Board Effect

AUGUST 14, 2023

In today’s technology-driven landscape, the role of credit union boards of directors extends beyond traditional decision-making; they also hold the responsibility of safeguarding sensitive information and upholding data security. Ransomware attacks are rising and becoming increasingly costly.

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Board Effect

AUGUST 14, 2023

In today’s technology-driven landscape, the role of credit union boards of directors extends beyond traditional decision-making; they also hold the responsibility of safeguarding sensitive information and upholding data security. Ransomware attacks are rising and becoming increasingly costly.

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Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

Last month, the SEC announced it was taking action regarding Netflix’ (NFLX) securities compliance based on a Facebook status update posted by CEO Reed Hastings. To understand the SEC’s point of view , it’s necessary to review the principles underlying securities law in the United States.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. And as more economies worldwide seek to shift their investment strategies offshore and seek out technology, hubs like Silicon Valley and Shanghai, among others, have reaped the benefits. 3/ Crypto Hibernation.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Expert networks have been in the news a lot for the past few weeks, due to the SEC’s attempt to look for insider trading amongst hedge funds, following on their Galleon investigation (Raj Rajaratnam of Galleon is in the photo shown). another technology company employee pleaded guilty and is cooperating with investigators.&#160.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2017

But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. The SEC and local law enforcement agencies can’t help you much with foreign scams. I continue to be amazed that some government agency reportedly still gets 100 calls per day from victims of the Nigerian unclaimed cash scam alone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. The SEC and local law enforcement agencies can’t help you much with foreign scams. I continue to be amazed that some government agency reportedly still gets 100 calls per day from victims of the Nigerian unclaimed cash scam alone.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 21, 2013

However, before entrepreneurs could start using equity-based crowdfunding, the SEC had to write the specific rules governing it. The SEC was given 9 months to write those rules; they were due on December 31, 2012. However, the SEC failed to meet that deadline. The good news is that any day, they will.

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David Teten

JUNE 6, 2011

My rough notes follow: Mike Dubno , CIO, Global Markets and Research Technology & Operations, Bank of America. Panel: Cary Davis , Managing Director, Warburg Pincus, Moderator: Ben Fried, Chief Information Officer, Google, runs in-house technology. Social networking is governed by SEC 17a4, and SEC hasn’t opined on this.

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Kodorra

JANUARY 4, 2019

When it comes to fundraising the blockchain way, you might get lost with ever-changing technology advancement coupled with roller-coaster market sentiment rides. Governance for ICO can be relatively loose in countries such as Singapore as long as there is a real use of the ICO token or coin in the blockchain system that the company envisages.

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Pascal's View

MARCH 18, 2010

Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question: Do you think than anemic IPO market will remain a deterrent to VC investing? For more on the SEC Concept Release, click HERE. Yes I do. equity markets. I believe that the U.S.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

The evening is sponsored by a Fortune 500 medical technology company. HBSANY members are required to be accredited investors (per SEC regulations) and are expected to agree to the terms of the HBSANY Membership Agreement. This is the first industry-specific HBS Angels pitch night.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances. human resources, technology, legal, and information technology) as needed. A few years ago it was all the rage to have MBAs in the top finance role.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The data in Bizshark ‘s database is compiled from a multitude of sources – including SEC filings, government records, public directory listings, business sites, as well as major news and social media sites – through its proprietary technologies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2013

These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances. human resources, technology, legal, and information technology) as needed. A few years ago it was all the rage to have MBAs in the top finance role.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Im writing this post from an airplane headed to Washington DC, where Ill be presenting at the Government 2.0 Im especially curious to gauge the reaction of the civilian and military representatives of our government. Ive been in a few government-themed meetings recently, so I know some of the standard answers.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 26, 2017

audience → technology → browser/OS report. ask only simple easy questions – that should be clear in the first 5 sec.). Hybrid Product analytics organization: Central teams for tools, methods, governance. Data governance – hated but necessary: Rules of play. Relevancy – How are blogs categorized?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2018

We have two investors – one who is in the pharmacy technology space and second who is a software veteran. For instance, shareholders may want a seat at the governance table, given they have a right to have their voice heard. Jonathon Clarke is a qualified pharmacist with experience across hospital, community andacademia sec tor.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances. human resources, technology, legal, and information technology) as needed. A few years ago it was all the rage to have MBAs in the top finance role.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2011

These days, with Sarbanes-Oxley and all the new SEC regulations, an MBA does not begin to cover the accounting, process, and tax knowledge needed to steer a company’s finances. human resources, technology, legal, and information technology) as needed. A few years ago it was all the rage to have MBAs in the top finance role.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2020

The institutions that governed our lives before are under extreme stress, and the cracks and gaps in the system are becoming rifts and fault lines. Once we saw this evidence, we thought, "Wait a sec, we can actually do something about it." I am Eric Ries. Eric Ries : That's a remarkable use of social media. Alpha Lee : Yeah.

