For those of you who do not follow Walker Corporate Law Group (Walker) on Twitter, I have set forth below highlights of our tweets for the past seven days. Indeed, I hope that a few of the links to articles, blog posts, podcasts and videos are helpful to our clients and friends. If you would like to follow Walker on Twitter (or if you would like to receive an RSS feed of our tweets), you can sign-up here. You can also check out the recent tweets of some of the entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and others Walker is following by clicking their photos on such page. If you have any questions or comments (or if you would like any additional information) with respect to any of the tweets below, please contact me through the comments section of this post. Many thanks, Scott
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- Evangelizing for the Lean Startup – @ecorner from @ericries “customers are often smarter . . . than the founders” – http://bit.ly/srWwu about 2 hours ago
- The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups – solid essay from P. Graham (10/06) “biggest mistake. . . is not to try hard enough.” http://bit.ly/Lta7 about 4 hours ago
- Smallest Public Companies Will Begin Complying with SOX 404 in Nine Months (no more extensions for $75MM cap companies) http://bit.ly/JgMrw about 19 hours ago
- As IPO Window Opens Slightly, Patience Still A Virtue (many companies “have been a decade or more in the making”) http://bit.ly/6uT0M about 21 hours ago
- 12 Things You Didn’t Know About Venture Capital “the company [must be] the most important thing in their lives” – http://om.ly/JJNY about 22 hours ago
- Stock Is New Cash for Takeovers as Zappos, Marvel Use ‘Option’ “the highest proportion in eight years” – http://bit.ly/mY85W about 23 hours ago
- Mark Zuckerberg: The Evolution of a Remarkable CEO – interesting post “all human behavior boils down to incentives” – http://bit.ly/9semV 10:51 AM Oct 2nd
- Enterprise IT deals to drive tech M&A – “The big technology companies are all getting into each others’ businesses.” http://bit.ly/wfkfP 10:15 AM Oct 2nd
- VC in the OC – interesting podcast interview of Bruce Hallett “the days of big money for not much work are over” – http://bit.ly/jf2ny 9:16 AM Oct 2nd
- Global Private Equity Market Is Way Down, But It May Have Hit Bottom – “supply is still outstripping demand” http://bit.ly/1QHory 8:24 AM Oct 2nd
- RT @TechCrunch: Venture Exits Might Be Down, But Total M&A Activity Is Definitely Picking Up http://bit.ly/4jXr5E by @erickschonfeld 8:07 AM Oct 2nd
- No Recovery in I.P.O.’s Yet – but “2009 has already bested 2008, when only six venture-backed start-ups went public” http://bit.ly/jQRHZ 10:01 PM Oct 1st
- RT @SecuritiesD: Kanjorski introduces regulatory reform legislation calling for a doubling in size of the SEC (Examiner) 8:13 PM Oct 1st
- New Draft Of Private Equity Regulation Bill Exempts VCs “venture capital firms do not pose systemic financial risk” http://bit.ly/iiVuX 6:57 PM Oct 1st
- RT @DavidSacks: RT @davewiner Scoble: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype. http://bit.ly/kyybT #yam “THIS IS [NOT] A TWITTER KILLER” 4:56 PM Oct 1st
- Are Venture Investors Ready For The Final Frontier? – “Instead of a destination, think of space as infrastructure. . .” http://bit.ly/314rLg 3:23 PM Oct 1st
- Increased Exits Give VCs Cause For Hope in 2010 “some light at the end of the tunnel” and “hints of optimism” http://bit.ly/ecGg9 2:25 PM Oct 1st
- When VCs Need Acquirers More Than Acquirers Need Them – “Big companies have the luxury of taking their time. . . ” http://bit.ly/2Ihg2h 12:11 PM Oct 1st
- Capturing the Dreams of Young Entrepreneurs on Film (“It really is just a metaphor for being an adventure in life.”) – http://bit.ly/kxK0p10:36 AM Oct 1st
- Private Equity Fundraising Lowest Since ‘03 – “private equity is down, but not out” http://bit.ly/Cg8WC 9:00 AM Oct 1st
- Google’s Venture Arm Invests in Biotech Start-Up “We’re looking for disruptive and breakthrough technology . . . ” http://bit.ly/XgxFC 8:17 AM Oct 1st
- The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3) (via Mark Suster) – good analysis http://bit.ly/1CuKw 7:32 AM Oct 1st
