Brian Slough
@brianslough.bsky.social
Lawyer covering corporate, capital, and M&A. Husband, Dad, Trusted Advisor, Investor. Emerging company & capital ecosystems nerd.
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Brian Slough
@brianslough.bsky.social
· Nov 14
An intro/hello to my new & long-time followers, friends, colleagues, & clients.
I write about the legal aspects of forming, operating, financing, & exiting/acquiring companies.
I share inspiration and good vibes, often reminders to myself.
I write about the legal aspects of forming, operating, financing, & exiting/acquiring companies.
I share inspiration and good vibes, often reminders to myself.
Fee calculations, exclusivity, tail period, and fee triggers can look small in print.
They’re rarely small in practice.
Read a broker engagement letter closely.
Terms you overlook at the beginning of a sale process become the surprises you regret later.
They’re rarely small in practice.
Read a broker engagement letter closely.
Terms you overlook at the beginning of a sale process become the surprises you regret later.
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Fee calculations, exclusivity, tail period, and fee triggers can look small in print.
They’re rarely small in practice.
Read a broker engagement letter closely.
Terms you overlook at the beginning of a sale process become the surprises you regret later.
They’re rarely small in practice.
Read a broker engagement letter closely.
Terms you overlook at the beginning of a sale process become the surprises you regret later.
Lately, I’ve been holding my toddler’s hand as he learns to walk and holding my father’s arm as he recovers from a stroke.
Two different seasons of life, one reminder: progress requires support, patience, and a trusted helping hand.
Two different seasons of life, one reminder: progress requires support, patience, and a trusted helping hand.
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Lately, I’ve been holding my toddler’s hand as he learns to walk and holding my father’s arm as he recovers from a stroke.
Two different seasons of life, one reminder: progress requires support, patience, and a trusted helping hand.
Two different seasons of life, one reminder: progress requires support, patience, and a trusted helping hand.
Travel hack: Take a few trips flying with three kids under 8.
After that, traveling solo is in easy mode.
After that, traveling solo is in easy mode.
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Travel hack: Take a few trips flying with three kids under 8.
After that, traveling solo is in easy mode.
After that, traveling solo is in easy mode.
Trust compounds with investors.
Every proactive, clear update adds to it.
Every delay erodes it.
Every proactive, clear update adds to it.
Every delay erodes it.
September 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Trust compounds with investors.
Every proactive, clear update adds to it.
Every delay erodes it.
Every proactive, clear update adds to it.
Every delay erodes it.
Weak legal hygiene compounds silently, until the day it becomes the most urgent issue in the business.
By then, it’s expensive to fix.
By then, it’s expensive to fix.
September 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Weak legal hygiene compounds silently, until the day it becomes the most urgent issue in the business.
By then, it’s expensive to fix.
By then, it’s expensive to fix.
Investors don’t expect flawless execution.
They do expect clear, consistent communication.
A strong update answers three things: what happened, why it happened, and what’s next.
They do expect clear, consistent communication.
A strong update answers three things: what happened, why it happened, and what’s next.
September 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Investors don’t expect flawless execution.
They do expect clear, consistent communication.
A strong update answers three things: what happened, why it happened, and what’s next.
They do expect clear, consistent communication.
A strong update answers three things: what happened, why it happened, and what’s next.
Training employees is an investment.
Like any investment, mentorship compounds.
Today’s junior becomes tomorrow’s confident, capable teammate.
Like any investment, mentorship compounds.
Today’s junior becomes tomorrow’s confident, capable teammate.
September 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Training employees is an investment.
Like any investment, mentorship compounds.
Today’s junior becomes tomorrow’s confident, capable teammate.
Like any investment, mentorship compounds.
Today’s junior becomes tomorrow’s confident, capable teammate.
AI isn’t the future of law, it’s the present.
Firms treating it as optional are already behind.
Firms treating it as optional are already behind.
September 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
AI isn’t the future of law, it’s the present.
Firms treating it as optional are already behind.
Firms treating it as optional are already behind.
Strong legal hygiene isn’t a distraction from building.
It’s part of building.
It’s part of building.
September 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Strong legal hygiene isn’t a distraction from building.
It’s part of building.
It’s part of building.
Breaking a deal impasse with a creative legal solution is one of the most satisfying parts of practice.
Creative solutions don’t just close gaps, they close deals.
Creative solutions don’t just close gaps, they close deals.
September 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Breaking a deal impasse with a creative legal solution is one of the most satisfying parts of practice.
Creative solutions don’t just close gaps, they close deals.
Creative solutions don’t just close gaps, they close deals.
Good communication makes the complex simple.
Bad communication makes the simple complex.
Don't make things more complicated than needed:
▶️Be concise
▶️Use plain language
▶️ Confirm understanding
▶️ Share context
Bad communication makes the simple complex.
Don't make things more complicated than needed:
▶️Be concise
▶️Use plain language
▶️ Confirm understanding
▶️ Share context
September 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Good communication makes the complex simple.
Bad communication makes the simple complex.
Don't make things more complicated than needed:
▶️Be concise
▶️Use plain language
▶️ Confirm understanding
▶️ Share context
Bad communication makes the simple complex.
Don't make things more complicated than needed:
▶️Be concise
▶️Use plain language
▶️ Confirm understanding
▶️ Share context
The Tuesday after Labor Day is when “circling back” becomes a national pastime and every inbox becomes a floodplain.
