Please don't listen to your lawyer for sound business advice. They can advise you on legal issues, but they generally will be very conservative when giving gene

Please don't listen to your lawyer for sound business advice. They can advise you on legal issues, but they generally will be very conservative when giving general business advice, because they view their job as eliminating risk rather than maximizing upside. Some of them can be very good negotiators too, within confines. Lawyers can, however, be a great source for referrals to advisors.