Sometimes the only way to avoid media bias is to turn the channel or drop the subscription. There has been so much discussion about media bias and the lack of journalistic integrity in the last election coverage that people are turning to alternative news sources,...
One of the very first questions that many entrepreneurs and start-ups ask is: what form should my company take? This is an obvious candidate for an “early” question, since forming your company is one of the earliest “early-stage” things you will do. Prior columns have...
Spending Wisconsin's share of the $800-million-plus economic stimulus package is shaping up to be heavy lifting. It appears the longer Congress debates how, where and how much to spend on blunting the recession, the less policymakers in individual states such as Wisconsin know exactly what to...
Columnist Michael Rosen states that although there was gloom in the overall VC landscape, one bright spot was the CleanTech, a relative newcomer to the categories of investment. CleanTech includes: alternative energy, pollution and recycling, power supplies, and conservation. In this edition of Yer Biotech...
How effective will all the infrastructure stimulus money be without best practices in place? Is every government agency or corporate entity that’s getting government money conscientious about spending it? Will government spending give you – the individual taxpayer – the incentive to buy a new car...
Wisconsin is blessed with public and private academic research centers that are contributing to regional economies statewide, notes columnist Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, Still asserts that it will be important for job creation and economic...
Most companies that experience data breaches have escaped litigation by offering affected consumers inexpensive credit monitoring services, but the tide of avoiding court is turning, according to attorney and columnist Mark Foley. In this edition of Digital Lex, Foley notes that recent court cases are...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved XBRL, the new accounting technology that produces interactive data through computer-readable “tags” that function like bar codes on financial statements. Sticky issues like web publishing and liability have been clarified, but liability issues affiliated with XBRL submissions continue...
Just how effective will all the infrastructure stimulus money be without any best practices in place? It's a question worth pondering, notes columnist James Carlini in this edition of Carlini's Comments. Based on what he sees happening at the moment, it's much easier to find...
Columnist Michael Rosen predicted an interesting year in the life science realm, thanks in part to expiring patents, and so far he's been spot on. In this edition of Yer Biotech Blues, he cites Pfizer's acquisition of Wyeth as an example of what's ahead, and...