The Boston Red Sox scored a major victory last night when their 8pm game against the Yankees was drowned out by torrents of wind-driven rain. Any game the Sox don’t play these days is counted as a victory. The team … Continue reading
Stephen Honig
At the April Breakfast Meeting of the New England Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors, a panel of public company directors faced “the Enemy” in the person of Pat McGurn, who represents the ISS. For the uninitiated, ISS … Continue reading
Jeffrey Toobin’s lead article in the April 9 New Yorker is a clear and convincing argument for the liberal viewpoint on the Supreme Court’s role in evaluating Romneycare – whoops, I mean Obamacare. As befits a graduate of THE Law … Continue reading
The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council meeting on The Business of Science concluded March 27, as it began: lots of discussion of the technology, interspersed with programs about the business and financial aspects of bio which all had the same themes: bio … Continue reading
Ernie Godshalk is a professional director currently sitting on two public boards; a director of the National Association of Corporate Directors/New England, Ernie is well known to the local director community as a thoughtful commentator on board service. His current view … Continue reading
The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council’s program entitled “2012 Annual Meeting – the Business of Science” is underway, and the kick-off keynote speech and first panel spent a good deal of time exploring why the business approach to funding bio is not … Continue reading
This morning’s mail has upset a part of my world view. Universities long have been accused of being bastions of populist, liberal thought; Northeastern elite universities (along with anomalous Berkeley, the Harvard of the West) have borne the brunt of … Continue reading
The March 13 breakfast meeting at National Association of Corporate Directors (New England) brought together two extremely successful business founders, together with veteran company director Ernie Godshalk, to examine the relationship between boards of directors and founders. The two founders … Continue reading
Zaid Ashai invests money for Point Judith Capital, a private equity firm, and heads their Boston office. On March 6th through 8th , the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association held its Energy 12 Trade Show at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, … Continue reading
Mass Challenge is a Boston-based accelerator that annually takes over one hundred emerging entrepreneurial companies through an intense mentoring program in order to build enterprises from the ground up. Supported by private industry and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Mass Challenge … Continue reading