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I say this because investors sit on boards and work alongside these lawyers once they invest. They learn pretty quickly who is great and can often give very dir
by malgorithms 5y ago
I say this because investors sit on boards and work alongside these lawyers once they invest. They learn pretty quickly who is great and can often give very direct recommendations: a specific lawyer, not just a firm. At the startup stage you should choose the lawyer, not the firm.
- altusbrown 5y agoFYI - at least one friend-of-a-friend large scale investor reached out after this article to note he'd almost hired this same person. Don't assume someone coming in through a reference has had the level of due diligence you need. Always do your own due diligence. It catches things that will otherwise slip through because everyone assumes everyone else checked.