Paul A. Jones, Of Counsel

Phone: 608-283-0125
Email: pajones@michaelbest.com
Website: www.michaelbest.com
Blog: www.venturebest.com
Professional Biography:
Paul Jones is Of Counsel to the Business Practice Group and Co-chair of the Venture Best^TM team. Mr. Jones writes a blog found here: http://www.venturebest.com. His practice concentrates on representing emerging technology and life sciences companies in financing and other strategic transactions as well as general corporate matters. He also represents venture capital firms and other investors in emerging technology and other high impact businesses.
Organization: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Articles in the National Law Review database by Paul A. Jones:

Angel Investing Outside of the Major Venture Centers: Unique Challenges and Opportunities (Posted On Tue, 2013-06-04 07:08)
Thoughts on Why Good Venture Investors Turn Down Good Deals (Posted On Thu, 2013-05-30 17:11)
Pay to Play: An Investor Issue Entrepreneurs Should Care About (Posted On Tue, 2013-05-21 16:50)
Wisconsin Business Tax Act 255 and Convertible…Equity (Posted On Sat, 2013-05-18 06:36)
Understanding the Limits of Convertible Debt Seed Financing Structures (Posted On Tue, 2013-05-14 15:29)
Thoughts on Convertible Debt Valuation Caps (Posted On Wed, 2013-05-08 22:20)
Entrepreneurs with (Bad) Attitudes (Posted On Tue, 2013-05-07 04:50)
The Venture Capital Valuation Paradox (Posted On Sun, 2013-05-05 21:05)
The Good Angel Investor (Part 2): After the Closing (Posted On Fri, 2013-05-03 07:08)
The Good Angel Investor (Part 1): Doing the Deal (Posted On Wed, 2013-05-01 02:03)
Startup Finance: A Venture Capitalist's Thoughts on Wash-Out Rounds (Posted On Fri, 2013-04-19 21:05)
What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Milestone Financing (Posted On Sat, 2013-04-06 08:13)
How Do You Compensate Directors of Startup Companies? (Posted On Fri, 2013-03-15 04:24)
Whatever Your Impression is About Venture Capitalists, Understand These 4 Things First (Posted On Mon, 2013-03-04 03:26)
High Impact Entrepreneurship in Wisconsin: The Smoke and the Fire (Posted On Thu, 2013-02-28 21:05)
Some Thoughts on Telecommuting (Posted On Thu, 2013-02-28 03:48)
Capping Preferred Participation: A Compromised Compromise? (Posted On Fri, 2012-12-14 08:14)
Convertible What? (Posted On Thu, 2012-12-13 16:02)
Go Where the Money Is (Posted On Tue, 2012-12-11 19:02)
The Lean Life Sciences Startup and Minimum Viable Milestone (Posted On Fri, 2012-12-07 13:09)
Foundational Issues for Angel Investors (Posted On Wed, 2012-12-05 08:06)
The Neglected Art of (Timely) Pruning Lemons: Part 2 (Posted On Thu, 2012-11-29 18:17)
The Neglected Art of (Timely) Pruning Lemons: Part 1 (Posted On Wed, 2012-11-28 08:13)
Steak is Good: Sizzle Sells (Posted On Thu, 2012-11-22 20:10)
Live and Learn…. (Posted On Sun, 2012-11-18 06:06)
Business Plans/Pitches and Intellectual Property (Posted On Wed, 2012-10-31 19:02)
Understanding – and Managing – Financing Risk (Posted On Thu, 2012-10-25 17:12)
The Perils of Diversification (Posted On Wed, 2012-10-24 05:04)
Rap Music and the State of Venture Capital (Posted On Wed, 2012-10-17 11:02)
Revenue-Based Financing: Non-Dilutive(!) Risk Capital (Posted On Fri, 2012-10-12 06:05)
409 Valuations in Venture Capital (Posted On Sun, 2012-07-01 19:03)
Venture Capital and Private Equity: The Same, Only (Very) Different (Posted On Mon, 2012-02-13 10:26)
Thinking About Dilution (Posted On Mon, 2012-01-23 09:30)
Corporate Venture Capital: An Entrepreneur’s Perspective (Posted On Thu, 2012-01-19 01:15)
It Takes More Than Grey Hair (Posted On Thu, 2011-12-15 14:00)
IRC 409A: Good Faith is Good, but not Good Enough (Posted On Fri, 2011-11-04 05:00)
Convertible Debt Financing: Thoughts on the Default Conversion Price (Posted On Thu, 2011-10-27 18:00)
Steve Jobs: Concept Precedes Design (Posted On Fri, 2011-10-14 07:00)
Entrepreneur of the Century or Company of the Century: Pondering Steve Jobs and Apple (Posted On Sat, 2011-09-03 02:00)
Pondering the First Mover Advantage (Posted On Fri, 2011-08-26 17:00)
The Vision Rule (Posted On Sun, 2011-08-14 09:00)
Venture Capital: Preliminary Questions for Entrepreneurs (Posted On Sat, 2011-08-13 14:00)
Commercial Biopharma in Wisconsin: What Next? (Posted On Wed, 2011-08-10 13:26)
Startup Valuation: Sometimes Less is More. Part I. (Posted On Sat, 2011-08-06 12:05)
Pay to Play: Its About Breakfast (Provisions of Venture Capital Term Sheets) (Posted On Mon, 2011-08-01 04:05)
Thinking About the Next Round (Posted On Thu, 2011-07-28 14:40)
Who Do Directors Represent? (Posted On Thu, 2011-06-16 15:54)
Valuation of the Company vs. Valuation of the Stock: A Venture Capital Paradox (Posted On Mon, 2011-06-06 04:12)
Compensation for Directors of Startups (Posted On Fri, 2011-06-03 12:18)
Cheaper…But Still Expensive (Posted On Wed, 2011-04-13 09:53)
Start Up Companies --- Grant Money: When “Free” is not “Free” (Posted On Sat, 2011-04-09 10:51)
Talk Opportunity, then Price (Posted On Wed, 2011-03-23 00:27)
American Manufacturing and Innovation (Posted On Sun, 2011-02-20 01:49)
Back to the Future with Watson (Posted On Sat, 2011-02-19 04:23)
Some Thoughts on Investment Banks (Posted On Fri, 2011-02-11 15:02)
Some thoughts on Finders for Risk Capital (Posted On Fri, 2011-02-04 10:05)
Milestone or Millstone? Financing, that is. (Posted On Thu, 2011-01-27 17:03)
Reporting Deadline Approaches For 2010 ISO Exercises and ESPP Stock Transfers (Posted On Thu, 2011-01-20 08:10)
SEC Proposes Definition of Venture Capital Fund under Dodd-Frank (Posted On Tue, 2010-11-23 10:41)
Angel Investing Principles: Doing Good While Doing Well (Posted On Sat, 2010-11-20 15:59)
Startup Valuation Workshop Slides & Worksheets (Posted On Tue, 2010-11-09 14:35)
Respecting Failure - Failcon 2010 (Posted On Sun, 2010-10-31 10:12)
How Much is That Startup in the Window. Really. Realistically Valuing a Start Up. (Posted On Thu, 2010-10-28 11:56)
How Much is That Startup in the Window? -- Figuring Out How Much A Startup is Worth. (Posted On Sun, 2010-10-24 07:00)
Back to the Future with Super Angels (Posted On Sat, 2010-10-23 10:51)

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