Podcast appearances and mentions of mark thirman

What is the current state of the IoT market and where can we expect things to go? Nick talks to Mark Thirman, Global Distributed Cloud and Edge Leader at IBM, about pushing the edge and the future of IoT. Join us as we discuss: Mark's career journey to date The state of the current IoT market A breakdown of the technology adoption cycle Redhat and the Enterprise and Industrial sector The “Shift of Power” catalyzed through technology Drones! Feat. the IBM + Boston Dynamics partnership To make sure you never miss an episode of IoT Leaders, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the website. Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for IoT Leaders in your favorite podcast player.

You may not be a CEO of a tech venture, but you are the CEO of your life venture. In this episode, Dave Powsner and Mark Thirman share practical insights from their experience mentoring Boston venture companies. Given that ventures are high risk, failure is common. Building on this, Dave and Mark launched “Failure – the Podcast” to shed light on the fact that failure isn’t just common for ventures but part of everyday life for us all. We batted around what makes a good CEO and landed on being able to edit and sell, and have a thick skin. I urge you to dig deeper here and not take this at face value. Both these talents enable you to discern information, prioritize actions and see people for who they are. These same skills are in fact key to nurturing your allies and navigating your adversaries. And of course, thick skin keeps emotions in check and reality in focus Easier said than done? Sure it is. Making good decisions can be challenging especially when the going gets tough. But as a devoted fan of the movie Frozen, Dave reminds us all we have to keep 'putting the right foot forward.' So true! Dave Powsner https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidpowsner/ Mark Thirman https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-thirman-595642/ Failure - the Podcast https://failure-thepodcast.com Build Up One Another - Apple iTunes https://apple.co/312mA29 - Spotify https://spoti.fi/2BVZyw2 - INSTAGRAM https://bit.ly/2Pm4BxP

The best-laid plans often go awry...as they say. Today is March 23, 2020, the day we were SUPPOSED to be at the MIT Media Lab hosting 100's of people at our annual Connected Things 2020 Conference. But instead of having a cocktail ? at the networking reception right now, I'm drinking at my kitchen table (just kidding) writing this post about our latest podcast, a quick chat I had with Mark Thirman, chair of the Connected Things Conference committee about how we plan on using this "extra time" between the original date (today) and the new date (September 14) to expand the conversation around the conference theme of IoT, AI, and ML as it relates to our new reality in the time of COVID-19. Mark and I are so thankful for our panelists, volunteers, keynotes Jonathan Ballon, Vice President, Internet of Things Group, Intel, Michael Ellenbogen, Founder & Head of Advanced Technology, Evolv Technology, Dr. Shane Rooney, Executive Director, IoT Networks, GSMA, and Gabi Zijderveld, Chief Marketing Officer, Affectiva our sponsors and partners, American Tower, Davis Malm, Nutter, Verizon, Very, ISM Connect, the Industrial Internet Consortium, and AWS...who are all still joining us for the rescheduled September 14 event. We look forward to raising a glass with everyone when we can see you in person, but right now, we hope you're all staying healthy (and sane) and we look forward to continuing the Connected Things conversation with you digitally for now!

The best-laid plans often go awry...as they say. Today is March 23, 2020, the day we were SUPPOSED to be at the MIT Media Lab hosting 100’s of people at our annual Connected Things 2020 Conference. But instead of having a cocktail ? at the networking reception right now, I'm drinking at my kitchen table (just kidding) writing this post about our latest podcast, a quick chat I had with Mark Thirman, chair of the Connected Things Conference committee about how we plan on using this "extra time" between the original date (today) and the new date (September 14) to expand the conversation around the conference theme of IoT, AI, and ML as it relates to our new reality in the time of COVID-19. Mark and I are so thankful for our panelists, volunteers, keynotes Jonathan Ballon, Vice President, Internet of Things Group, Intel, Michael Ellenbogen, Founder & Head of Advanced Technology, Evolv Technology, Dr. Shane Rooney, Executive Director, IoT Networks, GSMA, and Gabi Zijderveld, Chief Marketing Officer, Affectiva our sponsors and partners, American Tower, Davis Malm, Nutter, Verizon, Very, ISM Connect, the Industrial Internet Consortium, and AWS...who are all still joining us for the rescheduled September 14 event. We look forward to raising a glass with everyone when we can see you in person, but right now, we hope you're all staying healthy (and sane) and we look forward to continuing the Connected Things conversation with you digitally for now!

