SL#5: Dispute Resolution Alternatives for Entrepreneurs [50:57m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

So what is a poor entrepreneur to do when a key client or partner breaches a contract or fails to pay you? Former trial attorney and current mediator/arbitrator Ellen Malow joins us for a great discussion around how early-stage entrepreneurs can take advantage of mediation and arbitration to lower legal costs and achieve their objectives.

As an added bonus, learn how Mike got into trouble performing an emergency appendectomy with an old saw and some vodka while doing venture capital deals in the former Soviet republics.

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Shownotes:

What are mediation and abitration and how do they differ? How can they be used to achieve your objectives? Do you need to also use an attorney? What are the cost ramifications and savings over a trial? How are findings enforced? Do these things enter into public record like the court system? Can you appeal the result of an arbitration? How do you find a good mediator or arbitrator in your area?

Links referenced within this episode:

• Malow Mediation & Arbitration
• PwC Moneytree Report
• The Bottoms Up!
• Adams Capital
• PeachPodStudios
• National Personnel Services
• SON Capital
• Technology Association of Georgia

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We’ll be back next week with Mitch Free, the founder and CEO of MFG.com, one of the great B2B startup success stories of the past few years. Learn how Mitch took his company from bootstrapping in his garage to landing Jeff Bezos as a key investor and having a global presence in just a few short years. You won’t want to miss it!

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