Legal Lessons for Startups
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLegal Lessons is a podcast about legal issues that entrepreneurs have learned the hard way as they built and grew their businesses. Hear directly from founders and entrepreneurs about tricky legal issues that they navigated--and how it impacted them and their companies.
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Episodes
[Formation] Solo Founder Mindset and Legal Implications
November 28, 2022 17:10 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBOn this episode we talk to Lucas Ho of Uncover an app that supports walking tours in the SF Bay Area. Lucas left Uncover to co-found Learn by Local, which helps people book private experiences with local businesses. Lucas is now working as a software engineer at Grove. With his first app, Uncover, Lucas started developing his software, and when he went to submit his app to the Apple app store, he had to list an app developer who was responsible for the app. Lucas had two choices, eithe...
[Litigation] What Happens When You Get Sued (with Ray Zinn, the Longest Serving CEO in Silicon Valley)
April 05, 2021 13:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBRay Zinn stops by Legal Lessons to talk about some of the litigations that he had to deal with when he ran Micrel Semiconductors, which, by the way, he sold for close to $900 million. Ray talk about parts of the litigation process that were unexpected to him. He also talks about mindset, and the outsized role that it plays in dealing with the long slog that is a lawsuit in the United States. Some of Ray's observations were a little unexpected to me (a lawyer). I have litigated a number...
Ep. 3 | [Litigation] What Happens When You Get Sued (with Ray Zinn, the Longest Serving CEO in Silicon Valley)
April 05, 2021 13:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBRay Zinn stops by Legal Lessons to talk about some of the litigations that he had to deal with when he ran Micrel Semiconductors, which, by the way, he sold for close to $900 million. Ray talk about parts of the litigation process that were unexpected to him. He also talks about mindset, and the outsized role that it plays in dealing with the long slog that is a lawsuit in the United States. Some of Ray's observations were a little unexpected to me (a lawyer). I have litigated...
Ep. 2 | [Fundraising] How to Negotiate a Term Sheet with Venture Capital Investors (with Juan Pablo Segura, President & Co-founder of BabyScripts)
March 25, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBIn this episode, I talk with Juan Pablo Segura, President & Co-founder of BabyScripts about negotiating with professional investors such as venture capital investors. We go over the fundraising process generally, including founder mindset and the types of attorneys you should seek to work with. We also dig into certain specific terms (such as protective provisions, liquidation preferences, and information exchange clauses) that can throw a monkey wrench into your fundraising proce...
[Fundraising] How to Negotiate a Term Sheet with Venture Capital Investors (with Juan Pablo Segura, President & Co-founder of BabyScripts)
March 25, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBIn this episode, I talk with Juan Pablo Segura, President & Co-founder of BabyScripts about negotiating with professional investors such as venture capital investors. We go over the fundraising process generally, including founder mindset and the types of attorneys you should seek to work with. We also dig into certain specific terms (such as protective provisions, liquidation preferences, and information exchange clauses) that can throw a monkey wrench into your fundraising process or get...
Ep. 2 | [Fundraising] Negotiating with Professional Investors and Term Sheets with Juan Pablo Segura, President & Co-founder of BabyScripts
March 25, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBIn this episode, we talk about negotiating with professional investors such as venture capital investors. We go over the fundraising process generally, including founder mindset and expectations when you are going through the negotiation process. We also dig into certain specific terms (such as protective provisions, liquidation preferences, and information exchange clauses) that can throw a monkey wrench into your fundraising process or get in the way of running your business. So stick ar...
Ep. 1 | [Acquisitions] How to Negotiate When Getting Acquired (getting acquired by Priceline and Booking.com with Brian Saab of Unearth
March 23, 2021 04:47 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this episode, serial entrepreneur Brian Saab goes over some of the nuances in an acquisition deal including how payout (or earnouts) are structured post acquisition, how to have the right framework for structuring the deal, and how to be more efficient when dealing with lawyers and advisors. Brian Saab's current company: https://unearthlabs.com/ Host Samar Shah's law firm: https://www.shahiplaw.com/
[Acquisitions] How to Negotiate When Getting Acquired (getting acquired by Priceline and Booking.com with Brian Saab of Unearth
March 23, 2021 04:47 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this episode, serial entrepreneur Brian Saab goes over some of the nuances in an acquisition deal including how payout (or earnouts) are structured post acquisition, how to have the right framework for structuring the deal, and how to be more efficient when dealing with lawyers and advisors. Brian Saab's current company: https://unearthlabs.com/ Host Samar Shah's law firm: https://www.shahiplaw.com/
Ep. 1 | [Acquisitions] Lessons Learned in Getting Acquired by Priceline and Booking.com & How to Have the Right Framework for an Acquisition with Brian Saab of Unearth
March 23, 2021 04:47 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this episode, serial entrepreneur Brian Saab goes over some of the nuances in an acquisition deal including how payout (or earnouts) are structured post acquisition, how to have the right framework for structuring the deal, and how to be more efficient when dealing with lawyers and advisors.
Intro to the Legal Lessons and What to Expect
March 16, 2021 05:09 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MB[0:00] Welcome to Legal Lessons Podcast! [0:30] How lawyers talk about legal issues vs how entrepreneurs think about legal issues [1:30] The premise of the podcast [2:00] What can you expect to get out of the show and how will it help you [3:00] Background on your host, Samar K. Shah [4:00] Why the show exists [5:15] How you can participate in the show To check out more about the show, or for some additional resources, please visit: www.legallessons.com To learn more about your host (Samar...