Very offers end-to-end IoT development that helps Enterprise/Industrial and Consumer brands bring IoT solutions to life. In this podcast interview, Mark Thirman, MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge's Connected Things 2020 Conference chair chats will Bill Brock, VP of Engineering at Very about trends he's observed from use cases in real-life IoT deployments that combine three or four of their custom pillars: software, hardware, data science, and design. Bill and his team have observed that in Industrial applications, the high impact engagements they have are where an established industry player, like a manufacturer of manufacturing equipment, wants to innovate in order to offer their customers insights into machine health, anomaly detection, preventative maintenance; essentially aggregate performance metrics for how well their machine is performing in their factory. On the Consumer IoT side, Bill mentions that building the entire system is a big investment and it can be risky, especially for a new entrepreneur. The best engagements on that end are where they have a customer that is “rock solid” on the hardware side. “The idea of ‘isn't there an app for that?' gets very different when it's ‘isn't there an app for that?' and there is a connected piece to it.” We are grateful for Very's sponsorship of Connected Things 2 years running and we are excited to see them again on March 23!

Very offers end-to-end IoT development that helps Enterprise/Industrial and Consumer brands bring IoT solutions to life. In this podcast interview, Mark Thirman, MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge's Connected Things 2020 Conference chair chats will Bill Brock, VP of Engineering at Very about trends he's observed from use cases in real-life IoT deployments that combine three or four of their custom pillars: software, hardware, data science, and design. Bill and his team have observed that in Industrial applications, the high impact engagements they have are where an established industry player, like a manufacturer of manufacturing equipment, wants to innovate in order to offer their customers insights into machine health, anomaly detection, preventative maintenance; essentially aggregate performance metrics for how well their machine is performing in their factory. On the Consumer IoT side, Bill mentions that building the entire system is a big investment and it can be risky, especially for a new entrepreneur. The best engagements on that end are where they have a customer that is “rock solid” on the hardware side. “The idea of ‘isn’t there an app for that?’ gets very different when it’s ‘isn’t there an app for that?’ and there is a connected piece to it.” We are grateful for Very’s sponsorship of Connected Things 2 years running and we are excited to see them again on March 23!

Affectiva spun out of MIT Media Lab in 2009 and is on a mission to humanize technology. But what does that mean? In this podcast interview Mark Thirman, Connected Things 2020 Conference Chair chats with Affectiva’s Chief Marketing Officer (and Connected Things 2020 keynote), Gabi Zijderveld about their pioneering work in Emotion AI and Human Perception AI. The Boston-based company is currently focused on two industry verticals: Media and Automotive, because as Gabi, a technology veteran, points out “As a small company, you can’t go after every market – you have to be focused.” Given that Automotive is one of the largest verticals for IoT, it’s definitely a great place to choose as a beachhead market and Affectiva is doing fascinating work leveraging in-cabin cameras as sensors to provide driver state and occupant experience monitoring. But Automotive is likely just the tip of the iceberg - there are many other use cases such as in Healthcare and Education, and Gabi hints she'll share more about those use cases during her keynote on the 23rd...

Affectiva spun out of MIT Media Lab in 2009 and is on a mission to humanize technology. But what does that mean? In this podcast interview Mark Thirman, Connected Things 2020 Conference Chair chats with Affectiva's Chief Marketing Officer (and Connected Things 2020 keynote), Gabi Zijderveld about their pioneering work in Emotion AI and Human Perception AI. The Boston-based company is currently focused on two industry verticals: Media and Automotive, because as Gabi, a technology veteran, points out “As a small company, you can't go after every market – you have to be focused.” Given that Automotive is one of the largest verticals for IoT, it's definitely a great place to choose as a beachhead market and Affectiva is doing fascinating work leveraging in-cabin cameras as sensors to provide driver state and occupant experience monitoring. But Automotive is likely just the tip of the iceberg - there are many other use cases such as in Healthcare and Education, and Gabi hints she'll share more about those use cases during her keynote on the 23rd...

