Corporate & Securities Law

Power Use Drops During Super Bowl

Posted on January 31, 2008
"Is there a drop in demand for electricity when the Super Bowl kicks off, as people stop what they?re doing and gather around the TV? Ted Borer, [Princeton] University?s energy plant manager, was curious. 'I?d always heard of this, as an urban legend,' Borer says, ?and I thought, ?I have the tools to confirm this...

How Do You Measure Up as a CEO?

Posted on January 24, 2008
"(rate performance on a 1-5 scale, 1 being least favorable and 5 being most favorabl...): "Vision: Creates vision and strategy. Communicates vision and strategy both internally and externally. "Leadership: Ensures the support and execution of the vision and strategy by: "Establishment and communication of priorities; Driving change for improvement throughout the organization; Team-building; and Creation of high performance environment...

the Open Source Infection Myth

Posted on January 23, 2008
"Most people now recognize that it is indeed safe to build commercial products on open source platforms. Regardless of the license, open source software doesn?t reach out to ?infect? other software or hardware in ways that destroy the commercial viability of those commercial products, despite early FUD to that effect...

a Tax Disclaimer for My Next Life

Posted on January 04, 2008
Please note hereby that, in accordance with archaic and arcane federal and state standards, policies, procedures and regulations, which may or may not be applicable, as the case may be, or not to be, Anthony Cerminaro does not offer any advice on personal or impersonal tax questions, requirements or issues...

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Why does Toyota Encourage Insurance Fraud?

Posted on January 02, 2008
I am heartened to find that I am not the only person confused by the most recent Toyota ad campaign that encourages consumers to commit insurance fraud by destroying their current rides and using the proceeds of bogus insurance claims to purchase new vehicles...

Come Alive in the New Year

Posted on January 01, 2008
Join forces with the dynamic flow of life. The African-American theologian Howard Thurman said: "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive." And so, as the old year changes into the New Year, ask what makes you come alive, and then go do it--for your own sake, and in service of the greater good...

Press On with Persistence

Posted on December 30, 2007
"Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent...

Guide to Building a Website

Posted on December 29, 2007
Want to join the business boomtown on the Web but don?t know where to start or how to get it done? This guide from startupNation.com takes you from concept to completion. 1 Plan Your Web Presence2 Choose DIY or Go with a Pro3 Select the Tools for Making Your Home on the Web 4 Make Key Design Decisions 5 Learn the Code (But Only What You Must)6 Identify the Best Software for Words & Images7 Take Control Over the Look, Feel and Function 8 Optimize Your Site for Search Engines9 Put All the Parts Together10 Take your Website Live!11 Constantly Tend to Your Web Site

Wanted: Courageous Followers

Posted on December 28, 2007
?Followership is a discipline of supporting leaders and helping them to lead well. It is not submission, but the wise and good care of leaders, done out of a sense of gratitude for their willingness to take on the responsibilities of leadership, and a sense of hope and faith in their abilities and potential...

Got Venture?

Posted on December 28, 2007
"Mark Davis - a member of the DFJ Gotham - has written a very extensive series of posts on his blog titled Get Venture. Mark describes his goal as to "create the entrepreneur's manual for raising venture capital." He's covered a lot of ground that is a good read for any entrepreneur looking to raise venture capital...

Passion, Commitment, Persistence

Posted on December 26, 2007
Ingrid Vanderveldt is an expert in entrepreneurship. Through her Entrepreneurial Blueprint, she's helped many businesspeople network and find their strategy. She's also been the host of CNBC's "American Made," an interview series with business icons. Here Vanderfelt talks [to BNET...

The Science of Santa's Long Strange Trip

Posted on December 24, 2007
"It's a question that has puzzled kids and grown-ups for centuries: How does Santa Claus get all those gifts to millions of homes worldwide in just one night?...Santa expert Larry Silverberg, a noted U.S. engineer and...professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh...

Never Answer the Valuation Question with a Specific Number

Posted on December 20, 2007
"Never answer the classic VC question "so, what valuation are you looking for?" with a specific number. "Got that? Never!..."Find out why not at this post from Soaring on Ridgelift found via this Ask The VC post.

