Buy-Side FinTech: State of the Market June 6th, 2014Venture Capital The trends and activity levels leading to the lull in buy-side fintech investments. Read More
The Patent Players June 6th, 2014Patents/IP Quietly, behind the scenes, universities have been lobbying to influence patent legislation. Read More
MMM Client Alert: DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge Hopes to Automate Cybersecurity Defense June 5th, 2014Data Centers, Entrepreneurial Info by Bradford G. Schweizer The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a two-year cybersecurity competition that aims to have competing teams create fully automated network security systems. These systems are intended to be capable of reasoning through the flaws that create software vulnerabilities, formulating the appropriate software patches, and then deploying the patches on a network to fix the problem in real time. DARPA has called this competition the Cyber Grand Challenge (CGC). Here is a link to an overview. In the Cyber Grand Challenge, competitors will compete in a qualifying event by presenting a system that can automatically identify, Read More
BYOD – What Employers Need to Know About ‘Bring Your Own Device’ Policies June 5th, 2014Employment, MMM Tech Law Video Channel, Resources & Tools MMM Videos Attorneys Larry Kunin and John Yates discuss the importance of a Bring Your Own Device policies and address frequently asked questions about data ownership. For more videos from MMMTechLaw, click here. The information presented and contained within this video are provided by MMM as general information only, and do not, and are not intended to constitute legal, employment or tax advice. Any opinions expressed within this video are solely the opinion of the individual author(s). For Read More
Never Settle on New Hires June 4th, 2014Employment Entrepreneurs love building things, and it’s necessary to assemble a team to get things done fast and execute the plan. Read More
Supreme Court’s Lack Of Tech Savvy A Concern For Major Future Cases June 3rd, 2014Recent Legal News The Supreme Court’s docket over the next decade is likely to include many cases dealing with cybersecurity and privacy. Read More
The Rise of New Innovation Funding Structures June 2nd, 2014Venture Capital As VCs Retreat Four New, Nimble Innovation Funding Structures Step In. Read More
How a Startup Helps Employees Speak Their Minds Without Fear of Getting Fired May 29th, 2014Employment CEOs discover new ways to get better feedback from employees. Read More
Sequoia’s Original 2005 Investment Memo About YouTube May 22nd, 2014Venture Capital The two best kinds of venture capital stories are 1) the great deal that got away, and 2) the great early bet in the company that became a blockbuster. Read More
Finding the Right Angel Investor May 16th, 2014Entrepreneurial Info Early stage investors don’t always fit neatly into angel or venture capital categories, and can take varied approaches to working with entrepreneurs. Read More