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

His unique style and personal touch has helped him develop a large worldwide audience consisting of accountants, bookkeepers, and small business owners, as well as general consultants and technology enthusiasts. Seth graduated from Pace University in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting. CPA’s.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 12, 2009

C corps, LLCs, and S corps differ significantly in the areas of taxation, ownership, fundraising, governance and structure, and employee compensation. Almost all technology startup companies that I work with are C corps. Governance/Structure. citizen/resident stockholders. Ownership (Stockholders).

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Gust

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Talented entrepreneurs are nothing if not resilient in the face of change: Market forces, competitive threats, technological shifts, you name it. In recent years, government regulation has emerged as another such force to be reckoned with in the technology industry.

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Agile VC

AUGUST 9, 2012

Governance/Control – Founder/CEO Mark Pincus has sold a good amount of his stock and owns <20% of shares outstanding, but now essentially has unilateral voting control of the company. You can read about all of this stuff in Zynga’s own SEC filings or the popular press.

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Seeing Both Sides

DECEMBER 3, 2009

  We do our best to conduct due diligence on the team, market, strategy, technology, but at the end of the day many of these investment decisions get made in short periods of time (30-60 days) with incomplete information, particularly when a deal is competitive.   In truth, our industry is built on a trust model.

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The Equity Kicker

APRIL 13, 2012

Our enduring love for Google comes from a strong desire to create technology products that enrich millions of people’s lives in deep and meaningful ways. Given Google’s success, it’s unsurprising that this type of dual-class governance structure is now somewhat standard among newer technology companies. Conclusion.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

In late 2015, many public technology companies saw a significant retrenchment in their share prices primarily as a result of a reduction in valuation multiples. In Q1 of 2016 there were zero VC-backed technology IPOs. SEC Visits Silicon Valley. We should expect more of these in the future. Caveat emptor.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 1, 2013

In the past week, both AngelList and FundersClub got SEC "No action" letters --notices that their crowdfunding platforms were going to be allowed to keep operating without fear of getting run over by the government. That is why some entrepreneurs have turned towards an alternative to getting investment from us. call it karma.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

The SEC defines an "accredited investor" as someone with over amillion dollars in liquid assets or an income of over $200,000 ayear. Angels whove made money in technology are preferable,for two reasons: they understand your situation, and theyre asource of contacts and advice. 6 ]Ive omitted one source: government grants.

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Pascal's View

MAY 23, 2009

I am joining an unusual group of thought leaders crossing big business, small business, academia, venture capital, and government who have all come together to address the urgent need for solutions to our nation's cyber security vulnerabilities: Admiral (Ret.) Former DOD Deputy Under Sec. Michael McConnell. CEO, The Finley Group.

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Steve Blank

JULY 6, 2016

Countries or people you meet sometimes don’t like our policies on a given issue, but what they almost universally admire and aspire to is American entrepreneurship, innovation, education, science and technology, and volunteerism, philanthropy. Listen to the full interview with Sec. From 2002-08 Sec.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Stanford and MIT were building on the technology breakthroughs of World War II and graduating a generation of engineers into a consumer and cold war economy that seemed limitless. These technology startups had no risk capital – just customers/purchase orders from government/military/intelligence agencies.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 26, 2017

Phil is a rare entrepreneur who can bring innovation to the government, which is just the sort of leadership we need now. While that might not sound like a traditional role of a state Attorney General, when it comes to fighting for access to broadband Internet technology and building partnerships that support economic success, Phil is unique.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

What is the role of public and private organizations in governing our shared civic fabric? It kind of aggregates technology content, I suppose. TCP and the other foundational technologies of the web had that same property, that there was something really computationally especially complicated about them, but it was their social value.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

If you read the headlines or talk with zealous friends you may well think cryptocurrencies are either our savior from bureaucratic, ossified governments or are purely speculative Ponzi schemes. In more than a decade of writing about the Internet and tech-enabled businesses I’ve learned that mobs don’t do nuance well.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 10, 2021

I didn’t even get to the use of technology to facilitate hate speech and disinformation—which Silicon Valley libertarians will argue is a “free speech” issue without grasping even the basics of the yelling fire in a crowded theater analogy. That was before Prop 22 passed.

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