Video Editing with NCH VideoPad (Free)
Recently I needed to edit a video and insert still images throughout it and apply a simple cross-fade transition between each media clip. I couldn’t use Windows Movie Maker because it doesn’t include the timeline view anymore. I downloaded and installed NCH VideoPad, which is free for non-commercial use, and it turned out to be a pretty easy video editor. Following is a simple tutorial on how to create a simple video with one primary video, several still images, and cross-fade transitions.
1. Open VideoPad and start a new project.
Doing Business in China
- What’s the best way to do business in China? – Dan Harris
- Manufacturing in China
- How to form a company in China – Dan Harris
- How to start a business in China: WFOE – Dan Harris
- How to start a business in China: Representative Company – Dan Harris
- How to start a business in China: Distributorship – Dan Harris
- Licensing your product in China
- Memos of Understanding in China – Dan Harris
- Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA) in China – Dan Harris
- Filing Trademarks in China
- Avoiding Chinese business scams
- China VC Database – Zero2IPO Group
- GreatFirewallofChina – find out whether your site is blocked in China
- Mongol – locate the great firewall routers
China Blogs
- Sinocism – if you read anything about China subscribe to this
- ChinaLaw – great blog about legal issues of doing business in China
- TechInAsia – good China and other Asia coverage
- AllRoadsLeadtoChina – China business analysis
- China Internet Watch – covers China Internet Marketing and statistics
- MinistryOfTofu – China Social Justice
- ChinaFile – Asia Society
Executive / Advisory Board Compensation
- The Funded Standard Advisor Template
- Comp Study – Executive Compensation Website– unbelievably useful
- Expert CEO Compensation page – also incredibly useful
- SaaS Sales Team Compensation – Philippe Botteri, Bessemer Venture Partners
- VentureHacks on Startup Advisory Boards – great basics
Founder Equity Issues
- Fred Wilson Advice and spreadsheet
- Intro to Stock and Options – David Weekly
- Venture Hacks equity section
- Dilution – Mark Suster
- Joel Spolsky Advice on fairness
- Awesome Valuation/Equity Calculator – OwnYourVenture
- Splitting the Founders Pie – Frank Demmler
- ScottEdWalker – this legal blog is gold for a startup
- TruEquity Mgmt Tool – cap table management, free for founders
- Valuation on Revenue – Bill Gurley Above the Crowd
List of Intellectual Property (IP) Resources
- Patents – U.S. Patent Office
- Trademarks – U.S. Patent Office
- Intellectual Property in the “Real World”– Antone Johnson
- “Nuts and Bolts” of Intellectual Property – Antone Johnson
- Intellectual Property for Startups – Mashtag
Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents
- Orick’s Legal Documents for Startups – priceless
- Scott Walker Advice on Termsheet Provisions
- YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents
- National Venture Capital Association – model legal documents
- Series Seed Documents – Fenwick & West Seed Investment Standard Forms, used by most angels
- TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents – Cooley Godward
- WSGR Term Sheet Generator
- Orrick, Herrington Term Sheet Generator
- Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet – WSGR
- Docracy -Free Legal Documents
- ScottEdWalker – this legal blog is gold for a startup
Infographic: Digital Capital
Advice on Raising Startup Capital
- FindtheBest Venture Capital
- Startup Valuation Advice – Mark Suster May 2011
- Fundraising 101 Checklist – Walker
- Pitching a VC – Mark Suster Advice
- How VC’s Evaluate Startups – Thomvest Ventures
- VC Experts
- Seed Stage Valuation Guide – Jordan Cooper
- Alternate Funding Ideas – Business Inside
List of Incubators and Startup Jobs
- List of Startup Incubators
- FindTheBest Incubators
- A Quora list of Incubators
- Jobs in Startups
- Lunch with Entrepreneurs
- Techcofounder – find a technical cofounder
- Founder Dating – find a cofounder