m so grateful to the people who got my daughter and me into the #Chicago #DNC and made it such a magical experience. High points? First: being…
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I'm honored to be named a 2024 World IP Review (WIPR) Leader, along with 30 of my esteemed colleagues. Congrats to all, and thank you WIPR!
I'm honored to be named a 2024 World IP Review (WIPR) Leader, along with 30 of my esteemed colleagues. Congrats to all, and thank you WIPR!
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Emerging Leaders Program, Class of 2020
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- 1 year
Every year the Chicago Council on Global Affairs selects a class of approximately 20 participants with high potential from across Chicago’s business, cultural, civic, and academic sectors and provides a robust expansive platform to deepen their fluency and exposure to global affairs and policy.
Emerging leaders will be chosen from corporate, non-profit and government sectors to create a class of about 20 participants. Ideal Emerging Leader candidates are highly accomplished in their…Every year the Chicago Council on Global Affairs selects a class of approximately 20 participants with high potential from across Chicago’s business, cultural, civic, and academic sectors and provides a robust expansive platform to deepen their fluency and exposure to global affairs and policy.
Emerging leaders will be chosen from corporate, non-profit and government sectors to create a class of about 20 participants. Ideal Emerging Leader candidates are highly accomplished in their careers and expected to rise to the top of their fields in the next five to ten years. Between the ages of 30 to 40, they have a strong professional or personal interest in international affairs, a commitment to community engagement, and a thirst for knowledge. The Council will intentionally seek exceptional leaders who reflect the rich diversity of Chicago.
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Mentor - Venture Capital Investment Competition
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- 7 years
Science and Technology
After Chicago Booth holds its intramural competition to determine the student team that will represent the business school in the VCIC, I work with the winning team to deepen their understanding and knowledge of venture capital term sheets in preparation for the VCIC regional competition.
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Lecturer and mentor
Startup Leadership Program
- 3 years 3 months
Science and Technology
Over the last several years I have developed a curriculum for the Chicago chapter of Startup Leadership Program focused on teaching entrepreneurs the basics of venture capital finance. Starting with the fundamentals of equity and ownership issues in a traditional, technology startup company, over the course of 6 working sessions, I cover a range of topics, Including: founders' stock, employee equity, investor liquidation preference, option pool pricing, equity types and plans (and resulting…
Over the last several years I have developed a curriculum for the Chicago chapter of Startup Leadership Program focused on teaching entrepreneurs the basics of venture capital finance. Starting with the fundamentals of equity and ownership issues in a traditional, technology startup company, over the course of 6 working sessions, I cover a range of topics, Including: founders' stock, employee equity, investor liquidation preference, option pool pricing, equity types and plans (and resulting tax consequences), convertible notes and Series Seed/A term sheets. The capstone of this track within SLP is a day-long event, during which several VCs participate with the SLP cohort for a series of mock term sheet negotiations.
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Lecturer
Startup Institute
- 1 year 5 months
Science and Technology
As each Startup Institute cohort neared completion of its program, I visited the group to provide background on equity issuances and offer letters to help them understand the types of incentives they'll likely be receiving in their new roles with venture-backed companies.
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Board of Directors of KIPP Ascend Charter School
KIPP Chicago
- 4 years
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* Board Member June 2010 to September 2012
* Board Secretary and Governance Committee chair from August 2010 to August 2011
* Committee Membership: Governance Committee 2008-2012, Finance Committee 2011-2012
Publications
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Tax Considerations for Double Bottom Line Investing, Part II
Journal of Taxation on Investments
As private foundations remain a favored vehicle for these philanthropists and investors to participate in the social impact sector, compliance with applicable Treasury regulations are an important consideration. Part II of this Article outlines six tax regulations for foundations to consider with respect to mission-related investment and highlights critical issues to keep in mind in order to avoid penalties.
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Tax Considerations for Double Bottom Line Investing, Part I
Journal of Taxation of Investments
The recent and growing attention paid by philanthropists and investors to “social impact” investment exists within a complex federal tax environment. As private foundations remain a favored vehicle for these philanthropists and investors to participate in the social impact sector, compliance with IRS regulations applicable to foundations is an important consideration. This article outlines six critical tax regulations foundations must be aware of with respect to program-related investments and…
The recent and growing attention paid by philanthropists and investors to “social impact” investment exists within a complex federal tax environment. As private foundations remain a favored vehicle for these philanthropists and investors to participate in the social impact sector, compliance with IRS regulations applicable to foundations is an important consideration. This article outlines six critical tax regulations foundations must be aware of with respect to program-related investments and highlights key factors to keep in mind in order to avoid penalties and take advantage of certain available benefits.
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Protecting and Monitoring Impact as an Investor: Part II
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Tactics and tools for monitoring impact investments
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Protecting and Monitoring Impact as an Investor: Part I
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Tactics for negotiating the terms of an impact investment
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Investing Beyond Exit
Stanford Social Innovation Review
An important question that social entrepreneurs should also be thinking about when dealing with impact investing.
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Constructing the Case for Impact Investment
Stanford Social Innovation Review
What social entrepreneurs need to be thinking about when approaching impact investors and making the pitch for investment capital.
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Why America Doesn't Get Any Respect
Chicago Tribune
The impact of media attention to matters of national nonsense on national security interests and how it affects America's place in the world at the end of the 20th century.
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We're delighted to welcome James Null to the firm! Jamie joins as a partner in our New York office on our nationally recognized Transactional Tax…
We're delighted to welcome James Null to the firm! Jamie joins as a partner in our New York office on our nationally recognized Transactional Tax…
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Our team is excited to partner with Nathan Tower and Ben Syverson on the recent launch of 🎂 Infinite Cake 🎂 - a search fund established to find…
Our team is excited to partner with Nathan Tower and Ben Syverson on the recent launch of 🎂 Infinite Cake 🎂 - a search fund established to find…
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Excited and honored to be selected for Leadership Greater Chicago’s 40th Class of the Signature Fellows Program! I look forward to joining this…
Excited and honored to be selected for Leadership Greater Chicago’s 40th Class of the Signature Fellows Program! I look forward to joining this…
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The hardest question I get asked by friends & family is “how’s the business going?” The actual answer that first comes to my mind is often “we’re…
The hardest question I get asked by friends & family is “how’s the business going?” The actual answer that first comes to my mind is often “we’re…
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One of the best things about building something new is reflecting on how much you've learned. As I'm building the deck for my next big thing, I…
One of the best things about building something new is reflecting on how much you've learned. As I'm building the deck for my next big thing, I…
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If you are building something innovative in the food ecosystem come join 1871 and Barrel Ventures and apply for the #FoodTech Innovation Lab. Join…
If you are building something innovative in the food ecosystem come join 1871 and Barrel Ventures and apply for the #FoodTech Innovation Lab. Join…
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It’s been two weeks since my MBA graduation from MIT Sloan, and it still hasn’t sunk in—it doesn’t quite feel real yet. This past year has been…
It’s been two weeks since my MBA graduation from MIT Sloan, and it still hasn’t sunk in—it doesn’t quite feel real yet. This past year has been…
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