William Carleton // Counselor @ Law - Archives: November, 2009

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Whence Comes TechCrunch's Perception that Seattle Angels Aren't Active?

William Carleton on Nov, 29, 2009 at 11:55 PM

I've stayed out of the on-again, off-again debate about how Seattle entrepreneurs compare to their counterparts in Silicon Valley. I can't seem to wrap (Read more)

Might Senator Warner, Venture Capitalist, Twitterer, Help Save Reg D for Startups?

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William Carleton on Nov, 27, 2009 at 12:35 PM

The Senate Banking Committee has had an initial hearing to consider Senator Dodd's “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009.” In (Read more)

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Initial "Save Reg D" Petition Comments: Entrepreneurs the Key to Economic Recovery

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William Carleton on Nov, 24, 2009 at 9:47 PM

Joe Wallin, Brian Myers and I have put up a petition concerning the threat to Reg D, an issue about which all three of us have written in recent days ( (Read more)

Why Would Dodd Want to Gut Reg D Anyway?

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William Carleton on Nov, 23, 2009 at 11:38 AM

What did we do before Google search? I'll come back to that question below. Let me first report on what's happened in the week since Joe Wallin discov (Read more)

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Owning Your Tweets, Part 3: Make Way for Advertising

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William Carleton on Nov, 22, 2009 at 5:45 PM

Twitter updated its privacy policy last week. Venkat Balasubramani has an early and authoritative review of it here. No need for me repeat Venkat's a (Read more)

But Wait, There's More! Dodd Would Let States Tinker with Reg D Offerings

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William Carleton on Nov, 17, 2009 at 12:11 AM

In a comment today to my second post about not-so-goodies buried in the Dodd financial system reform bill, Joe Wallin points out that the Senator is al (Read more)

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Dodd to Startupers: "Let's Make it Just That Much Tougher to Raise Angel $$"

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William Carleton on Nov, 15, 2009 at 10:57 AM

Another nugget in the "discussion draft" of the Dodd bill: raising the bar for the "accredited investor" standard, and thus shrinki (Read more)

Dodd to Venture Capital Firms: "Relax, We've Got You Covered . . . er, Exempted!"

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William Carleton on Nov, 15, 2009 at 10:56 AM

Late last month the House Financial Services Committee, chaired by Rep. Barney Frank, approved a bill that would exempt advisers to venture capital fun (Read more)

I Like What I Hear About the $40M Seed Stage Fund, "Founder Collective"

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William Carleton on Nov, 15, 2009 at 10:55 AM

I love the points Chris Dixon hit in his post today announcing his new seed stage fund, Founder Collective.First of all, the dollars announced are mean (Read more)

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The VC Carry as an Executive Compensation Model for Wall Street

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William Carleton on Nov, 09, 2009 at 9:18 AM

In the course of a talk yesterday at Reed College, J. Bradford DeLong, UC Berkeley economist and blogger extraordinaire, made (what I took to be compli (Read more)

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The Founder Institute: An Incubator of Persons, Rather Than Companies

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William Carleton on Nov, 02, 2009 at 10:55 PM

I went to an informational session held on the Seattle campus of the University of Washington this evening for the Founder Institute's upcoming Winter (Read more)

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Facebook Extends its Reach (to "Improve the Quality of the Advertisements You See")

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William Carleton on Nov, 01, 2009 at 8:55 PM

In a post last weekend, I wrote that "Facebook cannot fully participate in the open web because it will remain committed to advertising." Thr (Read more)

Venture Capital Firms to be Exempt from Regulation . . . Maybe

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William Carleton on Nov, 01, 2009 at 8:54 PM

Earlier this week, the House Financial Services Committee approved the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act by a bipartisan vote of 67-1. (Read more)

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William Carleton

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William Carleton is a member of McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren PLLC. He works with founders, investors, executives, and board directors of startups and emerging tech companies.
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