Category: News and Insights

Blair Heavey

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 […]

LearnLaunch Fund Plus Accelerator

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 […]

Anton Khinchuk

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 […]

The Impact of ChatGPT on Startup Founders

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 […]

Brett Reed

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 […]

When Does a Trademark Expire?

Key Takeaways What is a Trademark? 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 […]

Mojaloop Foundation

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.

Alden Zecha

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 […]

How the Recent NLRB Decision Affects Your Severance Agreements

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.

Don’t Fear The Down Round

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 […]

See Yourself Health

Watch our new Client Success Story with Suzanne Mitchell, Founder of See Yourself Health below.

Is Cannabis Patentable?

In short, yes, and there are many different ways in which cannabis and cannabis-related inventions may be protected. The U.S. government has authority to grant patents under the Patent and Copyright clause of the U.S. Constitution (U.S. Const. Art. 1, § 8, cl. 8).  By comparison, the U.S. government has authority to grant trademark registrations […]

Press Release: MACKRELL INTERNATIONAL RANKED IN CHAMBERS GUIDE 11 YEARS RUNNING

Leading Global Law Firm Network, Mackrell International in Chambers Guide, a premier legal industry directory, for 11th Year Running. The Chambers Global Guide ranks the top lawyers, law firms and law firm networks in more than 190 countries across the world.  Rankings are based on an in-depth review by a dedicated and experienced team of […]