A Look into the VC Mindset October 22nd, 2010Venture Capital Highlights: A behind the scenes look at what investors are thinking during a typical tech company pitch. View article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Google, Cape Wind to Pioneer U.S. Offshore Wind Industry October 21st, 2010Clean Tech/Green Energy Google has recently announced plans to invest $200 million on a 350 mile cable, dubbed the “transmission backbone”, designed to bring offshore wind power to up to 1.9 million future homes. Along with fellow investor Good Energies, the $5 billion project would be the first of its kind in the United States and a testament to the viability of offshore wind power. The project has been met with some skepticism, however, by those fearing that regulation delays and the unforeseen challenges that could bring the project to a halt. Another pioneer effort in wind power energy has recently made Read More
Panel of VCs and Angel Investors Offer Tips for Entrepreneurs October 21st, 2010Venture Capital Angel Investors Highlights: A panel discussion feat. VC Amanda Reed and Palomar Ventures’ Don Hutchinson offers tips for entrepreneurs on choosing a source of capital and checking references on potential investors. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Mobile Apps Could Dominate Enterprise October 19th, 2010Finance, Accounting & Compensation, Mobility Law & Compliance Cloud Computing, SaaS Highlights: New survey shows that mobile applications, cloud-based architecture could dominate the country’s enterprise computer systems within the next five years. View article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Venture Atlanta – Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur October 19th, 2010MMM Tech Perspectives Leadership Venture Atlanta – Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur By John Yates Venture Atlanta was held on October 12-13 in an outstanding venue — the Georgia Aquarium. The event included an impressive group of venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and supporters of the Atlanta community. The highlight of VA was Bill Nussey, CEO of Silverpop, sharing his business lessons as one of our most accomplished and successful entrepreneurs. As a technology leader, Bill has done it all — he started his own software company out of college, joined a leading VC fund in Boston, served as CEO of a public IT services company, and is currently Read More
Atlanta: a Great Place for Start-Ups October 18th, 2010Entrepreneurial Info Highlights: Reasons why start-up entrepreneurs should look to Atlanta for opportunities. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Special Funds Buy Stock in Privately Held Twitter, Facebook October 18th, 2010Tech IPO Highlights: Interesting WSJ article featuring insight from John Yates. View article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
The Arbitrability of Employment Contracts October 18th, 2010Employment The Arbitrability of Employment Contracts On June 21, 2010, the Supreme Court issued an important decision for employers utilizing or considering utilizing employment arbitration agreements. In Rent-A-Center, West v Jackson, the Court ruled on the enforceability of an arbitration clause included as part of an employment agreement. The dispute arose when Antonio Jackson filed a discrimination lawsuit against Rent-A-Center in federal court. Citing the arbitration clause Jackson had signed in his contract requiring all “past, present or future” disputes between Read More VC Funding Down in Southeast, Nation October 18th, 2010Venture Capital Highlights: North Carolina and the rest of the southeast experienced a drop in 3Q Venture Capital funding. National numbers have fallen as well. View article. Read More Penn. Proposes Biodiesel Tax October 15th, 2010Clean Tech/Green Energy Highlights: New Pennsylvania legislation seeks to amend the state’s Biofuel Development and In-State Production Incentive Act of 2008 by imposing a tax upon all businesses selling biodiesel fuels. If passed, many predict a substantial negative impact on the state’s biodeisel industry. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More Previous 129 130 131 132 ... 143 Next
VC Funding Down in Southeast, Nation October 18th, 2010Venture Capital Highlights: North Carolina and the rest of the southeast experienced a drop in 3Q Venture Capital funding. National numbers have fallen as well. View article. Read More
Penn. Proposes Biodiesel Tax October 15th, 2010Clean Tech/Green Energy Highlights: New Pennsylvania legislation seeks to amend the state’s Biofuel Development and In-State Production Incentive Act of 2008 by imposing a tax upon all businesses selling biodiesel fuels. If passed, many predict a substantial negative impact on the state’s biodeisel industry. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More