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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is the premier legal advisor to technology and growth enterprises worldwide, as well as the investment banks and venture capital firms that finance them. Over the past four decades, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has established its reputation by having an unmatched knowledge of its clients' industries and deep and long-standing contacts throughout the technology sector. The firm's legal expertise serves clients at all stages of growth, from venture-backed start-up companies to multibillion-dollar global enterprises. The firm's clients include some of the most recognized names in the technology, retail, life sciences, venture capital, and finance sectors. The firm has offices in Austin, Palo Alto, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C.

Partners

Spring 2010 Los Angeles


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Please note that partnerships are subject to change.

Ideation

  • 99Designs - Waiver of logo design contest listing fees, plus free credits for premium listing upgrades.

  • Patent Express - 40% off ALL services offered - including affordable patent, trademark, copyright, international, and IP consultation services.

Product Planning

  • Microsoft BizSpark - Offering free/ discounted software, support, and visibility to help your startup grow.

  • Elance - Unlimited premium listings for 1 year to Elance - the leading place to hire expert freelancers, consultants, and outsourcers to do your work.
  • MediaTemple - This premier hosting company is giving Founders 35% off their entire line of dedicated virtual private server offerings ("dv") - for both monthly and yearly packages.
  • Wrike - Offering all Founders a free 12-month subscription to Wrike's award-winning project management software (5 licenses per company/ team).
  • Weebly - Offering all Founders a free 12-month subscription to Weebly Pro - the web's leading drag-and-drop website creation service.
  • nResult - nResult is an innovative software testing company, where they act as an extension of your team. They are providing discounts on any offered testing service, as well as a free consultation.
  • SugarCRM - SugarCRM is the world's leading provider of commercial open source CRM software. They are provding Founders with 75% off a 1-year license of Sugar Professional
  • The Outsourcing Company - 35% off their leading Web Development, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay per Click (PPC), Conversion Optimization, and Social Media Marketing (SMM) services to help your company attract more clients. 
  • PlanHQ -  PlanHQ is a web based business plan tool that turns your static document and spreadsheet into a dynamic and up-to-date overview of where you’re going and how you’re tracking. They are giving us 50% off all PlanHQ accounts for 12 months.
  • Mixpanel - Mixpanel is a real-time analytics platform that tracks how users interact and engage with web applications. Mixpanel goes way beyond Google Analytics and provides extremely detailed analysis that companies generally have to do all in-house. They are offering Founders 2MM free event credits (a $200 value).
  • PBworks - Over 50,000 businesses have chosen PBworks to implement knowledge management, extranets, project management, and a host of other business processes and workflows.  They are offering Founders a 50% discount off all their packages.
  • Project Locker - ProjectLocker is a leading provider of on-demand development tools for software developers. They are offering Founders a free one-year subscription to ProjectLocker Venture edition ($99 value).
  • New Relic - New Relic is the leading provider of on-demand application performance management solutions. They are offering Founders 50% off any subscription to their premier SaaS product, New Relic RPM, for a full year.
  • Balsamiq - Balsamiq Mockups is the fastest and easiest wireframing tool on the market. They are offering Founders a 50% discount on a single-user license, and a 33% discount on a volume license.
  • BrowserMob - Ensure your website can handle heavy user loads with BrowserMob's low-cost on-demand load testing service. They are offering Founders $300 worth of tokens for load testing.
  • Codesion - Codesion (formerly CVSDude) is the leading provider of Subversion and CVS hosting, making web-based collaborative development safe, affordable and easy. They are offering Founders one year of Team Edition at 50% off - a $175 value.
  • Kontagent - Kontagent is a Facebook-funded viral analytics platform for social network applications. They are offering Founders access to 3 free months of Kontagent Premium Services, with support for up to 1 Million Monthly Active Users ($3,000 Value).
  • UserTesting.com - UserTesting.com enables you to quickly and inexpensively discover where and why users get confused on your website, by utilizing a large panel of users who record their screen and voice as they use your site. They are offering Founders 2 free user tests - a $48 value.
  • UserVoice.com - UserVoice is the premier user feedback system for websites. They are giving Founders 12 months of the UserVoice Gold plan for a very special price.

Modeling and Finance

  • The Brenner Group - The Brenner Group is one of the technology community's leading specialized finance and accounting services firms. They are giving us 2 hours of free CFO services plus a discounted fixed monthly rate for a virtual CFO/Controller.
  • Liquid Scenarios - Providing The Institute with Liquid Scenarios software for real time capitalization table and investment scenario modeling.
  • Intuit - 30% off Quickbooks Online Plus - the #1 small business financial software.

  • FusionCharts - FusionCharts v3 helps you create animated and interactive Flash charts for web and desktop applications, and works with all databases. They are offering Founders a 25% discount on all purchases from their site.

Team Development

  • NeoHire - The premier online media and technology recruiting agency is offering Founders 75% off their services (or the hard cost, whichever is less) and free consultation.
  • The Resumator - 6 months of Grow Plan access (up to 10 open jobs) to the leading applicant management and job listing software.
  • Salesconx - 3 months platform access to the largest network of sales professionals in the US for the price of 1 month (approximate $5,000 value – sales based commission still applies).

Publicity and Awareness

  • SeisMK - A division of The Morris + King Company (MKC), SeisMK expands MKC’s already renowned digital PR and social media services to benefit brands seeking to engage in resonant conversations with media, users and other influencers. They are offering Founders a free 2-hour consultation from SeisMK principals.
  • Conference Guru - 50% off already discounted conference and event tickets.
  • MyPRGenie - Offering 3 months free of press access and release postings ($900 value).
  • PRNewswire - Free 12-month membership, plus over $2,000 in free and discounted services.
  • Constant Contact - This leading email marketing and online survey tool company helps more than 275,000 businesses connect with their audience. They are giving Founders a free 90-day trial.
  • SEOMoz - SEOmoz is the web’s premier destination for SEO education, tools and information. They are offering Founders an exclusive 40% discount on SEOmoz PRO, their award-winning suite of SEO tools and utilities.
  • UpRight Marketing - UpRight Marketing consultancy helps you win repeatable sales so you can scale your business and develop trusted customer relationships. They are offering Founders a 50% discount on a 2-day coaching session to design your strategic marketing plan – and a 30% discount on sales messaging services – both are a $1500 value.
  • Portal A Interactive - Portal A Interactive creates tutorial and marketing videos to help companies articulate their core services while promoting their brand. They are offering our Founders 20% off, along with a free consultation.
  • RestEngine - RestEngine is a social application messaging platform that provides email-based notifications, requests and viral techniques for social apps. They are offering our Founders free setup, and 10,000 free monthly emails (for the first 6 months - $500 value).

Fundraising

  • Lightserve - This leading technology consulting firm is providing Founders with discounts on 2 crucial services; (1) Audit-Class IRC 409A and FASB123R valuation for $2500 (a $500 discount), and (2) three free months of service and extended discounts on Lightserve's banking-grade Virtual Data Room software.
  • CureCRM - CureCRM provides the leading software that enables you to access relevant sales conversations anywhere. They are offering Founders one free year of their Pro Service ($199 value). 
  • TheFunded.com - Offering premium Membership for all participating Founders.

 

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