A brand can be one of a company’s most valuable assets. As written in a previous post, the value of a brand has the potential to cover millions of dollars in debt and fees during liquidation events, and can even represent values greater than 100% of a company’s publicly reported asset values. Traditionally, the value […]
One Step Closer to Economic Justice: Commentary on WesternGeco LLC v. ION GeoPhysical
| Posted in Blog | No commentThe United States Supreme Court issued a 7-2 decision in WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp., regarding a patent owner’s ability to recover lost foreign profits for US patent infringement damages. This ruling is a major blow to Parties seeking to evade US patent. It reinforces the strength of the US patent system by aligning foreign […]
Geoffrey the $500M Giraffe
| Posted in Blog | No commentThe Toys “R“ Us bankruptcy has been in the news over the last year. The company’s downfall has been well documented, and the unfortunate fate of the brand that has been ubiquitous in the toy world for several generations of kids and parents was emotional for many. Although a variety of shortcomings of the company’s […]
Lessons learned from 2 years of startup surveys: Key observations about founders and the companies that they build
| Posted in Blog | No commentIn 2016, we launched a startup assessment survey, aimed at analyzing startups that approach us for services and scoring them on the Product/Execution Quadrant map. This analytical tool provides a useful framework for early stage startup assessment (Pre-Series-A) and for identifying areas of weakness on either the Product or Execution side that should be addressed in […]