Trademark Protection and Cannabis Products
By Matthew E. Connors
Protection of trademark rights in the United States is only given to those products and services that are considered legal at the federal or state level. While …
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Update to California Law Outlawing Noncompetes
For companies with employees in California, it has long been accepted practice that noncompeteprovisions in employment agreements are unenforceable. California courts have ruled that suchprovisions are invalid under California’s general …
BlueFin Technology Partners-Holios
Interview with Jay Cahill, President and Founder
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My journey really started when I was nine years old. In between baseball practices and baseball games, my parents shipped …
Steve Walsh
My name is Steve Walsh and I’m the founder of a company called Hands On Angel, which is an early-stage ecosystem centered around early-stage founders. I help them do three …
Opti
Interview with David Rubinstein, President of Opti
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It’s been a great journey. My career, I was probably one of the early founders of a high tech company …
Rebranding and Protecting Your Trademarks
By Matthew E. Connors
A company’s brand encompasses both tangible and intangible elements that represent how a company is perceived by its customers. It is how it sets itself apart from …
CrowdComfort
Interview with Eric Graham, CEO of CrowdComfort
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I’ve been an entrepreneur at heart my entire life. Prior to CrowdComfort, I’d been in the building energy technology space. …
What is Due Diligence in a Financing or Acquisition Transaction and Why Is It Important?
By Peter Moldave
As part of discussions about a possible financing or acquisition transaction, the parties will normally want to “perform due diligence.” This refers to the investigation of a company’s …
The Unique Challenges of Cannabis M&A Deals
By Sarah Richmond
The cannabis industry has gained such broad acceptance over recent years that it’s hard to remember that recreational cannabis was not legal in any US state until 2012, …
Blair Heavey
Hi, I’m Blair Heavey. I’m principal of Heavey Advisors. We help, advise, be on the board, and then invest in start-ups.
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My journey started with big companies, …
Anton Khinchuk
Hi, I’m Anton Khinchuk and I’m an IT Professional with twenty-five years of experience.
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I’ve been in IT for about twenty-five years. What I do is build …
LearnLaunch Fund Plus Accelerator
My name is Jean Hammond. I’m the co-founder and general partner at LearnLaunch Fund Plus Accelerator. We work with Ed-Tech companies and workforce upscaling companies to build a better future.
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The Impact of ChatGPT on Startup Founders
By Zane Fernandez
We are living through another technological revolution with generative artificial intelligence (GAI) programs like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and Microsoft’s Bing Chat (powered by GPT-4) at the center. …
Mojaloop Foundation
Mojaloop Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization, maintaining its free, open source software, Mojaloop, and community as public goods in service of financial inclusion. Paula Hunter has served as …
Alden Zecha
Hi, my name is Alden Zecha, I’m a Managing Director with SideCar Angels, a local angel investment group.
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My journey has been pretty diverse, it’s very non-traditional. …