On this episode of IoT Time Podcast, Ken Briodagh, editorial director at IoT Evolution (iotevolutionworld.com), sits down with Mark Thirman (twitter.com/mthirman), Head of IoT Practice, J.D, Power, to talk about the IoT Industry, the MIT Enterprise Forum (mitforumcambridge.org/category/podcast/) and J.D. Power's upcoming emPower IoT West (jdpower.com/business/empower-iot/home)event, of which IoT Evolution is a media partner. To attend the invite-only event, taking place April 17, email Mark at empowerIoT[at]jdpa[dot]com and mention IoT Time. Also, Mark invited Ken to appear on a future episode of his Failure podcast (failure-thepodcast.com). So, look out for that one! Don't forget to subscribe! To become a sponsor of IoT Time, please email kbriodagh@tmcnet.com or tweet @KenBriodagh. Visit IoTEvolutionExpo.com for our Call For Speakers for the IoT Evolution Expo 2020 speaking faculty. Please check out "IoT Time: Evolving Trends in the Internet of Things," a book by Ken Briodagh about the ongoing influences shaping the IoT. To get a copy, it is available on Amazon for $14.99 (a.co/d/8neDtlu).

As Co-Founder and VP of Solutions Architecture at Very Possible, an IoT build-shop based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Tyler Jenks works with prospective clients to take products to the next level, including your local brew. In 2011, Tyler co-founded Very after becoming frustrated with the status quo of product development. In this Connected Things 2019 podcast, Conference Chair, Mark Thirman, and Tyler discuss a connected bar Very designed and implemented for a former client and all the value it brought to bar-management and customer experience. Listening to this podcast will let you in on a new application for IoT, within the restaurant or remote-bar industry. This podcast was produced on March 6th, 2019 before the Connected Things 2019 conference.

Bernardo Rodriguez is the Chief Digital Officer at J.D. Power, responsible for advancing J.D. Power's digital transformation by leading new product development, branding, marketing and mergers and acquisitions. His focus has been connected cars, IoT, and AI in order to provide customers with real insight on the experience of autonomous cars. In this Connected Things 2019 podcast, Conference Chair, Mark Thirman, and Bernardo discuss how cars behave and the role of J.D Power in understanding AI-driven vehicles. Listening to this podcast will let you in on how a consumer-goods company is addressing new applications of IoT within the car industry. This podcast was produced on March 15th, 2019 before the Connected Things 2019 conference.

Sam Edelstein serves as the City of Syracuse's first Chief Data Officer. During his time in the position, he has been responsible for the development and implementation of the City's first Open Data Policy, Data Privacy Policy, and Open Data Portal - DataCuse. The City of Syracuse uses data to inform decision making and engage the community - including predicting water main break risk, likelihood illegally parked cars will block snow plows and emergency vehicles, and several hackathons that aimed to resolve real challenges the city faced. In this Connected Things 2019 podcast, Conference Chair, Mark Thirman, and Sam discuss how cities leverage technology and data to address the needs of citizens. Listening to this podcast will inform you on IoT technology the City of Syracuse has implemented in order to make informed decisions about city operations from collected data, including street lighting, municipal parking, traffic lights, and water levels. This podcast was produced on March 13th, 2019 before the Connected Things 2019 conference.

As Co-Founder and VP of Solutions Architecture at Very Possible, an IoT build-shop based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Tyler Jenks works with prospective clients to take products to the next level, including your local brew. In 2011, Tyler co-founded Very after becoming frustrated with the status quo of product development. In this Connected Things 2019 podcast, Conference Chair, Mark Thirman, and Tyler discuss a connected bar Very designed and implemented for a former client and all the value it brought to bar-management and customer experience. Listening to this podcast will let you in on a new application for IoT, within the restaurant or remote-bar industry. This podcast was produced on March 6th, 2019 before the Connected Things 2019 conference.

