Author Archives: mwillee

At Traklight, we often preach the importance of contracts and agreements. It’s an admirable quality to have faith in others, and there are many times that faith is rewarded. But the fact remains that while it’s nice to hope for the best, it’s prudent to plan for the worst. That even applies when it comesContinue reading “Co-founders Argue Over Acquisition Payout”

Earlier this year, I attended Davis Wright Tremaine’s (DWT) Digital Download event. Hosted by Digital Counsel, the continuing education event examined themes in law, technology, and the impact of both on companies and clients. I was looking forward to the social media and wearables sessions, but my interest was piqued during the opening remarks byContinue reading “Law Technology Today Update: If The Shoe Fits, Get One in Every Color”

For years I have been a big fan of the clever writing on The Big Bang Theory. We tease various family members about sharing Sheldon’s outlandish tendencies or making the same faces as Penny. However, a recent episode had me laughing for a different reason: patent mistakes!

In the last installment of our lessons learned series, Mike Willee and I covered the topic of mentorship. Here, we move onto funding. As an accountant and entrepreneur, I’m guided by the motto “cash is king.” From the day you start your business, money isn’t far from your mind. While you may have far-flung dreamsContinue reading “FORBES Update: Funding the Startup Dream”

This is a guest blog from John Boruvka of Iron Mountain’s Intellectual Property Management unit, originally featured on the Iron Mountain blog. 

The past few month have seen a spate of trademark and copyright filings that some would argue border on the absurd. Several entities have either attempted to trademark or pursued legal action related to trademarks that many would consider to be fairly broad, generic terms or phrases. Perhaps most famously, YouTube personalities tried to trademarkContinue reading “Citigroup and AT&T Locked in Trademark Battle”

As a tech company, we love seeing young people with a passion and interest in the technology sector. It’s not a stretch to say that technology is not only the future of our economy, but of humans as a species. Tech will enable us to accomplish things we had never before dreamed possible, and it’sContinue reading “AZ Great Code Challenge Launches Version 2.0”

This article originally appeared on the GoDaddy blog. 

This article originally appeared on the GoDaddy blog. 

You can read Part 1 here.