Startup Marketing

Posted on December 19, 2007
"Donna Novitsky talks about developing a marketing strategy for a start-up. She addresses key issues about segmenting customer priorities and their pain-points; and building a competitive strategy. Novitsky notes that customers are the biggest marketers for an organization...

Six Stages of a Project

Posted on December 16, 2007
ENTHUSIASMDISILLUSIONMENTPANICSEARCH FOR THE GUILTYPUNISHMENT OF THE INNOCENTPRAISE & HONORS FOR THE NON-PARTICIPANTS

Scared of Santa

Posted on December 16, 2007
Nothing says Happy Holidays like a photo of sweet little toddlers screaming at Santa. A couple of years ago, the Chicago Tribune asked readers to send in their "Scared of Santa" photos. Those photos are included here, as well as additional photos sent in by SouthFlorida...

Wonderfulest Christmas in the USA

Posted on December 15, 2007
"The gifted storyteller and former radio broadcaster John Henry Faulk recorded his Christmas story in 1974 for the program Voices in the Wind..."Before the John Henry Faulk Show debut in 1951 on WCBS Radio, Faulk hosted numerous radio programs in New York and New Jersey...

Project Management Handbook

Posted on December 14, 2007
This ePMbook by Simon Wallace "is an ebook about eProject Management as well as conventional Program and Project Management. Its aim is to examine issues, needs and approaches in a variety of situations and environments. It should give you the ability to understand what is needed and why, plus how you can best address those needs...

Intro to Business Plans

Posted on December 14, 2007
"A good business plan follows generally accepted guidelines for both form and content. There are three primary parts to a business plan:The first is the business concept, where you discuss the industry, your business structure, your particular product or service, and how you plan to make your business a success...

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

Posted on December 14, 2007
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says "If you see it in The Sun it's so." Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA O'HANLON New York, N.Y. Note: Virginia O'Hanlon wrote this to the editor of the New York Sun in September 1897...

White Christmas by the Drifters

Posted on December 14, 2007
You may have heard it before, but its a treat every holiday season - the Drifters? classic version of White Christmas, with the on-its-way-to-being-a-classic flash animation featuring Santa and his reindeer. For an active link to the peformance, see this post from Neatorama...

Online Resources for Entrepreneurs

Posted on December 11, 2007
"The New York Times published a nice introductory article on how to get started with a small business. Author Barbara Whitaker notes that about ten percent of small businesses fail each year:Success comes with education, careful planning and adequate cash flow, specialists say...

Harrassment Complaint Process Must be Clear

Posted on December 10, 2007
"One important way your company can avoid liability in harassment lawsuits is to show that you maintain ?a reasonable mechanism by which the victim of the harassment can complain to the company and get relief? and then prove that the victim failed to use that procedure...

How to Really Use the 80/20 Rule

Posted on December 07, 2007
"Pick an area of your life where you feel there is an imbalance of effects. This won?t be true of all areas, but many situations are out of balance (money, time, health and possibly even relationships). "Try to identify the key 10, 20 or 40 percent of inputs that are creating most your results...

the Option Pool Shuffle

Posted on December 07, 2007
"If you don?t keep your eyes on the option pool while you?re negotiating valuation, your investors will have you playing (and losing) a game that we like to call:Option Pool ShuffleYou have successfully negotiated a $2M investment on a $8M pre-money valuation by pitting the famous Blue Shirt Capital against Herd Mentality Management...

China's Science and Technology Plan

Posted on December 05, 2007
"As China implements its plan to improve scientific innovation, it will need to solve such political and economic problems as finding the proper balance between indigenous efforts and engagement with the global community."In January 2006, China initiated a 15-year 'Medium- to Long-Term Plan for the Development of Science and Technology...

MindMap Toolbox

Posted on December 01, 2007
"Sometimes the difference between a successful project and one that spirals out of control is getting all your thoughts and ideas laid out before you even get started. One of the best ways to do this is with mind maps, which act as a visual representation of all that stuff you?ve got floating around in your head...

Changes to Change Management Toolbook

Posted on November 26, 2007
The Change Management Toolbook website has been updated and is well worth a look for useful information and resources on change management. As the site explains:"Change Management is the process, tools and techniques to manage the people-side of change processes, to achieve the required outcomes, and to realize the change effectively within the individual change agent, the inner team, and the wider system...

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