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The 7 Secret Keys to Startup Success PowerPassionProsperity Podcast w/Dr. Jay https://powerpassionprosperity.libsyn.com/the-7-secret-keys-to-startup-success Author, serial CEO and inventor David Muchow, has helped hundreds of companies find success. David has cracked the code on why 8 out of 10 startups fail and how to prevent that. Those failures have a 1 Trillion-dollar impact on the US economy and he has a plan to fix that. Learn his 7 secrets to startup and business success in the most practical and comprehensive book that every new and growing business should read. “If you’re in business or considering starting a business, this is a must...

Originally posted at: https://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/shepherdstown-spot-highlighted-in-best-seller/article_7de156dc-4f2b-5481-bc96-2d8b2ac746f2.html Journal photo by Toni Milbourne SHEPHERDSTOWN — Author David Muchow was so fascinated with Shepherdstown when he visited the small town that he incorporated it into his book “The 7 Secret Keys to Startup Success.” While the book is a best-selling entrepreneurship nonfiction work, Muchow cleverly folds in an exciting fictional spy story where characters meet in the Blue Moon Café. Muchow shared that a couple of years ago, when he and his wife, who reside in Arlington, Virginia, were touring the Jefferson County area, they stopped in at the Blue Moon. They had seen the...

The 7 Secret Keys To Startup Success: What You Need To Know To Win By David Muchow | Kirkus Reviews (Starred) https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-muchow/the-7-secret-keys-to-startup-success/  Kirkus’ Quick Review Verdict: “Get it.” Detailed Review: An expert offers a comprehensive overview of how to achieve startup success. “This is not your uncle’s or aunt’s business book,” writes startup veteran Muchow in this work, which, he promises, “breaks the mold by providing more of the essential, practical, legal, and business information that growing businesses need to succeed.” He covers the basics of incorporating, dividing equity among partners, compensating workers, and raising capital while observing Securities and...

Forget the hype! There are objective ways to identify the best book for startups and growing businesses. The key is the author’s breath of experience and qualifications. You can’t learn more from the author than the author knows! Here are some criteria to consider. Has the author: Been an officer of a public company or a founder and CEO of a multi-million-dollar company? Had broad and deep experience in every aspect of business, from the shop floor to raising money, intellectual property, marketing, contracting, and finance? Been an experienced lawyer as well as a business expert? Law and business are...

Amazon.ca #2 in Starting a Business eBooks #3 in Business Communications (Kindle Store) #4 in Decision-Making & Problem Solving Amazon.com #2 in Starting a Business (Kindle Store) #10 in Startups #14 in Business Communication Skills    Order today: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09JPHBKD2   This unique guide, which focuses on both the business and legal aspects of startups, is a must-have for every aspiring entrepreneur, small business owner, startup incubator, student, and for business and law schools. In The7 Secret Keys to Startup Success, you will learn: How to cut legal expenses and manage lawyers How to fire employees and partners without getting sued Patent, trademark and copyright strategies and tricks How to raise...

David Muchow, a corporate lawyer and entrepreneur, just released "The 7 Secret Keys to Startup Success," which has a novel, narrative way of engaging with readers.  By Michaela Althouse/ STAFF Originally Posted Oct. 31, 2022 11:12 am  (Photo by Flickr user MSU Main Library, used via a Creative Commons license) As a business lawyer and former entrepreneur, DC’s David Muchow encounters a lot of the same questions every day. Questions like: “Should I incorporate in Delaware?” “How do I fire an employee without the worry of a lawsuit?” “How can I protect my intellectual property?” But as often as he has to answer...

Muchowlaw is Seeking $2 Million For an Afghan Subcontractor the Army Promised to Pay and Never Did Since 2013, the US Army has failed to pay $2 million as promised to an Afghan subcontractor, ASCT Group, that was building police stations for the Army in Afghanistan. “This is another example of how the Army has mistreated small, family-owned minority subcontractors risking their lives for us during the war," according to David J. Muchow, Managing Partner, Muchowlaw. “The Army failed to pay ASCT and other subcontractors what they were promised, leaving ASCT with hundreds of thousands of dollars it cannot pay. ...

Plug and Play's Tech Center, Smart Cities, Hosts Corporate Law Expert David Muchow on "The 10 Killer Mistakes that Startups Make"  Plug and Play, the ultimate innovation platform, connects the best technology with major corporations. Corporate law and startup expert, David Muchow, recently presented a web program for it on “The 10 Killer Mistakes That Startups Make and How to Avoid Them.” The presentation's key topics: Where did my Equity go? Bad Personnel Decisions Misuse of Professionals and Reducing Legal Fees Great Product but no Market No Budget/P&L/Business Plan Funding and SEC and Blue Sky Laws Ethical Issues Risk Management...

Muchowlaw is Legal Counsel & Associate Producer to the PBS Film, "When My Time Comes," with NPR's Diane Rehm  “When My Time Comes” is a new PBS film released in April, 2021. In it, NPR’s award winning reporter, Diane Rehm, investigates the controversial national movement known as medical aid in dying. This is a balanced and valuable look at the options for dying with dignity. Joe Fab of FabFilms is the Producer, Diane Naughton, Executive Producer, and David Muchow of Muchowlaw, 30-year corporate law expert, is the Associate Producer and Legal Counsel for Fab Films.  For more information, click here.

