5 huge mistakes startups make when choosing board members

February 11, 2013 12:54 am

This is a guest post by Eran Laniado, the managing director of BMN!. Has this happened to you? You needed… Continue reading ⟩

Deal-crazy Oracle to buy Acme Packet for an astounding $2.1B

February 4, 2013 3:46 pm

Enterprise software titan Oracle has agreed to acquire networking technology company Acme Packet for $2.1 billion, the company announced today.… Continue reading ⟩

SeeYouInCourtVille: law firms investigating Zynga for possible insider trading

July 27, 2012 10:42 pm

Three months before releasing a quarterly earnings report that slaughtered an already-decimated stock, Zynga executives and investors unloaded some of… Continue reading ⟩

Is your startup failing? Here’s how to exit gracefully

May 1, 2012 5:00 pm

Not every startup succeeds. Most persistent entrepreneurs eventually find themselves with a business that is failing or going nowhere. There’s… Continue reading ⟩

Groupon’s board plays musical chairs as stock drops

April 30, 2012 11:06 pm

Groupon’s board of directors is playing musical chairs as the downtrodden daily deals company attempts to address fallout from an… Continue reading ⟩

Shareholder sues Groupon’s board of directors — on behalf of Groupon

April 10, 2012 12:21 am

Executives at daily deals company Groupon are responsible for egregious corporate wrongdoing, a new suit alleges. In a derivative complaint… Continue reading ⟩

Mark Zuckerberg owns 28.2% of Facebook, Peter Thiel has 2.5%

February 1, 2012 10:09 pm

Read more about Facebook Facebook files its S-1 (Read full filing) Facebook says “mobile” is big risk — starting with… Continue reading ⟩

The basics of founder liquidity in venture financings

October 28, 2011 8:31 pm

In today’s funding environment, hot companies are gaining the upper hand in negotiating deal terms that would have been unheard… Continue reading ⟩

What are the rights of minority stockholders?

July 18, 2011 1:00 pm

(Editor’s note: Scott Edward Walker is the founder and CEO of Walker Corporate Law Group, PLLC, a law firm specializing… Continue reading ⟩

It’s time to reinvent the boardroom

June 15, 2011 1:00 pm

Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank is the author of Four Steps to the Epiphany As customer and agile development… Continue reading ⟩