Category Archives: Technology
Some Thoughts on Telecommuting
Marissa Mayer, over at Yahoo!, is making a fair amount of news these days, most recently for reversing the company’s longstanding embrace of telecommuting and insisting that employees work at the company’s offices. A lot of people were surprised by … Continue reading
Live and Learn….
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of participating on a panel on term sheet negotiations at this year’s edition of the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium in Madison Wisconsin, an annual event that brings together several hundred entrepreneurs, investors and … Continue reading
Business Plans/Pitches and Intellectual Property Disclosure
One of the conundrums facing entrepreneurs seeking venture or high impact angel financing is when and what to disclose about the entrepreneur’s intellectual property. Venture capital-worthy businesses often have some sort of “secret sauce” that is a critical part of … Continue reading
Steve Jobs: Concept Precedes Design
Among the many tributes to Steve Jobs on his passing, perhaps the most common theme is the man’s prowess as a designer. And, indeed, from the Mac to the iPod to the iPhone to the iPad (if not so much … Continue reading
Serious Patent News: Some Good, Some Not So.
Any day now, the Senate will likely pass the America Invents Act, with the President’s signature promised shortly thereafter. The Act will make the most sweeping changes toUnited Statespatent law since at least 1952. By moving the United States from … Continue reading
Steve Jobs and Apple: Pondering the Man and the Company
With Steve Jobs passing the reins at Apple (well, sort of: my guess is that he will be more active than the average Chairman of the Board) two main streams of analysis of the move have emerged. On the one … Continue reading
Pondering the First Mover Advantage
The so-called “First Mover Advantage” is one of those terms that invites both passionate devotees and passionate skeptics. The “FMA” posits that an entrepreneur who gets to market first – with a novel technology or business model – has a … Continue reading
Commercial Biopharma in Wisconsin: The Next Steps
The University of Wisconsin, Madison, is one of the country’s leading centers of public biopharmaceutical research, and the campus has spawned dozens of spinout companies based on University research. For this, the citizens ofWisconsinshould be grateful; and, even more so, … Continue reading
The Space Shuttle: A Fond Good Riddance
The title of this piece might suggest that I am a space skeptic. In fact, far from it. If I were in charge, we would be spending more on space, and making serious plans to get to Mars by the … Continue reading
I Knew the Dotcom Bubble ….
… and this isn’t it. Seriously, one hot company (LinkedIn) doubles in price on IPO day, several dozen venture backed companies have gone public as May draws to a close, and the Chicken Littles of the investing world are issuing … Continue reading
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