It started with six pieces of Lego. Dan Lyons, former Newsweek technology editor, as well as writer on the HBO series Silicon Valley (and former Fake Steve Jobs), meets a Lego “Serious Play” trainer who asked him to make a duck in 30 seconds. He fretted, then worried, wondering if it was all a trick, before finally presenting his duck to her. It turned out that it didn’t matter what he did, that it was all just a game, a way to jump-start conversation. And that left him rattl

You might have heard of tax free rollovers. And you might be familiar with Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, which allows you to rollover your gain on the sale of investment or commercial real estate if you buy a new property within a certain amount of time. But have you heard of Section 1045 exchanges? 1031 exchanges are for real estate. 1045 exchanges are for startup company stock. If you are in startup land, you should know about 1045 exchanges. Section 1045 of th