This post, longer than most (apologies), reflects take-aways from a one-hour zoom program reflecting thinking at the annual January San Francisco conference on medtech held under JP Morgan auspices. That zoom was sponsored by MassBio and I am told it … Continue reading
Stephen Honig
In 2018 a Federal Circuit Court denied copyright protection to a black macaque monkey who took his own selfie, holding that the Copyright Act required the copyright applicant be a human being. I am not making this up. This year … Continue reading
[It has been two months since my last post; not that things of interest did not occur, but rather the pace of business, my publication of another book (my eleventh, written with my son Peter, entitled Honig & Son, is … Continue reading
THIRD OF THREE POSTS BASED ON NACD PROGRAM ON BOARDS AND COMPANIES IN TODAY’S ECONOMY Discussion of whether public companies, now legally required to report their financial and business condition each quarter, should rather be called upon to report every … Continue reading
SECOND OF THREE POSTS BASED ON NACD PROGRAM ON BOARDS AND COMPANIES IN TODAY’S ECONOMY AI requires boards to act differently. What exactly does AI accomplish for your particular business? Boards need strong intelligence on AI, within boards or by … Continue reading
FIRST OF THREE POSTS BASED ON NACD PROGRAM ON BOARDS AND COMPANIES IN TODAY’S ECONOMY The world economy is moving from globalization to national focus, with government industrial policy becoming more important. This is true in the US, Europe, and … Continue reading
This morning the New England chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors, in conjunction with the National organization, presented it annual “Visionaries” panel discussion, which addressed what boards (and companies) needed to be thinking about in the face of domestic … Continue reading
I am not expert on this subject but am posting to recommend a great article in the Weekly Economic Commentary of Northern Trust (forgive lack of direct link but you can no doubt access it via www.northerntrust.com) Outline of key … Continue reading
SEC Regulation D controls who may invest in private companies which are conducting a general securities offering. Designed to protect people who in the SEC view should not be taking chances by investing in speculative early stage companies where there … Continue reading
It is no surprise to hear that I am confused about the economy and about the state of VC funding. Surely the confluence of certain trends roils the marketplace and the risk profile of investment: cost of money, unemployment, immigration, … Continue reading