MBBP Attorney Co-Founds The Startup Coalition 11/03/2015
Posted by Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Attorney News, Events.Tags: entrepreneurs, start-ups, startup, Startup Coalition, startups
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MBBP Partner Mike Cavaretta is pleased to announce that he has co-founded The Startup Coalition, a group of seasoned business professionals serving as a resource to the Boston-area startup community, with offices at WeWork South Station in Boston. Members of The Startup Coalition represent a variety of service industries, and collectively cover virtually all of the key services that startup entrepreneurs and companies need.
In addition to Mike, who of course serves as legal counsel to startups, members of The Startup Coalition include Steve Davis of strategic operations, advisory and management firm The CXO Advisory Group; Eric Solem of commercial real estate brokerage Landmark Real Estate Advisors; Chris Donovan of employment benefits and insurance firm Telamon Insurance & Financial Network; Travis Drouin of accounting firm Moody, Famiglietti & Andronico; Dave McLaughlin of startup co-working space WeWork; Pete McDonald of Silicon Valley Bank; Bill Larrenaga of interim CFO service provider The CFO Center Limited; Jennifer Kamerman of content marketing, PR and technology agency MESH Interactive Agency; Steve Schultz of bookkeeping firm Supporting Strategies Partners; and Jim Da Silva of financial advisory firm GW & Wade.
In addition to the services that individual members of The Startup Coalition provide to startups, The Startup Coalition will offer a variety of programs and events at WeWork South Station in Boston. These will include monthly investor pitch practice sessions, office hours, workshops, panels, and networking events. The first of these events, a panel on Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Pitching to Investors, will be held on Wednesday, November 11, 2015, and will feature MBBP Partner John Hession, GrandBanks Capital Partner Tim Wright, and Hub Angels member Charlie Cameron.
Register for the event here.
For more information on The Startup Coalition, please contact Mike Cavaretta.
MBBP to Sponsor Upcoming 2015 MITEF Cambridge Beantown Throwdown 09/28/2015
Posted by Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Events, MBBP news.Tags: MIT, MITEF, start-ups, startup, startups, venture capital
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MBBP is proud to sponsor Beantown Throwdown, taking place at District Hall on Friday, October 9th. Organized by the MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) of Cambridge, the Beantown Throwdown will feature teams representing Babson College, Berklee College of Music, Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, MIT, Northeastern University, UMass Lowell and Wentworth Institute of Technology, with each pitching their startups to the audience. Winning teams will receive a range of prizes to help launch and build their companies!
Find out what all the excitement is about, learn more and register for Beantown Throwdown here.
MBBP’s Daniele Ouellette Levy to Discuss Startup Setup: Taxes, Employment Laws, Corporate Structure and More. 09/23/2015
Posted by Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Attorney News, Events.Tags: start-ups, startups, techsandbox
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MBBP Attorney Daniele Ouellette Levy will present at TechSandBox’s upcoming event “Startup Setup: taxes, employment laws, corporate structure and more” on Thursday, October 1st from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
For more information, please feel free to contact Daniele Ouellette Levy directly.
MBBP’s Joe Martinez Elected to MITEF Board 06/25/2015
Posted by Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Attorney News, MBBP news.Tags: board of directors, entrepreneurs, Joe Martinez, MIT Enterprise Forum, MITEF, start-ups, technology
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MBBP Corporate attorney Joe Martinez has been elected to the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge Board of Directors. Joe takes over a seat formerly held by MBBP’s Jon Gworek, a longtime participant in MITEF.
The mission of the MIT Enterprise Forum is to inform, connect, and coach technology entrepreneurs—enabling them to rapidly transform ideas into world-changing companies, which makes it a natural fit with MBBP and our attorneys. While certainly not restricting our client base to start-ups and tech companies, we have always had a particular understanding of the needs common to them. As such, MBBP has been an active member and sponsor of MITEF since our earliest days.
MBBP is proud to continue a longstanding relationship with the Forum and congratulates Joe on his new role.
MBBP’s Joe Martinez to Discuss Fundamentals of Raising Start-Up Capital Through the Internet – Upcoming MCLE Program 06/12/2015
Posted by Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Corporate, Events, Public Companies.Tags: Internet, MCLE, raising capital, start-ups
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MBBP Corporate Attorney Joseph R. Martinez will be among the faculty presenting at MCLE New England‘s upcoming program “Fundamentals of Raising Start-Up Capital Through the Internet” on Thursday, June 18th from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.
In this new program, leading practitioners in the field will analyze the legal and business points of internet-based fundraising in a small, highly-focused, fast-paced conversational setting.
