A New Book Tackles Startup Killers Crowley’s Code
Pursuing a career as a life science or tech entrepreneur can be a fascinating and rewarding journey — but only if you don’t defeat your ambitions at the starting gate. Far too often, new business owners in these industries make legal and strategic mistakes that could have lasting and sometimes irreparable consequences, especially to their finances. Unfortunately,
to Patient, Garage to Market,” a regular video podcast featuring leaders in life sciences, technology, startups and related fields. Philip P. Crowley Esq. is the founder and managing partner at Crowley Law LLC, a boutique corporate law firm focused on helping emerging tech and life sciences startups launch and reach their full potential. Phil’s firm guides clients in forming and structuring new business entities, and in helping them negotiate the legal landscape that follows. As a trusted advisor, he guides entrepreneurs in strategic
plenty of opportunistic vendors and investors can’t wait to take advantage of innovators who lack the experience to identify and avoid common pitfalls. Thankfully, a practical, real-world guide to maneuvering past common and avoidable mistakes has finally arrived. “AVOID STARTUP FAILURE!: Learn The Top Ten Causes Of Failure For Technology Startups And How To Turn Them To Your Advantage,” the debut book by Philip Crowley of Crowley Law LLC, reveals the insider secrets and strategic tools that have protected many startups by avoiding “game ending” missteps. Told through the tale of an intrepid innovator, Crowley’s words provide invaluable insights and practical strategies drawn from experience as a research physicist- turned-corporate lawyer. Readers will learn how to better protect their ideas, navigate challenges and bring their innovations to market while adhering to the book’s mantra: Don’t
business initiatives, including contract review and negotiation, licensing, IP planning and protection, and founders and key employee arrangements. His primary objectives are to help startup businesses proactively avoid costly mistakes while laying a solid foundation for business growth and success. In addition to providing an analysis of and planning strategy for protection against liabilities, he offers ongoing proactive counseling services for clients without in-house counsel. Before launching the firm, he served as a corporate counsel for Johnson & Johnson. In this role, he was a valuable partner for the company’s diversified businesses and provided strategic legal guidance in mergers and acquisitions, finance and
commercial law, FDA regulations and environmental compliance.
let others take advantage of you! This book is essential reading for anyone new to the world of life sciences or tech entrepreneurship. Look for more details about the book in upcoming editions of this newsletter. Go to http://bit.ly/4396BxS to order your copy today! Visit the Crowley Law LLC website at CrowleyLawLLC.com to access the firm’s library of free resources — including “From Lab
Phil is a Trustee of Stevens Institute of Technology and member of the Board of Directors of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As a Mentor to life sciences incubators at Weill Cornell Medical College, in New York City, he is uniquely qualified to help emerging life sciences companies at every stage in their life cycles.
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