Antone Johnson, Author at Tech General Counsel: Startups, Transactions, Social Platforms - Bottom Line Law Group - Berkeley, San Francisco, Santa Monica

Martindale-Hubbell Connects Lawyers, and… More Lawyers

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Antone Johnson • 0 Comments

Martindale-Hubbell is a legendary name in legal circles, synonymous with legal directories dating back more than 140 years. Long before the Internet existed, a ritual among junior associates at law firms was to pull the weighty leatherbound tome off the shelf, find opposing counsel’s M-H profile and hand out copies to everyone on the deal… Continue Reading

SxSW Interactive 2010: Social Media Clubhouse

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Antone Johnson • 1 Comment

Bottom Line Law Group is proud to sponsor the Social Media Clubhouse in Austin, Texas during SxSW. The Social Media Club and its founders, Chris Heuer and Kristie Wells, have put a tremendous amount of effort into organizing this event. Following up on the Social Media Week events of last month in San Francisco and around the world, the Clubhouse will host some of the most stimulating discussions during SxSW Interactive. Continue Reading

Series Seed and WSGR VC Term Sheet Generator: "Folks, don't try this at home!"

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Antone Johnson • 0 Comments

Only a few days later, I’m needing to break my own “Top 10” rule and add two more valuable resources, making it an even dozen. For founders who want to get into the nitty-gritty details of venture capital and angel financing documents, there are two online resources from leading Silicon Valley law firms that are well worth your time. Continue Reading

Resources for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs: A Top 10 List

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Antone Johnson • 5 Comments

Having recently met with quite a few founders of tech startups, I’ve identified several recurring themes and questions. I thought it would be helpful to pull together a quick list of resources to help new entrepreneurs avoid reinventing the wheel. Continue Reading

Crowdsourced Auto Design: Local Motors Audaciously Challenges the Status Quo

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Antone Johnson • 7 Comments

As part of Social Media Week, I visited the Autodesk Gallery for a panel discussion entitled “The Next Challenge For The Crowd: Quickly Build Real, Hard, Complex Shit That Matters (Like Cars).” With a title like that, I was not about to miss it. The Rally Fighter parked out front (around the corner from a Tesla roadster, natch) foreshadowed the fascinating discussion inside. Many of the ideas which had been swirling around in my head for the past week coalesced in this 90-minute conversation with Jay Rogers, CEO and co-founder of Local Motors; Marten Mickos, former CEO of MySQL; and Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Wired, moderated by Matt Johnston. Continue Reading