As stated in
Part 2 of
this series, a business’ capital strategy is both
directed by the market strategy and leadership
team required to carry out the strategy as well as
directing to the market strategy and team. A
solid capital strategy is based on understanding where you are and
where you need to go.
The first step in developing a capital strategy is to
know
your revenue projections. If you had the money and
team you need, what can you sell and when? In developing a
market strategy the...
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One of our
very own, Eric Davis, is being nationally recognized for his
success in the October issue of The ABA
Journal. Eric has long been a leader in entrepreneurial
expertise and business law, and is a strong exterior source
contributing to our firm, Alerding Castor Hewitt, LLP. The
article discusses about how Eric jump-started his career and
the many roads on which it has taken him. In the
article, Eric considers himself a "hybrid" because he does not
necessarily fit in just one firm....
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"A champion is someone who is ready when the gong rings - not just
before, not just after - but when it rings."
-Jack Dempsey
Tooting your own horn, ringing your own bell...We've decided to
bang our own gong.
Welcome the newest fixture to the Alerding Castor Hewitt office,
the official New Client/Wrapped Mediation Gong.
The litigation and transaction teams didn't have a celebration
worthy of new business, so partner Michael Alerding came to me with
the idea to buy a ship's bell to ring for each...
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The Alerding Castor Hewitt faithful braved the chill and the rain
of Saturday, April 16th to participate in the 2011
Susan G. Komen
Race for the Cure. We're proud to announce that the team
surpassed its goal of raising $1000 to assist the Komen
Foundation's mission to end breast cancer forever and had a
fantastic time walking in downtown Indianapolis.
We'd like to send a big 'Thanks!' to those who donated to the
team's efforts and share a special 'Way to go!' with the team
members, along with...
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It isn't often that business law firms have the opportunity to
really celebrate the success of clients. Typically, the day
to day is more about filing regulations with the SEC, setting up
corporations and the like with the IRS, and drafting contracts,
agreements and subscriptions.
Always out to break the law firm mold, Alerding Castor Hewitt,
along with KSM Consulting, had the privilege of hosting a launch
party for our client,
Gauge Telematics, last
week to both honor their success to date and...
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I know there will be an "official" congratulatory press release in
the near future, but I thought I'd take a moment to congratulate
the Alerding Castor Hewitt partners on being included in the 2011
Indiana Super Lawyers.
Brian Hewitt received the nod as one of the Top 50 Super
Lawyers in the state. This is, of course, a recurring honor
for Brian, who has been a Super Lawyer for the past several
years. Brian's practice focus is on business and probate
litigation and mediation.
The voters...
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I have said it a million times since learning the lesson myself in
a failed entrepreneurial effort a couple of years ago, the CEO of
any entrepreneurial venture must understand the importance of
managing cash flows and how to use cash flow analysis for the
strategic growth of the company.
Trust me, I am all into the Six Sigma approach of throwing a couple
of innovators together, rolling out a v1 product as quickly as
possible, and slowly scaling the company from hobby phase to a
successful...
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Indianapolis, IN – Mike Alerding, founding partner of Alerding
Castor Hewitt LLP, is slated to teach Business Law at Harrison
College this spring. The course combines the understanding of
legal theory with the acquaintance of the various forms of
contracts. Students will be taught the essentials of the
legal environment of business, tort law, contracts, commercial
transactions, government relations and property.
“I am teaching because I enjoy the process of observing the
improvement and...
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Your friendly neighborhood litigation attorney at Alerding Castor
Hewitt, LLP with a final post for the year to all of our business,
Indiana internet litigation, and technology law
clients. Saturday, December
25th will no doubt be a date of celebration in many
homes. As you spend time with your
family, remember how special the day is and all of the changes that
have taken place in the last 20 years.
Some of you might wonder what I mean exactly. I’m not referring to Christmas. And for those...
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It has been said a million times already on this blog – a CEO,
especially one which is seeking funds from private equity
investors, needs to understand finance. Often a basic
knowledge of sources and uses and cash flow analysis is enough, but
in many early stage investment rounds, savvy investors expect the
CEO to know the company's internal rate of return (IRR) - and
why it matters.
