ON&BOARD proudly announces the release of "Understanding Entrepreneurial Risks & Legal Basics Through Stories: 26 Tales to Avoid Fatal Mistakes" by our General Partner, Masato Shimodaira, on March 13, 2024 (Wednesday).
The journey by startups to IPO is fraught with risks, including issues like sexual and power harassment, and associations with anti-social elements, which can all significantly hinder an IPO. Until now, there has been no book that succinctly summarizes the risks and preventative measures for entrepreneurs. This publication aims to fill that gap, serving as a new bible for entrepreneurs.
Book Details
Title: Understanding Entrepreneurial Risks & Legal Basics Through Stories: 26 Tales to Avoid Fatal Mistakes
Author: Masato Shimodaira, General Partner of ON&BOARD Co., Ltd.
Publisher: Diamond Inc.
Release Date: March 13, 2024 (Wednesday)
Price: ¥2,860 (tax included)
Pages: 616 pages
Available at: Bookstores nationwide and on Amazon
Main Contents
Founding 1: Types of companies to establish, the significance of corporations, capital, and number of shares
Founding 2: Considerations regarding past employers when founding a company
Founding 3: Shareholder agreements at the time of founding
Founding 4: Initial organizational design, introduction to corporations
Business Model 1: Navigating regulations in building a business model
Business Model 2: Consulting with law firms and lawyers, building a legal department
Contracts 1: Creation, management, and operation of terms of service
Contracts 2: Key points in contract review
Personal Information 1: Meaning of personal information, considerations when acquiring, and management
Personal Information 2: Considerations when utilizing personal information
Intellectual Property 1: Overview of intellectual property
Intellectual Property 2: About patent rights, trademark rights, and design rights
Intellectual Property 3: About copyright
Labor 1: Labor management in seed and early stages (recruitment)
Labor 2: Labor management in middle stages
Labor 3: Labor management in later stages (dismissal, harassment)
Funding 1: Types of financing, procedures, and contracts
Funding 2: Preferred shares
Funding 3: Capital policy and stock options
Funding 4: Fund management and internal control
Growth 1: Legal considerations in marketing and sales
Growth 2: Key points in business partnerships with large corporations
IPO1: Compliance
IPO2: Exclusion of antisocial forces
IPO3: Corporate governance
M&A: M&A strategies, contract execution, and post-completion
Author Profile
Masato Shimodaira
Co-founder and General Partner of the venture capital firm ON&BOARD. Born in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture. After working as a lawyer in a law firm, Shimodaira joined LINE Corporation (now LINE Yahoo Japan Corporation), where he worked as an in-house lawyer and developed new businesses in the AI field, before joining Dream Incubator Inc.'s investment division. There, he launched the venture capital firm DIMENSION and has been involved in investing in and supporting startups for many years. He founded ON&BOARD venture capital with partners in 2023. Shimodaira graduated from Hitotsubashi University's Faculty of Law and completed his graduate studies at Keio University Law School.