How the Chinese View Us: Too Many Hamburgers

September 22, 2010

Thomas Friedman of the New York Times is currently on a trip to China. He relays a skit that he believes cuts to the core of how the Chinese view America. Here is the story: China’s CCTV aired a skit showing four children — one wearing the Chinese flag, another the American, another the Indian, […]

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Is Your Website’s Image Protected Under Trademark, Copyright or Trade Dress?

September 20, 2010

You have spent hours of time and a significant amount of cash creating a website for your business. You are up late surfing on Stumpleupon and to your amazement, a page comes up that has the same look and feel as your website. Can you sue? According to Richard Raysman, a partner at Holland & […]

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Legislation to Aid Small Businesses Advances in Senate

September 14, 2010

The New York Times reports that the Senate advanced legislation to aid small businesses on Tuesday after months of Republican resistance. The President supports the bill, which would provide loans and tax breaks to small businesses, and it is likely to be passed quickly. The bill would create a $30 billion fund that the government […]

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Lexis/Nexis Top 25 Business Law Bloggers

September 13, 2010

LexisNexis honors a select group of blogs that set the online standard for a given industry.  I am honored for being nominated as one of the Top 25 Business Law Bloggers.  If you enjoy the content of this blog, register and vote for the New York Law Blog in the comment section. Thank you for […]

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Nurturing Start-Ups is the Path to Creating New Jobs

September 13, 2010

Two-thirds of net new jobs are created by small businesses.  However, the National Bureau of Economic Research found that once the age of a business is taken into consideration, there is no systematic relationship between firm size and growth. According to the New York Times, nearly all job growth occurs when businesses are starting up. […]

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Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action

September 12, 2010

Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question  People don’t by what you do but why you do it. His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers. Watch his TED talk.

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John McEnroe Is Still Pretty Complicated

September 11, 2010

The US Open reaches its peak this weekend with the finals on Sunday.  Growing up, Johnny Mac was my favorite tennis player. He grew up only a few towns away from me in Queens and practiced at the Port Washington Tennis Academy, which is only a few blocks from where I currently reside. It is […]

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TED Talk: David S. Rose on pitching to VCs

September 10, 2010

Thinking startup? Since you are reading this blog, you probably are. David S. Rose‘s rapid-fire TED U talk on pitching to a venture capitalist tells you the 10 things you need to know about yourself — and prove to a VC — before you fire up your slideshow. Here are a few talking points: Integrity and passion […]

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Quote of the day

September 9, 2010

There is a great difference between worry and concern. A worried person sees a problem, and a concerned person solves a problem. —Harold Stephens

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How Lawyers are Using Social Media

September 8, 2010

Natan Edelsberg of the Social Media Examiner as part of his monthly look into how industries use social media, conducted an interview with me on how lawyers use social media.  Follow this link for more.

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