ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes an awful lot of mentors to raise a lawyer, especially in the corporate and securities law field.

I owe a special debt to my law school faculty adviser, Thomas McCoy (now retired), of Vanderbilt University School of Law in Nashville, Tennessee, for helping to set me on the right path and preventing me from chucking it all to join the circus.

While I have worked with many attorneys during my three decades plus in practice, three individuals stand out as having shaped my approach to the world of venture capital and start-up companies:

Raymond W. Merritt, now retired, formerly partner with Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York City.

Stephen T. Whelan, partner with Blank Rome ...

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