Bernardo Rodriguez is the Chief Digital Officer at J.D. Power, responsible for advancing J.D. Power’s digital transformation by leading new product development, branding, marketing and mergers and acquisitions. His focus has been connected cars, IoT, and AI in order to provide customers with real insight on the experience of autonomous cars. In this Connected Things 2019 podcast, Conference Chair, Mark Thirman, and Bernardo discuss how cars behave and the role of J.D Power in understanding AI-driven vehicles. Listening to this podcast will let you in on how a consumer-goods company is addressing new applications of IoT within the car industry. This podcast was produced on March 15th, 2019 before the Connected Things 2019 conference.

Sam Edelstein serves as the City of Syracuse's first Chief Data Officer. During his time in the position, he has been responsible for the development and implementation of the City's first Open Data Policy, Data Privacy Policy, and Open Data Portal - DataCuse. The City of Syracuse uses data to inform decision making and engage the community - including predicting water main break risk, likelihood illegally parked cars will block snow plows and emergency vehicles, and several hackathons that aimed to resolve real challenges the city faced. In this Connected Things 2019 podcast, Conference Chair, Mark Thirman, and Sam discuss how cities leverage technology and data to address the needs of citizens. Listening to this podcast will inform you on IoT technology the City of Syracuse has implemented in order to make informed decisions about city operations from collected data, including street lighting, municipal parking, traffic lights, and water levels. This podcast was produced on March 13th, 2019 before the Connected Things 2019 conference.

Pascale Witz has been a key leader of GE Healthcare during a 17-year career with the company, where she led a variety of businesses in Medical Equipment and Diagnostics before becoming the CEO of its acquired pharmaceutical business. As the leader of several businesses in a company driven by results and efficiency, she led multiple organizational changes. In this Connected Things 2019 keynote preview podcast, conference Chair, Mark Thirman, and Pascale discuss the applications for IoT in disease monitoring. They cover home-collection of biomarkers for people with diabetes, the potential for smart speakers (Amazon's Alexa) to act as sensors in health monitoring, and even ingestible sensors. "You can actually learn yourself where you have your ups and downs depending on what you have done... For a disease that is so linked to individual and daily fluctuations, it's important to have a lot more data points, and so the technology actually makes it possible." Listening to this podcast will help you gain an understanding of IoT's role in medical technologies, chronic disease monitoring, and the emergent use-cases in sleep apnea, diabetes, pulmonary diseases, and Parkinson's.

Pascale Witz has been a key leader of GE Healthcare during a 17-year career with the company, where she led a variety of businesses in Medical Equipment and Diagnostics before becoming the CEO of its acquired pharmaceutical business. As the leader of several businesses in a company driven by results and efficiency, she led multiple organizational changes. In this Connected Things 2019 keynote preview podcast, conference Chair, Mark Thirman, and Pascale discuss the applications for IoT in disease monitoring. They cover home-collection of biomarkers for people with diabetes, the potential for smart speakers (Amazon's Alexa) to act as sensors in health monitoring, and even ingestible sensors. "You can actually learn yourself where you have your ups and downs depending on what you have done... For a disease that is so linked to individual and daily fluctuations, it's important to have a lot more data points, and so the technology actually makes it possible." Listening to this podcast will help you gain an understanding of IoT's role in medical technologies, chronic disease monitoring, and the emergent use-cases in sleep apnea, diabetes, pulmonary diseases, and Parkinson's.

In this podcast with Steven Martin, Chief Digital Officer of GE Power, we get a preview of a few themes that will emerge in his keynote at the event on April 5th. Connected Things Conference Chair, Mark Thirman, spoke with Steve about key GE Power initiatives including; securing the grid, as GE is an active player in this realm. In light of the conference theme, “The Future Arrives,” they discussed GE’s use of machine learning and Digital Twin modeling to predict electric load usage.  Interestingly, the adoption of solar and battery technology has propelled GE Power to look at the issue of peer-to-peer networking of solar, stored,  and conventional power generation. Lastly, Mark and Steve talked about GE Power’s view of blockchain—this topic will also be the subject of a new point-counterpoint panel at Connected Things.  

