Company 2.0

Attorney 2.0

Friday, March 13th, 2009

My friend Bernie Borges rocks social media for business.  As part of a book he is writing, he asked me for my thoughts on how lawyers can or should be using the net.  He posted my response at http://www.findandconvert.com/attorney-2.0-brent-britton-esq/ Enjoy.

Meet the new boss…

Monday, December 1st, 2008

I upgraded my employer today.  I feel pretty lucky to be able to move around fluidly in the throes of this economic tumult.  Lots of unemployed lawyers out there; two of my former firms no longer exist.  I’m thankful to be in demand. I wonder if the Company 2.0 model might afford a measure of [...]

Theoretical Physics, Quantum Computing, Entrepreneurs

Monday, November 24th, 2008

I have the great good fortune to co-host the CEO Lounge, a weekly radio show and podcast on Talk Radio WGUL 860 AM here in Tampa.  Our November 8 show featured some post-election euphoria from the hosts.  Also a fun double-segment interview with Ed Farhi, head of the MIT department of theoretical physics, on the [...]

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Contracts, Simplified

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Portions of the below are from a forthcoming article in the [Tampa] Bay Area Business Magazine. If you’re going to start a Company 2.0, you’re going to memorialize your agreements with the other folks helping you out. You’ll need some contracts. Most contracts have two parties, a buyer and a seller.  When you boil an [...]

Introducing Company 2.0

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

How do you start a company if all you’ve got is a good idea for one?  Can the net help?  Can the crowd supply all the bazillion other things that a startup requires in order to turn a good idea into a product or service?  Can these things be open to everyone in any meaningful [...]

Taking Society to the Net

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Remarks delivered at the Sarasota International Design Summit 27 Oct 2008 Part 2 Taking Society to the Net This portion of the lecture was heavily inspired by the brilliant and visionary work of my dear friend and philosophical mentor, Mark Pesce.  Thank you, Mark, for your fecund cranium! The modern rate of innovation knows no [...]