Cynthia Larose 1/7/16 Cynthia Larose 1/7/16

FTC Takes Action Against Retail Tracking Start-Up Nomi Technologies

On April 23, 2015 the FTC settled deception charges against start-up Nomi Technologies, Inc. related to Nomi’s in-store, sensor-based, tracking technology.[1] This is the first FTC enforcement action against emerging retail store–based tracking technologies.

Jeremy Glaser 1/7/16 Jeremy Glaser 1/7/16

Don’t Make These Ten Mistakes When Selling Your Business

By Jeremy Glaser

Over my three decades of practicing corporate law, I have helped hundreds of founders sell their businesses. In the process of helping them achieve a successful transaction, I have noted ten common mistakes that can cost the founders money by way of a lower sale price or higher expenses and that can delay or prevent the successful closing of the sale transaction. If you want to maximize your chances of closing your transaction on time and on the best possible terms, avoid making these common mistakes

Guest Contributor 1/7/16 Guest Contributor 1/7/16

Benefits of a Regulation A+ Offering

Enacted in June 2015, Regulation A+ allows private companies in Canada and the United States to raise money through general solicitation. Pamela Greene, a Member of Mintz Levin's Corporate & Securities Practice, explains the benefits of a Reg A+ offering over an IPO.

Guest Contributor 1/6/16 Guest Contributor 1/6/16

Preparing to Sell a Privately-Held Business

Steven Gulotta, Managing Member of Mintz’s New York Office, discusses the importance of advance planning in the sale of privately held companies.

Guest Contributor 1/1/16 Guest Contributor 1/1/16

Starting a startup as CTO / Head of Product

By Lauren Mosenthal of Gust.com

After less than a year, Glassbreakers is now a team of 10, we have thousands of active users on our free product, we’ve expanded into enterprises with paying customers and raised over a million in seed funding. After a few of my Glassbreaker matches inquired, I started to reflect on what it’s like to build a startup as a CTO / Head of Product. I wanted to share my journey, advice and insights to others who are starting out as product leaders.

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Peeling the Onion, or How Top Investors Value the Startups They Invest In

By Keyvan Firouzi of Gust.com

Early-stage technology company valuations are generally a crap-shoot. Bill Payne did a great post about this in October 2011. This post builds on top of his work, and attempts to shed additional light on the valuation process.