Entrepreneur Corner: Series seed documents and defying traditional models

Here’s the latest from Venturebeat’s Entrepreneur Corner:

Will the ’series seed’ documents help you grow? ? Series Seed documents might save you a ton on legal fees when you get an initial investment, but the fill-in-the-blank documents come with pros and cons. Attorney Scott Edward Walker tells you how to determine if they’re best for your business.

How to start a business that defies traditional models ? Business models are real effective for paths that have been tread before. But if you’re venturing into new areas, the backward-facing philosophy of most models may work against you. Mark Edmiston, CEO of Nomad Editions and the former president of Newsweek, offers five things to keep in mind as you create your own model.

What if it?s 1996, not 1999? ? There’s a lot of talk about bubbles these days, but Jeff Bussgang, general partner of Flybridge Capital Partners says the math shows that rather than being in a situation where things are about to burst, we could simply be at the beginning of a tremendous growth curve.

Changing times: The venture capital social network ? As entrepreneurs get younger and start companies outside the realm of research labs, it’s getting harder to venture capitalists to get an early bead on the next great idea. Charley Polachi of executive recruiting firm Polachi talks about how today’s VC is trying to stay ahead of the pack.

Screw you. Pay me. ? If you’re in the b-to-b space, you’ve probably had a nightmare client who has tried to change terms midstream or pay less than the amount originally agreed upon. Mike Monteiro, co-founder and design director at Mule Design, has a simple reply: “F*ck you. Pay me.”

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