Gordon Davidson

Gordon recommends that everyone understand the basics of stock, financings, intellectual property protection, and the necessary ecosystem to launch a company. He also suggests having ...

Do people expect unusual services from a board member who is also a lawyer? Gordon himself does not serve on boards for this reason. He ...

Gordon questions whether the Dutch auction system is ever appropriate for stock, since it was developed for tulips, of which there is a finite quantity. ...

The way in which stock options are valued is going to change. Though many companies have generous stock options, they also pay generous salaries because ...

Outsourcing is a common trend in the market right now and has been a topic at every board meeting. The economics for outsourcing are compelling, ...

A number of great companies including Oracle, Apple and Google were started by first-time entrepreneurs. Even with great mentoring, how were they so successful without ...

In addition to handling the legal work, lawyers help companies get off the ground by making introductions for founders of start-ups to potential investors, mentors, ...

Fenwick & West selects clients based on interviews, but also recognizes that a wide range of people can be successful. If a client is intriguing ...

Google has decided to IPO though the Dutch auction method, which has never been done for such a large-scale offering. In the Dutch auction method, ...

Scott Cook and Tom Proulx of Intuit approached Gordon for advice on what venture capital to accept. Gordon recommended they accept the funding based on ...

Gordon discusses companies he believes exemplify outstanding drive and perseverance. Apple has tremendous creativity that has paid off with the success of the iPod. Oracle ...

Gordon describes the idea of bullet train thinking. You assume you want a train that can travel at ten times the speed of a conventional ...

Entrepreneurs are creative and believe that they can change the world. They also must have drive and perseverance and believe the company is going to ...

Gordon caught the startup bug while working for Measurex, but wondered if there was a way he could work for multiple startups at a time, ...

Early in his career, Gordon was influenced by some of Silicon Valley's great founders. He started out as a mechanical engineering student at Stanford and ...