The US House of Representatives passed a bill recently giving the Securities and Exchange Commission a deadline for completing Regulation A rulemakings required by the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. The law did not have a deadline, the bill would require rules to be...
A few weeks ago the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a new permanent head of its Division of Corporation Finance, Keith Higgins. He is currently a partner at the law firm Ropes & Gray in Boston and is expected to start in June. Also, interim...
Today is Memorial Day in the US, when we pay our respects to those who fought and died to protect our nation. Like too many other holidays, many of us forget the meaning of the day as we head to the beach, barbecue and shop...
The lawyers at big law firm Skadden Arps had a daunting task, according to the ABA Journal. Working on Disney's acquisition of Star Wars creator Lucasfilm last year, they had to check whether Lucas actually owned the rights to more than 10,000 characters in the various films. The partner...
A rough period here in the US for events with mass casualties, some man-made and some brought to us by Mother Nature. This week's devastating record-breaking super tornado in Oklahoma, killing dozens, the Boston Marathon bombing, the Connecticut school shooting, superstorm Sandy here in the...
I have been happily surprised by the pre-launch book order results for The Entrepreneur's Growth Startup Handbook (John Wiley & Sons/Bloomberg Press), which is officially launching today. It is all about focusing on the 7 things I believe are most likely to create serious problems as...
The Harvard Law School is piloting an innovative and fascinating idea. It will offer admission to those in their junior year of college, with one condition. The acceptance is deferred until two years after college. The stated reason: to give candidates some real world experience before...
Too many entrepreneurs, excited and yes stressed about their business, get hit with the dreaded burnout. What causes it? Amazing success and the incredible burdens that creates (a good problem, I tell my staff, is still a problem) can do it. Failure to achieve what...
I spent the morning listening to amazing presentations by top up-and-coming scientists at the Entrepreneurship Lab NYC pitch event (www.elabnyc.com). I was honored to spend a morning several months ago lecturing a number of the carefully selected presenters who were capping off a 6-month training...
On this Mother's Day in the US, an appropros time to sing the praises of moms who build businesses. Life is typically very challenging for any entrepreneur. But let's face it, even in this post-women's lib world, women still tend to feel more responsible for...