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.
Law school skipped an essential course: Chasing People 101.
Taught entirely on the job.
Final exam, getting a response.
Taught entirely on the job.
Final exam, getting a response.
January 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Law school skipped an essential course: Chasing People 101.
Taught entirely on the job.
Final exam, getting a response.
Taught entirely on the job.
Final exam, getting a response.
Some entrepreneurs overestimate how fast success should arrive.
The ones who adjust that expectation are the ones who stay long enough to win.
The ones who adjust that expectation are the ones who stay long enough to win.
January 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Some entrepreneurs overestimate how fast success should arrive.
The ones who adjust that expectation are the ones who stay long enough to win.
The ones who adjust that expectation are the ones who stay long enough to win.
Entrepreneurship isn’t about having the perfect plan.
It’s about staying disciplined long enough for the plan to improve.
It’s about staying disciplined long enough for the plan to improve.
January 15, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Entrepreneurship isn’t about having the perfect plan.
It’s about staying disciplined long enough for the plan to improve.
It’s about staying disciplined long enough for the plan to improve.
Progress often feels subtle in the moment.
It’s only in hindsight that you realize how much has changed.
Keep pushing forward.
It’s only in hindsight that you realize how much has changed.
Keep pushing forward.
January 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Progress often feels subtle in the moment.
It’s only in hindsight that you realize how much has changed.
Keep pushing forward.
It’s only in hindsight that you realize how much has changed.
Keep pushing forward.
Every business eventually stops being about ideas and starts being about execution.
The timing of that shift determines the outcome.
The timing of that shift determines the outcome.
January 13, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Every business eventually stops being about ideas and starts being about execution.
The timing of that shift determines the outcome.
The timing of that shift determines the outcome.
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