A company’s brand encompasses both tangible and intangible elements that represent how a company is perceived by its customers. It is how it sets itself apart from its competitors. Effective branding can result in strong customer recognition of a company’s trademark. However, from time-to-time companies may decide to change their “brand identity” for strategic marketing […]
As part of discussions about a possible financing or acquisition transaction, the parties will normally want to “perform due diligence.” This refers to the investigation of a company’s assets, liabilities, and business operations so that a prospective investor or acquiror has a better understanding of the potential advantages and disadvantages of the transaction. From the […]
The cannabis industry has gained such broad acceptance over recent years that it’s hard to remember that recreational cannabis was not legal in any US state until 2012, when ballot measures were approved in Colorado and Washington. Today, recreational cannabis is legal in 23 states and medical cannabis is legal in 38. The cannabis M&A […]
Hi, I’m Blair Heavey. I’m principal of Heavey Advisors. We help, advise, be on the board, and then invest in start-ups. Tell Us About Your Journey My journey started with big companies, primarily Hewlett-Packard. Had a great time there, and was the youngest VP in that group. And then I decided that one of my […]
My name is Jean Hammond. I’m the co-founder and general partner at LearnLaunch Fund Plus Accelerator. We work with Ed-Tech companies and workforce upscaling companies to build a better future. Tell Us About Your Journey I started as a tech entrepreneur. I got to be a tech entrepreneur after business school, going to Edinburgh, Scotland […]
Hi, I’m Anton Khinchuk and I’m an IT Professional with twenty-five years of experience. Tell Us About Your Journey I’ve been in IT for about twenty-five years. What I do is build teams to build some sort of technology that solves some sort of problem. Along the way, I encountered a personal problem, and that […]
We are living through another technological revolution with generative artificial intelligence (GAI) programs like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and Microsoft’s Bing Chat (powered by GPT-4) at the center. In moments like these, early-stage entrepreneurs should be extremely cognizant of the value and pitfalls of these kinds of technologies. While there are GAI related products and […]
Hey, everybody, I’m Brett Reed. I’m the executive vice president of Partnerships at Mirah, a Boston based behavioral health technology company that helps behavioral health clinicians improve outcomes. Tell Us About Your Journey My journey as an entrepreneur is an accidental one, really. I was a retail operations executive living in Miami, Florida. I was […]
Unlike patents or copyrights, trademarks do not have fixed expiration dates. Instead, trademarks could last indefinitely as long as they continue to be used in commerce. If the mark is also registered with a government agency, it can be renewed again and again if certain maintenance documents and fees are filed. In the United States, […]
Mojaloop Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization, maintaining its free, open source software, Mojaloop, and community as public goods in service of financial inclusion. Paula Hunter has served as an officer and board member of global industry associations. She provides executive oversight and management of international trade associations.
Hi, my name is Alden Zecha, I’m a Managing Director with SideCar Angels, a local angel investment group. Tell Us About Your Journey My journey has been pretty diverse, it’s very non-traditional. I came out of University/College with my education and started working in a corporate American R&D lab, actually at a work bench mixing […]
Many companies are facing hard decisions as financial challenges continue and the fear of recession lingers.
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) ruled that the proffer of broad confidentiality and non- disparagement provisions in severance agreements violates the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The decision is effective immediately and applies to existing severance agreements.
In an ideal world, a startup (or, for that matter, any company, public or private) that needs to raise multiple rounds of capital as it matures and scales does so with increasingly higher valuations for each respective financing round. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. As we enter 2023, there are several forces chilling […]
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