- The Hackers Guide to Investors (via P. Graham 4/07) – solid essay “surprising things I’ve learned from investors” http://bit.ly/hFAF5 9:56 PM Sep 30th
- Liquidity Numbers Down – Again – But VCs Still Looking On – “the picture isn’t entirely without hope” http://bit.ly/2nv8H 8:35 PM Sep 30th
- How Google Wave Could Transform Journalism (LATimes) – http://bit.ly/lPa9V 4:53 PM Sep 30th
- Royalty Pharma Deals Aren’t Just For Start-Ups Anymore – “big companies [are] looking to raise non-dilutive capital” http://bit.ly/eszNg 3:04 PM Sep 30th
- Electronic Arts Vets Fire Up New Digital-Media Fund – “They know everybody in the game business. . .” http://bit.ly/3y9CSg 11:35 AM Sep 30th
- Green Technology Tops Venture Capital Funding – “Large government grants are opening the floodgates for venture capital.” http://bit.ly/6uGUG 10:11 AM Sep 30th
- Behind the Gambit in the A.S.C.-Xerox Deal – “Deason will receive an additional $300MM in Xerox convertible preferred” http://bit.ly/megd4 9:02 AM Sep 30th
- Is Reverse Innovation Like Disruptive Innovation? (developing-world innovation will become “more and more common”) http://bit.ly/32FMsc 8:20 AM Sep 30th
- RT @SecuritiesD: SEC Investigators Say Regulator Is ‘Dog Chasing Its Own Tail’ http://bit.ly/2FljXS 5:57 AM Sep 30th
- Where Twitter Ranks In Venture Funding History – “eighth all-time”; “$155 million in venture capital” – http://bit.ly/R9urq9:06 PM Sep 29th
- RT @TechCrunch: The VC, The Professor, And The Valley Of Death http://bit.ly/sRymr by Guest Author 2:17 PM Sep 29th
- Marc Dreier’s Crime of Destiny – my former colleague at a big NYC law firm (I was a young associate, he was a partner) http://bit.ly/10fOaW11:51 AM Sep 29th
- Twitter and Facebook Investment Terms and Game Plans http://bit.ly/11rhGK (via @loic) 9:05 AM Sep 29th
- Big Merger Deals Signal Restored Confidence – “The corner office is getting a bit more bullish about the economy.” http://bit.ly/QE8uf 8:18 AM Sep 29th
- How Do Innovators Think? – a six-year study surveying 3,000 creative executives – http://bit.ly/NsTYt 6:41 PM Sep 28th
- Big Government Means Big Business For Data-Sharing Start-Ups – “a new federal push to make government more transparent” http://bit.ly/JKMwf 4:44 PM Sep 28th
- Money Returns to Hollywood, to Little Applause – “the industry is showing uncharacteristic restraint in its celebration” http://bit.ly/oWqlP 2:34 PM Sep 28th
- Stapled Finance – interesting paper from the Journal of Finance (stapled finance makes the bidding “more competitive”) http://bit.ly/f76Q1 12:36 PM Sep 28th
- Disney-Marvel Merger Negotiations: From the Opening Scene to the Closing Credits – “haggling over deal protection terms” http://bit.ly/6BKnH 10:15 AM Sep 28th
- Three Tips for Becoming an Energizer – “Just plain energy is a neglected dimension of leadership.” http://bit.ly/NnLUB 10:06 AM Sep 28th
- A Modest Proposal for the Venture Industry: Better Customer Service (via Altos Ventures) – http://bit.ly/Z0KLw8:48 AM Sep 28th
- Tech: The Return of Risk-Taking – “Suddenly, there are mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and investors galore.” http://bit.ly/2dtjr8 7:59 AM Sep 28th
- The Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn (P. Graham) “Way more startups hose themselves than get crushed by competitors” http://bit.ly/8L6f 5:19 PM Sep 27th
- Zoe Keating: Web Fame that Actually Translated to a Career (via TC) – “It’s still talent, perseverance and hard work.” http://bit.ly/2uLXHw 3:22 PM Sep 27th
- Solid interview of M. Jones (MySpace) and P. Hirschberg (Conversation Group) by @Jason – “the bowling pin strategy” http://bit.ly/17OyLb 2:09 PM Sep 27th
- Bad News or Good, Tell Me Now – “it comes back to getting the right people, and getting them doing the right thing” http://bit.ly/7Ic4K 10:49 AM Sep 27th
- Global IPOs surge in Q3, led by buyout deals – “Renewed confidence and strong stock markets led to more and larger IPOs” http://bit.ly/v3abk 9:39 AM Sep 27th from TweetDeck
- RT @TechCrunch: From The TC50 DemoPit, Trademarkia (TM) Simplifies Trademark Search http://bit.ly/2W18lN by @erickschonfeld 9:20 AM Sep 27th from TweetDeck
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