Commentary

Ken Hendricks, who founded and built ABC Supply Co. into a $3 billion annual business, was a shining example of entrepreneurialism and philanthropy in Wisconsin, writes his friend and WTN columnist Tom Still. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, Still pays homage to Hendricks, who...

The demise of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States in favor of global accounting standards has accelerated and will challenge American businesses in more ways than Sarbanes Oxley, according to columnist and accountant Ron Kral. In this edition of Boardroom Perspectives, Kral advises...

Is the American pharma industry going the way of the U.S. auto industry? Given what transpired in 2007, columnist Michael Rosen wonders about that in this edition of Yer Biotech Blues. The way Big Pharma has and likely will continue to scamble to recover lost...

Where have all the people gone that know what they are talking about, especially the apparently arcane subject of network infrastructure? The question is posed by columnist and cocktail party imbiber James Carlini, who challenges policy makers and others to take the network competency test...

The legacy of UW Chancellor John Wiley is not confined to the UW-Madison campus, but throughout the state of Wisconsin, according to columnist Tom Still. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, Still notes that Wisconsin businesses and campuses throughout the state, particularly UW-Milwaukee, have had...

Is “Return of the Dotcom Bust” coming to a business theater near you? Columnist Brad Spirrison thinks the $15 billion valuation for Facebook could be a prelude to a second "dot-comedy," and he quotes several venture capitalists that view this level of valuation as an...

Unless you regularly are involved in venture capital transactions and stay up to date on recent trends and deal structures, it's hard to know if you're taking advantage of best industry practices. Attorney and columnist Matt Storms has a handy resource, the American Bar Association's...

Is there a control mechanism that allows computer programmers into production while still providing some assurance that they are not accidentally jeopardizing (or intentionally manipulating) software? You bet there is, and Jerry Norton explains it in this edition of Boardroom Perspectives. According to Norton, the...

The non-statutory stock option, typically afforded executives in companies, has been the subject of the recent backdating scandals faced by a number of high-profile tech companies, noted legal columnist Sverre Roang. In this WTN Guest Column, Roang delves deeper into the “NSO” and explains why...