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What to Know Before Switching VC Firms & Accepting a New Venture Capital Job (as a Partner) in 2008

ReedLogic is pleased to present a video seminar on "What to Know Before Switching Firms & Accepting a New Venture Capital Job (as a Partner) in 2008." At the end of watching this 80-minute video seminar, you are guaranteed to have developed a better understanding of your worth in the marketplace, key negotiation points in employment agreements, and specific ideas on compensation, bonuses and other perks you should be asking for. Capitalize on your down time during your next flight, train ride or gym workout and fine tune your strategy for potentially changing firms from the keynote speakers in this video.

The goal of this ReedLogic video seminar is to provide venture capitalists with essential information about their worth in the marketplace and to make sure they accept the best deal possible from a potential future employer. The keynote speakers in this video seminar provide unique perspectives on current trends in partner compensation, new components to pay packages being offered, and case studies of what other top VC partners are making for comparable analysis.

Take advantage of this resource that has been invaluable to other leading venture capitalists, and because it is a video seminar, there is no travel necessary - simply watch it on your computer or mobile media player (such as an iPod). Upon your order being placed, ReedLogic will immediately send you the video on CD for your computer and/or iPod.

Samples of the topics covered and value offered in the video seminar include:

A sample of the types of questions answered in the video seminar include:

  1. What are the current trends in venture capitalist employment agreements for Partners?
  2. What are the new components of VC compensation packages that you are seeing in 2008 (for partners)?
  3. What are the special perks being offered to VCs that were not offered in the past?
  4. How do VCs value the different components of the compensation? What emphasis is placed on bonuses? Wages? Fund performance carry?
  5. What are the most important compensation components someone should ask about once a verbal offer is made to them?
  6. Which components of a new employment agreement are the most challenging to negotiate in 2008? Why?
  7. Which components can be bargained away in favor of other, more important contract terms?
  8. What negotiating strategies and techniques are most successful when dealing with venture capital firms in 2008? How is this different than in previous years?
  9. What are the most difficult items to negotiate? What are the ones that are most often deal breakers?
  10. What other questions should the person ask about before signing the employment agreement?
  11. What are the most important non-financial aspects of the agreement? Why are these important?
  12. What is important when it comes to date specific terms of the compensation and employment contract?

Praise for ReedLogic Video Seminars:

"Executives don't have enough time to travel - ReedLogic seminars are the perfect way to get leading intelligence without ever leaving your office." - Alex Wilmerding, Partner, Boston Capital Ventures

"Thorough, informative and interesting - these videos are an efficient, effective means of gaining in depth insight into topics that affect every executive's business decision-making." - Greg Nowak, Partner, Pepper Hamilton

"Up-to-date and accessible legal and business intelligence is critical to successfully operating in today's fast-moving market. ReedLogic Seminars are an invaluable provider of this important information." - Ira Bogner, Partner, Proskauer Rose

About the Keynote Speakers

Joseph W. Bartlett

Mr. Bartlett is a member of Sonnenschein's Corporate Practice Group. He has extensive experience in alternative investments, venture capital, emerging companies, initial public offerings, corporate restructurings, private equity and buyouts. Mr. Bartlett has acted as counsel to, director of, and shareholder in, a number of development stage companies during his 47-year career in the venture capital business. Mr. Bartlett has also served as trustee of a series of public mutual funds, chair of a public REIT, and as counsel to asset managers throughout his career, including the managers of public and private equity funds. He has been a limited partner in a number of pooled investment vehicles, including Bain Capital and Needham Emerging Growth Partners.

LAURA B. HOGUET

In addition to conducting a diverse litigation practice, Ms. Hoguet regularly counsels clients in business ventures including employment agreements, employment separation agreements, and non-competition restrictions and covenants. Ms. Hoguet is one of a relatively small group of lawyers in New York who are called upon to provide advice to lawyers concerning partnership law and agreements. Ms. Hoguet represents both employers and employees in employment matters. Many, though by no means all, of her clients are executives and enterprises engaged in the financial services and asset management businesses.