Founder’s Corner

Check out our latest events from workshops to panel discussions to speaking engagement

• WEI Accelerator: Legal with Meyer Law at Depaul Center on 3/5
• 1871 Office Hours on 3/10! Members only!
• 3/11 @ 10:30am 1871 Workshop: Legal Considerations when Hiring and Building your Team (Members only)
• 3/11 1pm-3pm 1871 Office Hours with Tricia Meyer (Members Only)
• 4/1 10am-12pm 1871 Office Hours with Meyer Law (Members Only)
• 4/1 1:30pm 1871 Workshop: Legal considerations before looking for investment (Members Only)
• 5/12 10am-12pm 1871 Office Hours with Tricia Meyer (Members only)
• 6/3 1871 Office Hours with Melody Ashby (Members only)
• 7/14 1871 Office Hours with Tricia Meyer (Members only)
• 8/6 1871 Office Hours with Melody Ashby (Members only)

Check out our latest newsletters:

• 2019/11/22: TAKE THE TIME TO CELEBRATE THE WINS
• 2019/04/08: MEYER LAW EXPANDS TO LOS ANGELES: THE CITY OF ANGELS WHERE DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE, CELEBRATIONS ALL AROUND+ READY TO ROLL!
• 2019/02/06: THE SKY IS THE LIMIT: 9 YEARS, 15 AWARDS + BIG NEWS SOON
• 2018/10/18: BE THE GAME CHANGER: FASTEST GROWING LAW FIRM, GAME-CHANGING RECOGNITION + IMMENSE GRATITUDE
• 2018/01/23: A NEW YEAR WITH ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES

We offer virtual office hours to three lucky businesses each month!  Sign up for a complimentary 30-minute call with one of our lawyers so that we can learn more about your business.  We will run through a series of questions and will prepare a roadmap explaining what you should be considering from a legal perspective, why you need it and also help you prioritize so that you can budget, plan and protect your business.

We host webinars on leading business and legal topics to help educate businesses on what they need to know to prevent themselves from running into roadblocks.  From corporate topics to best practices with contracts to protection of intellectual property to fundraising essentials, we cover a variety of topics to help make sure you’re informed and making the best decisions for your business. Listen below.

• Scaling Smart
• Understanding SaaS, Software License and Escrow Agreements
• Raising Money for Startups
• Scale to Success
• Avoiding Developer Disasters
• Get It Right Early
• Legal Considerations
• Set It up Right
• Startup Law 101
• What You Need to Know

You don’t know where to start? No problem! Request a roadmap so that we can learn more about your business. We’ll explain what you need, why you need it and when you need it so that you can ensure the legal aspects of your business are in order.

Our founder, Tricia Meyer, chats with the brightest, most dynamic entrepreneurs in this series that will inspire you to take the risks necessary to turn your passion into a reality.

• S6E2: Make sure you are listening to what the crowd is saying! Watch RJ Pahura, Founder+CEO at VentureConnects interview here!
• S6E1: Take a lot of advice and meet a lot of people! Victor Gutwein is the Managing Director at M25. Watch here!
• S5E9: No two days are alike when it comes to being an entrepreneur! Check out Ritu Trivedi-Purohit of Thriveosity interview here!

See how our team has helped these fast-growing technology companies:

• A scaling IoT company in need of a General Counsel
• A multi-billion dollar, B2B and B2C financial services company
• A global, information technology services company providing consulting and managed services to large corporations
• A multi-million dollar, international software company with a cutting-edge product for the hospitality industry
• Fast-growing, multi-million dollar, international technology company

Are you starting or building a business? Check out these helpful resources below:

• 1871
• Commons on Champa
• Hyde Park Angels
• Illinois Technology Association
• Colorado Technology Association
• Techstars
• Rockies Venture Club
• Denver Startup Week
• Boulder Startup Week
• FUND Conference
• Angel Capital Summit