I meet many entrepreneurs who have served as VPs or middle managers
before embarking on their entrepreneurial...
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Alerding Castor
Hewitt, LLP is a business law firm that works with many
technology start-ups in their formation stages and in assisting
with the legal aspects of dealing with private equity
investors.
The entrepreneurial spirit of our clients is inspiring, and I am
looking forward to attending
Techpoint's 2010 Innovation
Summit that will be held in downtown Indianapolis today.
An annual event that Alerding Castor Hewitt is proud to sponsor, it
will feature keynote speaker Nicholas Carr who is a...
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The last couple of years have been strange. With the change
in the economy, many early stage companies are looking for anybody,
and I mean anybody, to invest in their capital round. As the
economy rebounds (which we are seeing in technology markets)
business owners are again able to be picky when considering angel
investors.
An angel investor (or an angel investor group or private equity
firm) should be more than just a liquid wallet. He/she
should be a strategic member of your team. They...
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Next week I am moderating the plenary panel at TechPoint’s
Innovation Summit entitled
Funding Innovation.
Check it out:
TechPoint
Innovation Summit
Also check out the
sponsors page. I
counted today, and
nine Alerding Castor
Hewitt clients are sponsors of the Summit. That is
awesome.
This year’s panel members represent private equity investors, angel
investor groups, successful entrepreneurs and grant funding
organizations which look for funding and investment opportunities
in Indiana...
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FIRM GEARS UP FOR MUCH ANTICIPATED INNOVATION SUMMIT
Alerding Castor Hewitt, LLP is no stranger to the
technology community - here in Indianapolis and in other domestic
and international markets. The firm highlights its
position in the Indianapolis market by a commitment to this
year’s Innovation Summit as the Plenary Panel Sponsor for the
second year in a row. The Summit is taking place on October
27th in downtown Indianapolis.
David Castor, Founder and Partner of the firm, will serve...
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I guest lectured at Purdue’s Entrepreneurship Capstone course again
last week. I love it – for an hour I talked about my
experience in entreprenuerial law, business law and funding law to
Seniors in Purdue's entreprenuership concentration program on
issues consider when structuring a new company. Honestly, I
thought I had them bored out of their minds (yes, there was that
one Greek letter wearing frat guy who was asleep about 10 rows
back), but I was impressed when we got to the Q&A time...
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Alerding
Castor Hewitt, LLP is a law firm that does a
substantial amount of legal work with clients in SaaS law and as
technology legal counsel. So much so that we were asked to
contribute to
Corporate Blogging for Dummies, a
best practices book that our friends Douglas Karr and Chantelle
Flannery were approached to write.
As a law firm that utilizes blogging to reach our current and
potential clients, the Alerding Castor Hewitt, LLP website was
featured as an example within these pages....
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I was reminded today of something told to me by a friend last
year:
Good people who are smart
ask good questions
Bad people who are smart ask bad questions
Good people who are not smart ask bad questions
In business we are always looking for answers – but what we
really want are good answers. Today the issue is never
whether we have enough data (we arguably have too much), it is
whether we can properly utilize that data to make better
decisions. I see this especially in my Internet Law /...
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I work with a national angel investor group that invites members
(investors) to join on two general rules:
1. You cannot be a jerk;
2. You have to invest in companies.
The President of this organization has removed a couple of members
this year because they received rule #1 complaints from other
members.
In my funding law practice I represent and/or work with several
private equity firms, angel investor groups and private equity
funds. Most funds and angel investor groups run into this
jerk...
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Something that women and/or minority
business owners may want to consider is registration with the
Indiana Department of Administration Minority and Women's Business
Enterprises Division to become certified as a minority-owned or
woman-owned business.
Established in order to give such businesses an equal opportunity
to participate in the state purchasing process, the criteria
considered for such certification include that the minority/woman
member possess:
- ownership of the business (at least...
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I attended an angel investor group meeting today. This was an
interesting group - only 10 or so people, each of very high net
worth, looking for large investment opportunities. They
remind me more of a private equity firm with the types of deals
they are considering, but they invest individually - maintaining
the typical angel investor dynamic.
One investor is a recently retired C-level executive of a fortune
100 company. He told me about his approach to investments -
questions he works...
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