September 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Tuesday after Labor Day is when “circling back” becomes a national pastime and every inbox becomes a floodplain.
AI is changing law the way calculators changed accounting.
The professionals who adopt it will redefine the standard.
The professionals who adopt it will redefine the standard.
September 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
AI is changing law the way calculators changed accounting.
The professionals who adopt it will redefine the standard.
The professionals who adopt it will redefine the standard.
Anti-dilution protection typically matters most when you have the least leverage.
Minority investors who ignore it early often regret it later.
Minority investors who ignore it early often regret it later.
September 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Anti-dilution protection typically matters most when you have the least leverage.
Minority investors who ignore it early often regret it later.
Minority investors who ignore it early often regret it later.
Skipping legal hygiene doesn’t save time.
It just defers risk until it’s harder to fix.
It just defers risk until it’s harder to fix.
August 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Skipping legal hygiene doesn’t save time.
It just defers risk until it’s harder to fix.
It just defers risk until it’s harder to fix.
AI in legal work isn’t a future trend.
It’s the present reality.
Lawyers who adopt it are setting the new standard.
It’s the present reality.
Lawyers who adopt it are setting the new standard.
August 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
AI in legal work isn’t a future trend.
It’s the present reality.
Lawyers who adopt it are setting the new standard.
It’s the present reality.
Lawyers who adopt it are setting the new standard.
Make the last weekends of summer count.
Use today to reset, recharge, and head into the week refreshed.
Use today to reset, recharge, and head into the week refreshed.
August 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Make the last weekends of summer count.
Use today to reset, recharge, and head into the week refreshed.
Use today to reset, recharge, and head into the week refreshed.
Weekends aren’t for escaping work.
They’re for reconnecting with the people & routines that make the work worth doing.
They’re for reconnecting with the people & routines that make the work worth doing.
August 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Weekends aren’t for escaping work.
They’re for reconnecting with the people & routines that make the work worth doing.
They’re for reconnecting with the people & routines that make the work worth doing.
AI will not replace lawyers.
But lawyers who ignore AI may find themselves replaced by those who don’t.
But lawyers who ignore AI may find themselves replaced by those who don’t.
August 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
AI will not replace lawyers.
But lawyers who ignore AI may find themselves replaced by those who don’t.
But lawyers who ignore AI may find themselves replaced by those who don’t.
Selling your business?
Engaging a broker may be a key step but don’t gloss over the engagement terms.
How is a successful transaction defined?
Who qualifies as a buyer?
Are you aligned on economic terms?
Details matter
Have counsel review before you sign to avoid pitfalls
Engaging a broker may be a key step but don’t gloss over the engagement terms.
How is a successful transaction defined?
Who qualifies as a buyer?
Are you aligned on economic terms?
Details matter
Have counsel review before you sign to avoid pitfalls
August 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Selling your business?
Engaging a broker may be a key step but don’t gloss over the engagement terms.
How is a successful transaction defined?
Who qualifies as a buyer?
Are you aligned on economic terms?
Details matter
Have counsel review before you sign to avoid pitfalls
Engaging a broker may be a key step but don’t gloss over the engagement terms.
How is a successful transaction defined?
Who qualifies as a buyer?
Are you aligned on economic terms?
Details matter
Have counsel review before you sign to avoid pitfalls
Trusting AI to be your lawyer?
Risky.
Working with a lawyer who knows how to use AI?
Smart.
Risky.
Working with a lawyer who knows how to use AI?
Smart.
August 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Trusting AI to be your lawyer?
Risky.
Working with a lawyer who knows how to use AI?
Smart.
Risky.
Working with a lawyer who knows how to use AI?
Smart.
Starting small is underrated.
Success comes from learning, iterating, and building a foundation brick by brick.
Success comes from learning, iterating, and building a foundation brick by brick.
August 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Starting small is underrated.
Success comes from learning, iterating, and building a foundation brick by brick.
Success comes from learning, iterating, and building a foundation brick by brick.
Entrepreneurship's long road gets shorter with smart support.
Great mentors, advisors, & team members can 10x your pace.
Don't hesitate to tap into the many helpful resources and people available.
Great mentors, advisors, & team members can 10x your pace.
Don't hesitate to tap into the many helpful resources and people available.
June 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Entrepreneurship's long road gets shorter with smart support.
Great mentors, advisors, & team members can 10x your pace.
Don't hesitate to tap into the many helpful resources and people available.
Great mentors, advisors, & team members can 10x your pace.
Don't hesitate to tap into the many helpful resources and people available.
New week, fresh opportunities.
Approach the week with intention, execute with focus, and have a great one!
Approach the week with intention, execute with focus, and have a great one!
June 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
New week, fresh opportunities.
Approach the week with intention, execute with focus, and have a great one!
Approach the week with intention, execute with focus, and have a great one!
When your child is excitedly sharing something, no matter how small, pause and listen like it's the most important story you'll ever hear.
In their eyes, it's monumental, and your attention shows them they are too.
In their eyes, it's monumental, and your attention shows them they are too.
June 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
When your child is excitedly sharing something, no matter how small, pause and listen like it's the most important story you'll ever hear.
In their eyes, it's monumental, and your attention shows them they are too.
In their eyes, it's monumental, and your attention shows them they are too.