Category Archives: Start-up Company Law

Andrew Ross Sorkin reported yesterday at The New York Times Online that, “For the past several months, there has been a torrent of press around how [Steve Case, the billionaire co-founder of AOL] and [J.D. Vance, author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ the best-selling book about the industrial decline of the Midwest] have teamed to try to… Continue Reading

Eliot Brown and Greg Bensinger reported earlier this week at The Wall Street Journal Online that, “To reap riches in Silicon Valley, entrepreneurs and venture investors typically had to wait until their startup was acquired or went public. “Now, a third option is thriving—private sales of major stakes. “Wealthy investment firms are snapping up stock… Continue Reading

Steve Lohr reported earlier this week at The New York Times Online that, “They seem an odd couple. J. D. Vance, author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ his best-selling memoir of growing up in the postindustrial Midwest and his journey of escape. And Steve Case, the billionaire co-founder of America Online. “But Mr. Vance joined Mr. Case’s… Continue Reading

Sarah Hauer reported last week at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online that, “Microsoft Corp. and others will sponsor a free accelerator program from Milwaukee-based gener8tor to fuel the growth of 10 northeastern Wisconsin startups each year, gener8tor announced in a news release Wednesday. “Microsoft is sponsoring gBETA, a free version of gener8tor’s nationally ranked accelerator… Continue Reading

Justin Lahart reported on Tuesday at The Wall Street Journal Online that, “There are lots of good reasons for startups to stay private, and no one knows that better than Julie Wainwright. “She is the founder of RealReal, a successful privately held online retailer that has gone through seven rounds of funding. Ms. Wainwright was… Continue Reading

An update posted yesterday at the “On the Economy Blog” (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) indicated that, “Startups make up about one-third of U.S. small employer firms and tend to have bosses who are younger than those running a typical mature small firm, according to the 2016 Small Business Credit Survey: Report on Startup… Continue Reading

David Pierson reported earlier this week at the Los Angeles Times Online that, “Ryan Hudson was trying to order pizza online for his two children when he was prompted to enter a coupon code at checkout. “Hudson knew better than to bother searching for a discount. His kids were hungry and he didn’t have time… Continue Reading

Rick Barrett reported last week at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online that, “Pitching legislation that would increase a tax deduction for business startups by fourfold, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin was in Milwaukee on Saturday to meet with a group of entrepreneurs. “Baldwin, a Democrat who faces re-election next year, met with small-business leaders at gener8tor,… Continue Reading

Farhad Manjoo reported yesterday at The New York Times Online that, “The tech giants are too big. But so what? Hasn’t that always been the case? “As the men who run Silicon Valley will be the first to tell you, a company’s size doesn’t matter here. For every lumbering Goliath, there are always one or… Continue Reading