Can Tech Entrepreneurs Establish Trust and Credibility with Investors, Directors and Colleagues? November 16th, 2010Entrepreneurial Info Highlights: Interesting commentary on a recent WSJ article aimed at entrepreneurs looking to establish trust and credibility.Read Article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Four Lessons for Entrepreneurs from Twitter’s COO November 4th, 2010Entrepreneurial Info Highlights: Dick Costolo, Twitter’s COO, offers four tips for start-up entrepreneurs at a recent conference. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Duke Law School Introduces the Law and Entrepreneurship LLM Program November 1st, 2010Entrepreneurial Info Duke Law School’s Law and Entrepreneurship Program examines and researches the social, economic, political and legal forces that impact entrepreneurial activity in the United States. (MMM partner John Yates serves on the Board of Visitors of the Duke Law School.) For more information, click here. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Start-Ups Struggle to Recruit Technical Talent October 26th, 2010Entrepreneurial Info Highlights: With the growing demand for software engineers, tech entrepreneurs struggle to recruit new talent. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. 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
20 Tips for Conducting an Effective Board Meeting October 1st, 2010Entrepreneurial Info Highlights: Practical pointers on how to contuct an effective board meeting from a Venture Capitalist’s perspective. Read article. Read More
Yates Perspectives: Board Room Leadership for Entrepreneurs September 29th, 2010Entrepreneurial Info, MMM Tech Perspectives, Resources & Tools YATES PERSPECTIVES Board Room Leadership for Entrepreneurs – Checklist The Boardroom is the key forum for entrepreneurs to impress their investors. Entrepreneurs need a checklist of important steps to keep in mind when interacting with their Directors. Too often entrepreneurs are ill prepared for Board meetings and disappoint outside Directors. Venture investors on a Board have certain expectations of management with regard to information to be conveyed in the short time allotted for the Board meeting. Senior leadership at a tech company must educate the management team on being effective presenters of key company metrics. Keep in mind that every Board meeting Read More
Innovation is Key for Small Tech Company Survival August 17th, 2010Entrepreneurial Info Software Peter J. Kight, former Vice Chairman of Fiserv, founder of CheckFree Corporation and owner of Quivira Vineyards, discusses his road to success as an innovative entrepreneur in this TER video. Read More
“When Mentoring Goes Bad” August 9th, 2010Entrepreneurial Info Choosing the wrong mentor can have disastrous results. This article explains what to watch out for when taking on a mentoring partnership. Read More