Michael Wieser

About Michael Wieser

Hello, my name is Michael J Wieser and Welcome to my LinkedIn profile.• Are you a business founder that is looking to grow and solidify your company? • Are you looking to grow the value of your company to make it more attractive to investors or acquirers.• Or maybe you\'d like to scale your company with an eye towards having a successful exit in the future.For these and many other reasons, smart innovative founders engage me to be part of their team as a lawyer and/or advisor.As a lawyer, I act as my client’s outside general counsel, to be an active part of the team. I provide guidance in real time, to not only resolve disputes, but to proactively manage and optimize my client’s business relationships with all of their company stakeholders. These stakeholders include:• Co-founders, • investors, • workers, • independent contractors, • strategic partners, • service providers, • your supply chain, • the government • and perhaps most importantly your clients, customers and end users. What sets me apart from all other lawyers, is: Since graduating from law school in 1990, I have been a serial entrepreneur who has founded 7 different companies across multiple industries, including a multi-million-dollar mobile technology company. With several personal successes and several failures, win or lose, I have been in your shoes and make sure that my legal guidance is always delivered to help you grow the value and profits of your company. I am also a co-owner of the Westchester Angels. At the Westchester Angels, we are the Shark Tank of the metro New York City market. Along with my partners at Westchester Angels, we seek out exciting emerging companies in need of funding and introduce them to our investors. We provide deal flow and due diligence services for our members. In this capacity, I review and assess hundreds of emerging companies annually, help them with their pitch decks, documentation and strategy, I judge at dozens of pitch competitions and provide guidance for both the emerging companies and the investors that seek to fund them. Accordingly, when I work with my clients, I bring a deep insider knowledge into the things needed to attract investors, attract acquirers and stand up to due diligence. When working with me, my legal clients become investor-ready.So, if you like what you hear, simply reach out to me and let’s have a chat. The best way to get engaged is to simply send me an email at m•••@mwesq.com introducing yourself and let’s explore. Thank you and I look forward to learning about your company.

Experience

1. Partner Emeritus, Active Member (Due Diligence Legal Guidance Screening Committee)

   Westchester Angels

   May 2016 — Present · Westchester, NY, US

   The members and syndicated collaborators of Westchester Angels investment group invest in early-stage, entrepreneurial companies during their seed round to help them grow and attract follow-on investors. We focus on companies located in the Metro NY area and provide exciting companies with a wealth of resources; funding, expertise and connections. Our members are seasoned strategic investors with disparate professional leadership experience across all industries and skillsets. We bring smart money to the table. Our recent investments include- Lately, a marketing platform, State Book International, a demographic information platform, Ocrolus, a data capture platform, BrandVerge, an advertising platform, dozens of companies and lead due diligence and valuation exercises for companies chosen by members for possible investment. Draft, review and negotiate investor documents and deal terms on behalf of Westchester Angels as a group and individual angel investors, including SAFE docs, Convertible Notes, Term Sheets, PPMs, Single Purpose LLCs and all types of Investor and Company Governance Agreements.

Education

• Brooklyn Law School

  JD, Law

  1987 — 1990

• Brunel University of London

  BA, Liberal Arts

  1986 — 1986

• Binghamton University

  BA, Political Science

  1983 — 1987

• ITAC FastTrac® Entrepreneurship Programs

  Entrepreneurship

  1999 — 2000

Skills

• Consulting
• Business Strategy
• Leadership
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• B2b
• Dispute Resolution
• Marketing Strategy
• Solution Development
• Start-Up Consulting
• Wireless
• Strategic Planning
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Strategy
• Business Development
• Telecommunications
• Executive Management
• Solution Selling
• Cloud Computing
• Sales
• Direct Sales
• Management
• Networking
• Mobile Technology
• Mobile Devices
• Outside General Counsel
• Enterprise Mobility
• Entrepreneurship
• Mobile Applications
• Strategic Partnerships
• Contract Negotiation
• Selling
• Start-Ups
• Business Alliances