To learn more or to register for this event, please visit MCLE.
For more information, please feel free to contact Joe Martinez directly.
MBBP Client OtoSense Earns Top Award at GSMA Global Mobile Awards 03/12/2015
Posted by Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Clean Tech, Client News, Computer Software & Hardware, Intellectual Property, Manufacturing, Retail & Service, New Resources, Public Companies.Tags: Accessibility & Inclusion, Cambridge, Global Mobile Awards, GSMA, mobile apps, Sound Recognition, start-ups, technology
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MBBP client OtoSense, a Cambridge-based start-up, has recently been recognized for its sound recognition technology. The company has developed an app that enables hearing impaired end users to select various traditional sounds such as bells, alarms, timers, etc. that occur within an everyday environment and then identify such sounds as they occur and alert the end user via non-acoustic means such as flashes, vibrations or text messages. Selected out of more than 800 entries and judged by a panel of international experts, the start-up won the “Best Mobile App of the Year” Global Mobile Award, in the category of Accessibility & Inclusion, at the 20th annual GSMA Global Mobile Awards.
Well done, OtoSense!
You can view a full list of 2015 Global Mobile Award winners here.
MBBP Welcomes New Member John Hession 02/24/2015
Posted by Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Attorney News, MBBP news.Tags: angel investors, attorney, Life Sciences, start-ups, technology, venture capital
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MBBP is pleased to announce that veteran venture capital, technology, and life sciences attorney John Hession has joined the firm as a Member. John represents emerging-growth companies in the medical device, life sciences, software and digital media fields, as well as angels and venture capital funds in the investment process in these areas. His practice includes both start-up and later-stage company work; equity-based compensation strategies; public offerings, representing either underwriters or companies; mergers and acquisitions, representing either buyers or sellers; corporate partnering, joint ventures and other strategic alliances involving technology transfers; license and distribution arrangements for medical devices and biotechnology, software and hardware companies; and venture capital or angel financings of technology companies.
Prior to joining MBBP, John was Of Counsel in the Venture Financings and Emerging Companies practice groups and a member of the Cooley, LLP Business department. He started his legal career at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault LLP, where he practiced for more than twenty years as one of Testa’s lead attorneys, representing venture-backed technology companies in all stages of financings.
The full press release is available here. Please feel free to contact John Hession directly.
MBBP’s Chip Wry Featured in Latest Edition of Business Entities 12/15/2014
Posted by Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Client News, MBBP news, New Resources.Tags: business entities, llc, start-ups, tax, Thomson Reuters
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Thomson Reuters has published an article written by MBBP’s Chip Wry in its November/December issue of Business Entities. Chip’s article, entitled Tax Consequences of Issuing Convertible Notes for a Start-Up LLC, considers certain negative tax aspects of a start-up LLC’s use of convertible notes to raise seed financing.
The full article can be read here.
For any questions on the topic, please contact Chip Wry.
MBBP Supports MA Colleges and Universities in MITEF ‘Beantown Throwdown’ 10/23/2014
Posted by Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Events, Intellectual Property, MBBP news, New Resources, Telecommunications & Networking.Tags: Babson, Beantown Throwdown, Berklee, boston college, boston university, Harvard, MIT, MITEF, Northeastern, pitch off, start-ups, UMASS Lowell, Wentworth
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MBBP joins MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge and CHEN PR in hosting the upcoming Beantown Throwdown in November. Students from top colleges and universities in Massachusetts will pitch off their innovative ideas for start-up companies. Students representing Babson, Berklee, Boston University, Boston College, Harvard, MIT, UMass Lowell, Northeastern and Wentworth will have 3 minutes to present their ideas to attendees who will then invest in their favorite companies with fake cash. The top three start-up companies with the most “money” invested will win various prizes and take part in a discussion panel the following evening.
To learn more about the Beantown Throwndown
Is Boston the new Cambridge for Tech Companies? 04/07/2014
Posted by Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in New Resources, Venture Capital & Private Equity.Tags: boston vs. cambridge, start-ups, vc financings, venture capital
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By: Scott Bleier
Blessed with two world-class research universities in Harvard and MIT and the annual parade of newly minted PhD’s and MBAs walking through their doors with dreams of entrepreneurship, Cambridge has long been the epicenter of the technology company/start-up community in the Greater Boston metropolitan area. However, according to recent statistics, the local tech landscape may be changing. CB Insights, a data services firm, recently published a report showing 2013 marked the first time that venture capitalists invested in more companies located in Boston than Cambridge. What does this mean for the local tech community? Read the full article to on our new VCs and Startups blog to find out.
