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Bit by Bit, Putting it Together

Chad Barr

Last July 2017, I pledged to publish my daily quotes , five days a week, and I am proud to say that exactly a year later I just wrote and posted number 255! In January 2013, I committed to post weekly newsletters and over five years later, without missing a week, I’ve accomplished that including today’s, 291st posting. What’s next?

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Medtech May Be Emerging Markets’ Next New Thing

BCG

Focus Thursday, March 02, 2017. Many of their products and services have solid intellectual property protection and already meet various government standards and regulations. Medical technology is poised to become one of the next industries to break out of emerging markets and play on the global stage.

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12 Best Lessons Learned From 2016

Chad Barr

I would like to share my 12 best lessons learned from 2016 with you: Continued commitment to the creation of unique intellectual property. Consider this time for reflection, recharge and reposition yourself for an amazing 2017. Supported by my loving family. Thank you for your support and Happy New Year.

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Blockchain Startup 101: A blue print for launching a successful blockchain-based startup

Tom Spencer

VC funding for blockchain start-ups has consistently grown, with venture investment reaching around $1 billion in 2017 (and likely to be more than double that amount in 2018). Before scaling, you should make sure that all of your intellectual property is protected. Implementing the solution at scale.

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What’s On My Mind?

Chad Barr

It will be done by… April 1, 2017. Expanding intellectual property and content creation. Stop talking about what you will do and just do it. Deliver transformational growth value and results to your clients and they will fall in love with you. Such examples are… Creation of powerful web presences.

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Do Lawyers Make Better CEOs Than MBAs?

Harvard Business

Meanwhile, one of Well Fargo’s chief competitors, Bank of America, has been relatively scandal free, with impressive revenue and profit results for the first half of 2017. A bevy of lawsuits is in the pipeline, and regulatory scrutiny is intensifying. What explains the divergence in the fortunes of two of the U.S.’s

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Workers Shouldn’t Have to Sign Away Their Rights to Class Action Lawsuits

Harvard Business

By 2017, that percentage had declined almost to half, standing at 10.7%. In 2017, an estimated 56% of nonunion employees (more than 60 million workers) were covered by them, compared to just 2% in 1992. Although membership in unions in the U.S. peaked in 1954, its decline since 1983 has been particularly striking. In 1983 , 20.1%