Venture Capital Collaboration Agreement

Nicole Morris
Director of TI:GER Program @ Emory University
Mike Whelan
Chief Community Officer

In this episode, law professor, director of Emory Law’s TIGER program, and former patent counsel Nicole Morris tears down a venture capital collaboration agreement. This one’s unusual because Nicole actually uses this document as an object lesson for her students on what not to do. She talks about the confusing language, contradictory terms, and troublesome data provisions that plague contracts in the tech startup industry. So let’s tear it down.

Collaboration Agreement

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Law Insider Promo Code: TEARDOWN2

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Tags: Contract Teardown, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Collaboration Agreement

Contributors

Nicole Morris
Director of TI:GER Program @ Emory University
Mike Whelan
Chief Community Officer

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