About
This blog features William Carleton's daily readings of people, situations, terms of engagement, self-deceptions, narratives, textures, pictures, trial balloons and other disclosures.
Topics "hot" of late include crowdfunding, the Facebook IPO, and the #Occupy/tech community gap.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
- March 6-8, 2012: Public policy panel session, Angel Capital Association 2012 Summit, Austin.
- March 12, 2012: Startup event organized by Joe Wallin, Davis Wright firm, Seattle.
- May 3, 2012: "The Rise and Fall of Secondary Markets for Private Equities," at the Securities Law for Emerging Companies Conference (CLE), Seattle.
Other Media
Re-posting of "Third Crowdfunding Bill Is No Charm"
Crowdsourcing.org, December 22, 2011
Imagined Obama Address in "Thanksgiving Guest Post #2: 'This Is What Is Happening'"
James Fallows' Atlantic Blog, November 24, 2011
On the Scene: A Geek’s Guide to the Wall Street Occupation
GeekWire, October 16, 2011
Episode 133: Beyonce, Bad Laws, and Breastaurants
This Week in Law, October 13, 2011
"Why Zillow insiders want to keep the stock above $25 per share"
GeekWire, August 3, 2011
Comment on mobile apps and startup costs
Wall Street Journal "Small Talk" Column, May 16, 2011
Places Indexing This Blog
- Fizzlaw summaries of select posts (these are awesome)
- ABA Journal Blawg Directory
- Justia Securities Law Blogs
CC License and Permissions
Except where a guest writer is credited, all posts are by William Carleton. Re-use subject to CC license terms. For additional permissions, please contact Bill on Twitter or by email. Guest bloggers sometimes reserve traditional copyright to their posts. The Wac6 avatar is by Adam Hindman of General UI.


