3/30/2023 2:29:12 PM Buffalo Startup Scene Enters New Chapter By Matthew Pelkey For the last three years I have had the pleasure of writing this editorial for Business First as part of their startup edition;...
2/20/2023 6:55:42 PM The SEC sets its eyes on Venture Capital. By Matthew Pelkey The SEC has had its eyes on the VC market for over a year now and a new proposed rule may fundamentally change the VC regulatory...
4/1/2022 7:20:00 PM Buffalo: A Startup City a Decade Later By Matthew Pelkey A decade ago, few could predict whether the efforts to make Buffalo a vibrant startup community would work. Many of us believed it could,...
3/6/2022 4:26:43 PM Starting up right: LLC vs. C-corp By Matthew Pelkey I recently had the pleasure of writing for BuffaloInno about some of the issues founders should consider when starting up a business. In...
2/15/2022 2:23:52 AM SEC signals private markets are next on the agenda. By Matthew Pelkey A recent report by PitchBook details movements inside the SEC indicating the agency may be taking aim at further regulation of private...
2/6/2022 9:09:22 PM When should I file my trademark application? By Margot Knab I often work with business owners who understand the importance of protecting their intellectual property but insist that it is something...
10/19/2021 3:13:11 PM App Developers Take Note: HIPAA Breach Notification Rules Apply To You By Leah Ranke The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued a policy brief confirming that apps including health care apps, finders, trackers, and...
10/15/2021 1:26:50 PM Don’t Ruin Your Startup: 5 Legal Mistakes For Startups to Avoid By Matthew Pelkey I recently had the pleasure of writing an editorial piece for Buffalo Inno (part of Business First) on the 5 most common mistakes I see...
8/11/2021 8:31:18 PM The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up...Your Cap Table? By Margot Knab I get it; we are all busy. Businesses big and small, founders, and entrepreneurs of all varieties are often forced to focus their...
7/17/2021 7:36:11 PM Seeking Equity: Venture Funding for Black Founders Quadrupled in 2021, But Remains Elusive By Matthew Pelkey 2021 has seen a significant increase in venture investment in Black startups by nearly every metric according to a report recently...
6/26/2021 11:58:18 PM Why startups fail...and perhaps what we can do about it. By Matthew Pelkey A recent article in Harvard Business Review posed a relatively straightforward question: why do startups fail? We all know that more than...
5/26/2021 3:22:17 PM Another Software Reports HIPAA Compliance Failures By Leah Ranke Scheduling software Zocdoc announced this week that for the second time, their software as a service product failed to be HIPAA...