Many would argue that the only effective way to gain value at scale from the massive amounts of data the Internet of Things generates is with cloud computing. But what cannot be argued is the position Amazon Web Services holds as a dominant player in the cloud. So what is the AWS take on the Internet of Things? In this podcast, Vice President of IoT at Amazon Web Services, Dirk Didascalou, discusses the company’s many and varied IoT initiatives, including Greengrass, which is software that lets customers run local compute, messaging and data caching for connected devices securely, even when not connected to the Internet. Dirk is also one of the keynote speakers at Connected Things 2018, April 5th, at the MIT Media Lab. As you’ll hear in this conversation with Mark Thirman, the Connected Things 2018 Conference Chair, IoT is a major focus at AWS. And it’s also clear, listening to Dirk, just how sweeping that focus is.

Many would argue that the only effective way to gain value at scale from the massive amounts of data the Internet of Things generates is with cloud computing. But what cannot be argued is the position Amazon Web Services holds as a dominant player in the cloud. So what is the AWS take on the Internet of Things? In this podcast, Vice President of IoT at Amazon Web Services, Dirk Didascalou, discusses the company's many and varied IoT initiatives, including Greengrass, which is software that lets customers run local compute, messaging and data caching for connected devices securely, even when not connected to the Internet. Dirk is also one of the keynote speakers at Connected Things 2018, April 5th, at the MIT Media Lab. As you'll hear in this conversation with Mark Thirman, the Connected Things 2018 Conference Chair, IoT is a major focus at AWS. And it's also clear, listening to Dirk, just how sweeping that focus is.

Join your hosts, Ziad Moukheiber, Mark Thirman and David Powsner, in a light-hearted, but content-rich discussion with Sam Liggero, a former Polaroid executive and, now, a professor at Tufts University.

Join your hosts, Ziad Moukheiber of Boston Harbor Angels and David Powsner of Nutter McClennen, in a light discussion with Airprint’s founder, Mark Thirman.

Sanjay Manandhar, Mark Thirman and David Powsner discuss an upcoming program, to be hosted by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Circle, on February 28, 2013, on the topic "Businesses that Push the Boundaries of the Law."

In this session, we are pleased to present excerpts of a recent panel discussion BIG DATA offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group in connection with the Tufts University.  The panel discussion was held on October 25, 2012,  on the Tufts  campus in Medford, Massachusetts Our panelists were David Dietrich and Jeanne Hopkins.   David is advisory technical education consultant on big data and data science for  EMC Corporation, where he recently co-developed that company's first course in those areass. David has been involved with data analytics for nearly 20 years. Prior to taking on his current role at EMC, he managed a line of analytical software products for regulating the US banking industry, and developed Software-as-a-Service and Business-Intelligence-as-a-Service offerings. He’s worked with many Fortune 500 companies, and collaborated with the U.S. Federal Reserve to develop predictive models for monitoring mortgage portfolios. Jeanne  Hopkins is chief marketing officer executive vice president of Smartbear Software.  She also authored“Go Mobile,” the #1 best-selling mobile marketing book on Amazon. She has expertise in data-driven on-line marketing. Jeanne’s background is in customer acquisition expertise across channels including SEM, SEO, Email, Display, Affiliate Marketing, Facebook, Retargeting, Customer Referrals, and Partner Marketing.  Prior to joining SmartBear, Jeanne was vice president of marketing for Hubspot, where she was responsible for creating and converting organic and paid demand into 50,000+ new sales-ready business opportunities for the team of 100+ Inbound Marketing Specialists. The moderator for the program was Shirish Ranjit, a recovered entrepreneur and now software developer with the MIT Lincoln labs. Organizers for the program, in addition to Shirish, were Mark Thirman, former founder and CEO of Air Print Networks and, now, a director of partnerships  for Vodafone; Vineet Sinha and Chris Deschenes, both of Architexa, a software solutions provider where Vineet is founder and CEO and Chris heads up  business development efforts; Sanjay Manandhar, founder and CEO of Aerva, a digitale signage technology company; and yours truly, David Powsner, an intellectual property lawyer partner with the law firm Nutter McClennen Fish.  

