Guest Contributor 1/2/18 Guest Contributor 1/2/18

MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: Digging Out of A MARKET CORRECTION - Charlie Silver (RealAge)

In this podcast, Charlie Silver, the founder of RealAge, a big data email marketing company, discusses how he turned his company around during the dotcom crash and successfully sold it to The Hearst Corporation. Mr. Silver also discusses the future of online marketing and the role of blockchain and how his newest company, Algebraix, is changing the way consumers share and get paid for their data.

Guest Contributor 12/18/17 Guest Contributor 12/18/17

MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: Bootstrap Your Way To A Successful Exit – D. Taylor (CineForm)

In this podcast, David Taylor, the founder of CineForm, a digital media company that was successfully sold to GoPro, discusses how he built a successful company and the many challenges he faced along the way.

Guest Contributor 12/18/17 Guest Contributor 12/18/17

Are You An Owner Or Employee? The Inflexibility of the Federal Tax Rules To Be Treated As Both

By Dan Wilcox and Scott Pinarchick

Over the last twenty years or so, the limited liability company (“LLC”) has become a popular entity choice as a business entity. An LLC offers a great deal of flexibility in how it is structured and operates, including the ability for its owners to decide to be classified as a partnership, S corporation, C corporation or, if there is only one owner, to be disregarded as an entity for federal income tax purposes.

Jeremy Glaser 11/30/17 Jeremy Glaser 11/30/17

MintzEdge 101: Create A Winning Elevator Pitch And Raise VC Money – G. Kenney (Shepherd Ventures)

In this Podcast, Jeremy Glaser, Co-Chair of the Mintz Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Practice, discusses with George Kenney, Founder and Managing Director of Shepherd Ventures, a successful Tech, Software and Life Sciences Venture Capital Fund, the challenges in raising venture capital and how to grab the attention of venture capitalists with your pitch deck and thirty second elevator pitch.

Guest Contributor 11/20/17 Guest Contributor 11/20/17

Company “Branding” and the Benefits of Federal Trademark Registration

By Susan Neuberger Weller

Selecting and protecting your “brand” should begin from the very moment a business is in the process of being formed, whether that business is a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or some other type of entity. It makes no difference whether the entity is a for-profit or not-for-profit organization, and the size of the entity is also irrelevant. Your “brand” is your public facing identity by which you will be known and through which your reputation will be developed. The goodwill you develop in your “brand” will be one of the most important and valuable assets you own.

Jeremy Glaser 11/10/17 Jeremy Glaser 11/10/17

MintzEdge 101: Running a Growing and Evolving Company - Patrick Henry (QuestFusion)

Jeremy Glaser, Co-chair of the Mintz Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice, discusses key lessons for entrepreneurs running growing with companies with Patrick Henry, the CEO and Founder of QuestFusion.

Jeremy Glaser 11/10/17 Jeremy Glaser 11/10/17

MintzEdge Perspective: Meet Mintz - Jeremy Glaser And Greg Chin (Mintz)

By Jeremy Glaser and Greg Chin

Jeremy Glaser, Co-chair of the Mintz Levin Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Practice, and Greg Chin, a member of the Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Practice, give insights on what to expect on upcoming episodes of From the Edge and share some stories that explain how certain of their clients have achieved financial success and lessons learned along the way that would benefit any entrepreneur.

Jeremy Glaser 11/10/17 Jeremy Glaser 11/10/17

MintzEdge 101: VC Pitch and Executive Summary Best Practices – M. Krenn (San Diego Venture Group)

In this Podcast, Jeremy Glaser, Co-Chair of the Mintz Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Practice, discusses with Mike Krenn, President of the San Diego Venture Group, how Mike advises entrepreneurs to identify and approach angel investors and venture capitalists and his recommended best practices for writing pitch decks and executive summaries.

Guest Contributor 10/31/17 Guest Contributor 10/31/17

Is a Series LLC Right for Your Business?

By Amy Burkhoff

The Series limited liability company (the “Series LLC”) is more nuanced than an ordinary limited liability company, and for the right user, it provides flexibility that will streamline administration better than other alternative entities. Although there are some risks and uncertainties relating to the Series LLC, as discussed further below, the Series LLC is a useful tool to create a series of limited liability companies in a single vehicle, preserving limited liability and reducing the administrative expenses necessary to organize different lines of business or manage different properties.