Matt Hyde (Catalyst Law Group) \\ Supporting Founders in the Rock
May 10, 2023
Hosted by Les Craig
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Episode Description
In today’s episode, we have Matt Hyde, who is a partner and the co-founder of Catalyst Law Group, which is a Colorado based venture and technology law firm. Matt is going to go through the ins-and-outs of being a lawyer working with startup founders as well as venture capital firms. Here’s a closer look at the episode: Matt’s Naval Academy and law school background. The challenge of starting over in law. Moving his family to Hong Kong Moving back to Colorado to work directly with founders The impetus to start a law firm. When is the right time for a founder to engage a lawyer. Structural reasons why Delaware C Corp is the gold standard for startups. Things to plan for or decide early on. What to do before you start taking money from investors. SAFE, Convertible Notes, and priced rounds The danger in raising multiple SAFE rounds Side Letters as part of a deal The importance of having a good, organized data room. Why Matt thinks giving back is important. Resources: Catalyst: https://www.catalyst.law/ Matt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-hyde-bb79564/ Catalyst LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/catalyst-law-group-llp/ Legal Disclaimer: The information provided on this podcast does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials discussed here are for general informational purposes only. Listeners should contact their attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular legal matter. Only your individual attorney can provide assurances that the information contained in this podcast– and your interpretation of it – is applicable or appropriate to your particular situation. Access to this podcast do not create an attorney-client relationship between the listeners and Catalyst law group or their affiliates. The views expressed at, or through, this site are those of me and guests alone in my individual capacities. All liability with respect to actions taken or not taken based on the contents of this site are hereby expressly disclaimed.
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Les Craig
Les Craig, General Partner Next Frontier Capital Les joined Next Frontier Capital in 2017. During that time he has led the investments and serves on the board of Special.tv, S2 Corporation, Bandwango, EveryoneSocial, and Gravwell. Prior to joining NFC, Les served as the Executive Director of the Montana State University Innovation Campus. In less than 16 months, he successfully built a partnership between a private developer, the MSU Office of Research and Economic Development, and the MSU Alumni Foundation, to develop a 42-acre Research Park in Bozeman, MT focused on technology and research commercialization. Les moved to Montana as the result of MSU’s national search to hire a Director for the Blackstone LaunchPad, a campus based entrepreneurship program funded by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. In February of 2015, Les became the Director of MSU’s Blackstone programming where he passionately mentored and encouraged students, alumni, and faculty to pursue entrepreneurial careers. In the Summer of 2016, Les received funding from the Small Business Administration to launch 406 Labs, Montana’s first accelerator program. The program ran its first cohort in the Fall of 2016 and is strategically positioned to focus on preparing MSU’s highest potential technologies and founders for growth and scale. In 2014, Les Co-founded The Twenty, a data science services company based in Bethesda, MD which operates a high-profile network of senior mathematicians and computer scientists focused on specialized project based work for clients ranging from start-ups to publicly traded companies and even government organizations. Prior to The Twenty, Les Co-founded RedOwl Analytics, a software product company which built a platform for identifying trends and anomalies in the digital trail of corporations in order to combat insider threat and mitigate risk in financial services, cyber security, and US government spaces. RedOwl was acquired by Forcepoint (Raytheon) in August of 2017. Previously, Les served as a Technical Operations Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency where he received specialized training in telecommunications and computer network operations. Prior to his time at the CIA, Les was a member of the professional staff of the National Security Technology Department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. He led an Operations Research team in the development of powerful predictive and geospatial analytic products used to make battlefield decisions related to the counter improvised explosive device fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. While on active duty, Les served on multiple special operations task forces, as well as an Aide-de-camp to a senior intelligence professional on General Stanley McChrystal’s staff at the Joint Special Operations Command. Les is grateful for the opportunity to raise his family in Montana with his amazing wife, Anne Meree, and three beautiful children – Max, Emi, and Hunter.
