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Everyone offers advice to entrepreneurs. Cut through the noise and get insight from five Stanford alumni who have founded innovative companies. Stanford offers an environment where creativity flourishes, and its alumni have started over 39,000 companies and non-profits since the 1930s.

When you, your spouse and your college roommate are ready to launch your company, how do you split the equity? This venture capitalist offers his top tips for getting through the important startup process unscathed.

A recent survey of 885 venture capitalists revealed that each investor reviews an average of 200 companies per year, but only invests in four of them. What do successful entrepreneurs show investors, that others don’t?

A great Board of Directors can help your company flourish, but how do you curate your board and secure the expertise you need? David Dodson provides the best practices for successful Board structure and governance.

Entrepreneurs have many important decisions to make during the early days of launching their companies. Many of these startup decisions will have long-lasting legal repercussions if not handled correctly, so make sure that you get the details and decisions right the first time.

Selling you company is more complex and generates a lot more work than you might imagine. From getting your company in order to negotiating and closing the sale, there is plenty to organize and even more to do before you finalize the sale.