How to protect your software legally
Software can be protected in several ways, through contracts and through formal legal protection. You put contractual protection in place yourself through agreements with employees and developers. Formal protection is provided by Slovak and EU law. The best approach combines both. Let us look at the individual steps in setting…
Making sense of VC and PE terminology and navigating investor negotiations
Venture capital agreements, used when a fund invests in an IT company, are full of unfamiliar terms and abbreviations: SHA, SPA, MRR, MVP, DD, term sheet, data room, tag-along, drag-along and liquidation preference. Even lawyers sometimes struggle to keep track. Why use abbreviations? In theory, an abbreviation is a shortened…
Electronic signatures in business: implementation and uses
Where can a business use electronic signatures? They have applications in HR and marketing alike. What should a business consider before adopting them? As technology advances, many companies are automating and digitalising their processes. Electronic signatures are undoubtedly part of that change. Practitioners explained to Podnikajte.sk: where electronic signatures can…
Digitalising your business: using technology and keeping pace with change
Experts discuss which documents can be kept solely in electronic form, where electronic signatures can be used, how digital banking works and what entrepreneurs can manage from a smartphone. Technology keeps evolving. To remain competitive, companies need more efficient processes and a focus on digitalisation, among other things. Practitioners explained…
Why my HR blog has no photo of cake from smiling colleagues. Or five reasons not to work at MATHISON.
I was talking to a client who runs an international IT company about the core of my work. We concluded that it comes down to two things: building the business and the team. The firm is growing, and clients are joining us. Our focus on technology is paying off. The…
