Start-up Decision Making – Ep. 1 Fundraising

MMM is excited to announce a special edition of the SE Tech Podcast featuring our new Entrepreneur in Residence, Ben Dyer. The Start-up Decision Making Podcast will cover topics important to a start-up founder.

First up: How much money should you raise?

One of the top 3 questions a start-up founder ponders. What type of calculations should you consider when coming up with a number?

Here are Ben’s suggestions.

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SE Tech Podcast Ep. 60 – Package Solutions with Jim Grady

September 25th, 2018
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We speak with Jim Grady of Package Solutions, Inc., the maker of HelloPackage. HelloPackage is a patent pending sophisticated package management system technology dedicated to the multifamily space, bringing an innovative, lockerless package solution that proves less expensive and more efficient than any other product currently on the market.

Package Solutions, Inc. is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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SE Tech Podcast Ep. 58 – Rodney D. Bullard of Chick-fil-A

September 4th, 2018
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We speak with Rodney D. Bullard the Vice President of Community Affairs at Chick-fil-A, Inc. and Executive Director of the Chick-fil-A Foundation. A frequent speaker, he previously served in the US Air Force, NASA and the Department of Justice, and he is an alumnus of the Air Force Academy, Duke Law, the University of Georgia and Harvard Business School.

He is also the author of Heroes Wanted.

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Webinar | The Government Market – Too Big To Ignore

The Government Market—Too Big To Ignore

Andrew Mohr and Kelly Kroll with MMM’s Government Contracts group in Washington, DC discuss how to win business from federal, state and local governments. In this 60-minute discussion, Kroll and Mohr review:
• How can my company generate revenue from the US government?
• Do we need to get a GSA schedule, and if so, how do I get one?
• How do I find a prime contractor that I can subcontract with for government contract work?
• Is my tech company a “small business” under federal guidelines?

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Ethereal Summit 2018: Five Takeaways

By: Austin Mills and Rachel Neufeld

We recently attended ConsenSys’ Ethereal Summit 2018 in New York. Ethereal was organized around bringing builders, philosophers, policymakers, artists, and humanitarians from around the world together for community building and knowledge sharing around how to create a decentralized future using blockchain technology.

1. Toward a Decentralized Future

Unsurprisingly, the primary theme on display throughout Ethereal was decentralization. Joe Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and founder of ConsenSys, gave a compelling keynote speech around decentralizing society and commerce in a manner that empowers the individual to take control of their time,

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Countdown to May 25, 2018: Are You Ready for GDPR?

By Elizabeth Hinson and Alexander P. Woollcott

On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s new data privacy and protection law, goes into effect.   The most striking aspect of GDPR is that it applies not only inside the European Union but anywhere personal data of individuals located in the EU is being used or accessed.  If that does not catch your attention, the fines for non-compliance – up to 4% of global revenue – certainly should.

Even at this late date, many companies are not close to being in full compliance with GDPR.  This Article addresses some

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Five Takeaways from MIT Business of Blockchain (April 22-23 / Boston, MA)

By: Rachel Neufeld

The MMM Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Group was recently in attendance at the MIT Business of Blockchain event, kicking off an exciting spring tour of conferences focusing on this promising new technology.

5 takeaways from the event:

1. There are many different types of blockchains.
The word “blockchain” is a catchall phrase that describes a type of distributed ledger technology that uses cryptography to secure its data in an immutable way. There are many different types of blockchains: public blockchains, private blockchains, and permissioned blockchains. These blockchains use different consensus mechanisms (e.g. proof of work and proof of stake) and different

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