Caine Moss is a corporate and securities partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. He works with software, telecommunications, life sciences and Internet companies through all stages of their growth. In addition, Moss has broad transactional experience, particularly in the areas of venture capital, public and private mergers and acquisitions, and representation of issuers and investment bankers in public equity offerings.

How to select your company's lawyer

July 27, 2010 6:00 AM Caine Moss

Guest Post

(Editor’s note: Caine Moss is a corporate and securities partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.)

Selecting legal counsel for your new venture is one of the first decisions you’ll have to make as a startup …

Five compensation-related mistakes startups make (and should avoid)

February 9, 2010 6:00 AM Caine Moss

Guest Post

(Editor’s note: Caine Moss is a corporate and securities partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.)

In our startup practice, we see a number of common mistakes entrepreneurs make as they establish and grow …

Seed is the new Series A for VCs

August 24, 2009 5:00 AM Caine Moss

Guest Post

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that VCs have, over the past few quarters, been reluctant to put term sheets down on new investments. Most venture folks have instead been preoccupied with tending to their portfolio companies, either …

VCs are turning the screws with financing terms

April 18, 2009 10:13 AM Caine Moss

Deal terms in venture financing transactions have changed as a result of the recent economic downturn. As capital has become scarce for many start-ups and investors are increasingly skittish, terms have shifted markedly toward the investor-favorable end of the spectrum.…