A panel discussion on using social media for marketing the start up business, excerpted from a program offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group in connection with the Babson College Olin Graduate School of Management.  The panel discussion was held on September 27, 2012,  at Babson's downtown Boston campus.  Panelists were Todd Van Hoosear, principle of Fresh Ground, a Boston-based Public Relations and Social Media Firm, and Matthew Growney, founder and CEO of Isabella Products, a mobile Internet device and services company focusing on consumer-products.  There is more information on the program and panelists at http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/events/software-sig-event-%E2%80%A8state-of-the-art-social-media-and-business-four-years-on/ The moderator for the program was Shirish Ranjit, a recovered entrepreneur and now software developer with the MIT Lincoln labs. Organizers for the program, in addition to Shirish, were Mark Thirman, former founder and CEO of Air Print Networks and, now, a director of partnerships  for Vodafone; Vineet Sinha and Chris Deschenes, both of Architexa, a software solutions provider where Vineet is founder and CEO and Chris heads up  business development efforts; Sanjay Manandhar, founder and CEO of Aerva, a digitale signage technology company; and David Powsner, an intellectual property lawyer partner with the law firm Nutter McClennen Fish.   In addition to listening to this podcast, we welcome you to visit our website at techentrepreneur.info

In this session, we focus on turning a passion into a business.  Our guests are Randall Levere owner and founder of Erba Cycles, Nadeem Mazen co-founder and co-owner of danger!awesome and the CEO of NimbleBot.com, and Arthur Ganson, a sculptor. Joining in the discussion were  Shirish Ranjit, a former entrepreneur and now software developer with MIT Lincoln labs, Mark Thirman, director of partnerships with Vodafone and former cofounder of AirPring Networks, Sanjay Manandhar, CEO of Aerva Inc, and Dave Powsner, a patent lawyer and partner with the Boston law firm Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP Nadeem Mazen, Co-Founder/Co-Owner, danger!awesome, CEO, NimbleBot.com Nadeem has had the good fortune to work professionally along many of his passions: he has led education teams in innovative research, directed award-winning viral music videos, created commercial animations, programmed software, and generated digital and interactive media for Discovery, Showtime, and CNN. His next venture brings a low-cost, disruptive education platform to market.  For the present, though, Nadeem is a co-founder/co-owner of danger!awesome, a laser cutting and engraving studio, based in Central Square, Cambridge. danger!awesome’s aim is to bring high-end fabrication equipment to the community. Nadeem is also the CEO of NimbleBot.com, a design and consulting firm that works in strategy & interactive media, video production, and web app design & development. Arthur Ganson, Kinetic Sculptor Arthur Ganson began making kinetic sculpture in 1977. Since receiving a BFA degree at the University of New Hampshire in 1978, his work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums in both the United States and Europe. He has held residencies at a number of institutions including the Exploratorium in San Francisco and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, where he has maintained an ongoing exhibition of his sculpture since 1995. His work has been featured in numerous magazines, including Smithsonian Magazine and The New York Times Magazine. In 2005 his work was profiled on Nova: Science Now by WGBH television in Boston, and in 2003 where he appeared as an animated bear on the cartoon series Arthur. He has been a guest speaker at universities and conferences throughout the country, including the TED Conference in 2004 and the Long Now Foundation in 2010. Besides making and exhibiting sculpture, he occasionally teaches classes in mechanics and wire bending. For the past 13 years he has been the ringleader of the MIT Museum’s Friday After Thanksgiving Chain Reaction, a community event in which families and students of all ages assemble a giant chain reaction. He is the inventor of the children’s toy Toobers and Zots. Randall Levere, Owner/Founder, Erba Cycles Randall is the founder and CEO of Erba Cycles, a Boston-based manufacturer of hand-built bicycles made from bamboo and natural fibers for city and comfort cruising. From the time he raced them as a child, Randall has had a passion for bicycles. His early business career began with stints in engineering and internet marketing. On a lark, Randall decided to try making a bicycle from bamboo—-mostly, as a night/weekend project—-having been impressed trial rides on bamboo bikes made by others. That project became a passion and, then, a business. Randall started Erba Cycles and has been making bamboo bikes, which sell worldwide for $2000 and up, at their South Boston facility since 2009.