President-Elect Biden Should Appoint a Presidential Commission on the Election Want to bring America back together? Use the healing power of facts. President-Elect Biden should appoint a Presidential Commission on the 2020 Election. It should include a detailed discussion of the Truths vs. the Claims/Myths in the election that have undermined millions of Americans' belief in a fair election. This could be a valuable, credible, factual, historical, and teaching reference tool. The Commission could be Chaired by Chief Justice Roberts, include highly respected Democrats and Republicans, academics, and attorneys. You can't debunk conspiracies just by having politicians or media personalities saying they're...

Afghan Subcontractor wins Right to Proceed Against Army in $1.8M Case David Muchow, Muchowlaw, counsel to Afghan Azimi Group (ASCT), announced that the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) has overruled the Army’s motion to dismiss certain claims against ASCT, a small business contractor that built police stations in Afghanistan in 2013 during the war. The Army promised to pay ASCT for its services but never has paid more than a fraction of its $1.8M invoices. ARTICLE in Law360 Even though the Army has never challenged ASCT’s performance or its services, the Army has stonewalled ASCT for six years, at...

Would you want the President or Attorney General to personally intervene in your criminal case for political reasons? I wouldn’t.  That’s why, as a former DOJ prosecutor and Special Asst. to the Asst. Atty. General, Criminal Division, I have joined with over 2,000 DOJ former prosecutors and officials to support efforts to prevent political interference in criminal cases. Justice must be impartially administered and never used for political retribution. I’ve signed on to the following statement by democracynow.org calling for the end of this practice by President Trump and Attorney General Barr which subverts the rule of law and American’s faith in the...

BCSE and Bloomberg New Energy Finance Release 2020 Clean Energy Fact Book  It’s perhaps the best, single, authoritative source on clean energy—filled with facts and charts. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) have released the 2020 Fact Book on Clean Energy at a press conference in DC. David Muchow is General Counsel to BCSE and on the Board of Directors.

Startup Law and Business Expert Dave Muchow at GMU’s Mason Enterprise Center  Dave Muchow, startup expert and serial entrepreneur, presented a program at Mason Enterprise Center on “The Jungle Guide for Startups: How to Prevent Startup Suicide!” Muchow, who has helped hundreds of startups, has found that there are a handful of reasons why startups often fail. If you can avoid those, then you have a much better chance of surviving the difficult first year as a new company.

Muchowlaw: Counsel to Vizions of Rock - an Online Media Company with Content around Rock Bands and Music Law   Muchowlaw, corporate business and legal experts, is counsel to Vizions of Rock (VOR). Dave Muchow, Managing partner, notes that VOR is using Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and website pages as distribution channels for a slate of free and pay-per-view online scripted and reality series following the struggles and successes of emerging Rock Bands. Watch this on VizionsofRock.com.

Muchowlaw is Counsel to Upcoming Public Television Film, "When My Time Comes" A new book, “When My Time Comes,” by NPR’s award-winning investigative reporter, Diane Rehm, with a forward by John Grisham, has just been released by Knopf. It provides a balanced and in-depth look at the right to die movement in America. The movie version, produced by Fab Films, with Joe Fab, Producer, Director, Writer; and Diane Naughton, Executive Producer, is forthcoming and will on air public television. David Muchow, Muchowlaw, is an Associate Producer and Counsel to Fab Films. Visit the movie's website: When My Time Comes. Photo: (l-r) Shawn...

David Muchow, startup expert, on preventing “Startup Suicide™” At Bethesda Green, the Maryland startup incubator, Dave Muchow, the startup expert, who has counseled hundreds of startups, recently discussed some of the key reasons why startups fail. “Don’t fall into any of these traps or you could be one of those 80% of startups that commit Startup Suicide™ in the first year,” says Dave. Key traps to avoid: Where did my Equity Go? Bad Personnel Decisions - 'My Brother is a terrible CFO' Misuse of Professionals and High Legal Fees Great Product, no Market I lost my Intellectual Property by Blogging and Can’t get Up! No...

Muchowlaw, the startup experts, sponsored an entrepreneur pitch program with the Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) and Potential Energy DC (PEDC) at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) Muchowlaw, experts in growing companies from startup to exit, was pleased to be a sponsor of CEBN-PEDC's Pitch Workshop at the Solar Energy Industries Association’s HQ. This event helped clean energy startup companies improve their business and investor pitches in front of business and legal experts. Dave Muchow of Muchowlaw, (third from the left in the picture) has helped hundreds of energy and other startups with expert, practical, legal, business, and financial advice. He...

Muchowlaw as Expert Counsel for an Energy Company Asset Acquisition Our firm represented a gas and electric energy company as outside counsel in an acquisition of customers from another company. This involved structuring the asset purchase, and a wide range of financial, legal and regularly matters, and negotiations.

Muchowlaw Sues Army Under Contract Disputes Act - Afghan Military Contractor not Paid for his Work Our firm represents an Afghan subcontractor in a dispute under the Contracts Disputes Act (CDA) against the US Army over the alleged failure of the Army to pay for construction work done in Afghanistan. Mucholaw has 15 years of experience as a government contractor in bidding for contracts, handling disputes, and contract negotiations.