Entrepreneurs sometimes want more control than they can manage. Why? Mainly because they are afraid that if they give control to others, they might lose sight of the direction or goal they were originally aiming towards. Delegating requires trust, which can be difficult when the...
It looks like the small cap market just finished its strongest half year since 2008. That's good! According to The Deal, IPOs doubled, private investments in public equity (PIPEs) are up as are special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and additional public offerings by already public companies...
The SEC minutes ago in an open hearing finally adopted rules required by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act to end the ban on general solicitation and advertising in private offerings of securities under Regulation D Rule 506 offerings. This will only be permitted...
While most of us were headed away for the July 4th weekend, the SEC announced that they will hold an open meeting on July 10, among other things, to decide whether to adopt rule changes to end the prohibition on general solicitation and advertising in...
My fellow Wharton School graduate Donald J. Trump, Jr. has won a big victory in a case brought against him by a contestant in the Miss USA contest in 2012. (Some of you know I was the Chair of Wharton's worldwide alumni association for years)....
You want the absolute best performance from your hires, and I believe that this happens only when your employees feel satisfaction working for you. There can be many reasons why employees leave you. Last week Louis Efron wrote in Forbes magazine about the “Six Reasons...
The Venture Association of New Jersey (VANJ) has been around seemingly forever. Garden State impresario and primo accountant Jay Trien has been at the helm of VANJ and kept it going strong through the decades. I have had the privilege of speaking there a handful...
Sharespost, an online platform for buying and selling stock in private companies (like Twitter, etc.) is getting closer to launching its private company platform joint venture with Nasdaq which was announced in March. This is a pretty big deal because it is a major public...
There seems to be a movement afoot by our government to put the hammer down on "patent trolls." These are institutions or funds which purchase patents with the intention of going after alleged infringers of those patents. There is story after story of groups which...
It’s an almost overused phrase to say, “communication is key.” Without good interaction with your employees, frustration and resentment can develop. And great leaders are the ones who avoid raising their voice. As with children, sometimes a stern disappointing look will do more than screaming....