A conversation with Matthew Field, managing partner at EBS Capstone, an insurance provider based in Newton Massachusetts. Matt, a former tech entrepreneur himself, has built a career working with emerging and middle market companies on all aspects of insurance from property insurance to directors and officers insurance. Matt is interviewed by Mark Thirman, a director of parterships with Vodafone and former CEO of the high-tech startup AirPrint Networks, and Dave Powsner a patent lawyer and partner with the Boston law firm Nutter McClennen and Fish, LLP. Download a rough transcript at Transcript A disclaimer ... The comments in this podcast are for informational purposes only. They are not professional advice on matters of law or insurance. If you have questions in those areas, consult your lawyer or insurance agent to discuss specific facts or circumstances. Finally, according to the rules of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, the material here may be considered advertising.

A seventh in our series of discussions on "StartUp Algebra," that is, on the mathematics of start up high tech businesses.  This session focusses on boards of directors and advisors. For this, we are again pleased to present excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, on April 19, 2012 .   The program was organized by Shirish Ranjit, Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and David Powsner.  Chris also served as the moderator.  You can read more about the program, the Software Entrepreneurship special interest group and the forum itself at www.MITforumCambridge.org.  The excerpts in this podcast are remarks made by panelists Carm Huntress (Co-Founder of Cardvio, a web start up for greeting cards, and a chief Technology Officer of web companies Reef Partners and Audiogon), Mark Thirman (founder and CEO of Airprint Networks), and Brad Rosen (Founder of Mobile device app companies Drync and Colorstripe LLC) in respon to questions posed by the audience and by moderator Chris Deschenes.

A sixth in our series of discussions on "StartUp Algebra," that is, on the mathematics of start up high tech businesses and, particularly, on compensation for outside CEOs. For this, we are again pleased to present excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, on April 19, 2012 .   The program was organized by Shirish Ranjit, Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and me.  Chris also served as the moderator.  You can read more about the program, the Software Entrepreneurship special interest group and the forum itself at www.MITforumCambridge.org.  The excerpts in this podcast are remarks made by panelists Carm Huntress (Co-Founder of Cardvio, a web start up for greeting cards, and a chief Technology Officer of web companies Reef Partners and Audiogon), Mark Thirman (founder and CEO of Airprint Networks), and Brad Rosen (Founder of Mobile device app companies Drync and Colorstripe LLC) in respon to questions posed by the audience and by moderator Chris Deschenes.

A second in our series of discussions on "StartUp Algebra," that is, on the mathematics of start up high tech businesses and, particularly, on dividing equity among founders and key employees. For this, we are pleased to present excerpts of a recent panel discussion offered by the MIT Enterprise Forum Software Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, on April 19, 2012 .   The program was organized by Shirish Ranjit, Sanjay Manandhar, Chris Deschenes and me.  Chris also served as the moderator.  You can read more about the program, the Software Entrepreneurship special interest group and the forum itself at www.MITforumCambridge.org.  The excerpts in this podcast are remarks made by Brad Rosen, Brad Rosen, Founder of Mobile device app companies Drync and Colorstripe LLC.  Brad offered his remarks at the opening of a panel discussion that also included Mark Thirman, founder and CEO of Airprint Networks and Carm Huntress, Co-Founder of Cardvio, a web start up for greeting cards, and a chief Technology Officer of web companies Reef Partners and Audiogon.