10,000 Startups: Legal Strategies for Startup Success

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the 10,000 Startups podcast, the discussion revolves around the legal troubles that startup companies face, focusing primarily on issues related to due diligence, potential fraud, and the missteps that can lead to significant repercussions during financing or acquisition processes. The guest, Sherine Ebadi, Managing Director of Forensic Investigations and Intell...

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Send us Fan Mail A ruling on the FDA laboratory test rule San Francisco sues another gig economy business for employee misclassification  California PAGA claims The DOJ disbands its crypto currency unit A new Federal data security rule The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension moves forward

Send us Fan Mail Nuan Zhang is a venture capitalist with a diverse background in the technology and investment sectors. Nuan is responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities, conducting due diligence, and providing strategic guidance to portfolio companies. She works closely with founders to help them scale their businesses and achieve sustainable growth.

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Send us Fan Mail We discuss the new tariffs imposed by the US government, including a tariff on steel and aluminum products from all countries, as well as additional tariffs on imports from China and a partial suspension of tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. The experts, Ed Lebow and Colin Cox from the law firm Haynes and Boone, provide an overview of how tariffs work, who pays them, and t...

Send us Fan Mail Neil Wertlieb is the former General Counsel and a retired partner from Milbank LLP, a leading international law firm, where he worked for over two decades, from 1995 to 2016 (as Partner) and from 2022 to 2024 (as the firm’s first-ever General Counsel). Based in Milbank’s Los Angeles office, Mr. Wertlieb’s legal practice focused on business transactions, primarily acquisitions, sec...

Send us Fan Mail Summary In the latest episode of the “10,000 Startups Podcast,” host Roger Royse delves into the phenomenon of “DExit,” referring to the trend of companies relocating their incorporation from Delaware to other states, primarily Nevada, Texas, and Wyoming.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss VC trends and expectations of 2025 and a discussion of the micro VC.  Connecting People, Capital & Companies -  Pulse of the Valley newsletter - Free trial - fundings, investors, executives     Flexible Fundraising for startups Follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobkarr/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/vj82/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/daw...

Send us Fan Mail Haynes Boone Associates Kayla Cristales and Luke Nguyen discuss the FDA’s recently issued Final Rule changing the Agency’s longstanding enforcement policy on Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs).

Send us Fan Mail Yes@svventuregroup.com  Jordan helps startups and partners with investors to build, grow, fundraise, scale, & achieve through operations, partnership, fundraising, business development, and team leadership - for the USA, MENA, Dubai, KSA, South America, Denmark, S. Korea and some EC economies. As an experienced leader, advisor, and mentor, Jordan assists or leads in business o...

Send us Fan Mail In Gifford v. Sheil, Sydney Nicole Gifford sued fellow Alyssa Sheil for infringement based on Sheil’s alleged copying of her social media elements. Michael J. Lambert discusses the case. He is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Austin office. He focuses on media, entertainment, intellectual property, and First Amendment litigation. Recognize...

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Send us Fan Mail Yesterday President Trump announced a $500 billion project (Stargate) that will accelerate the development of AI in the USA.  Coincidentally, the California Attorney General last week issued legal advisories reminding consumers of their rights, and advising businesses and healthcare entities who develop, sell, or use artificial intelligence (AI) about their obligations under Calif...

Send us Fan Mail Elon Musk: "The reason I'm in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla, and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B." Representative Ro Khanna: "...the H-1B program has been abused." Senator Bernie Sanders: "The main function of the H-1B visa program and other guest worker initiatives is not to...

Send us Fan Mail Annie Lawson advises corporations, partnerships, LLCs, and tax-exempt organizations on a variety of business planning and tax issues as well as the federal and state tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions. She assists clients with structuring new business ventures or restructuring the existing form to create efficiencies or prepare for sale. Annie is also a member of the Haynes B...

Send us Fan Mail Brady leads investor/partner relations for more than 2,500 individual Vint clients and partners though Vint's retail division and capital markets team. Previously, Brady has held client-facing roles related to stakeholder engagement, consumer credit, and direct sales. He was a Don Lavoie Fellow in Political Economies at the Mercatus Center, George Mason and is a graduate of L...

Send us Fan Mail Nine out of ten startups that raise capital will shut down, but no one wants to deal with the process. Information and simplicity are the most critical when a founder finds themselves in a difficult situation and needs as much support as possible. SimpleClosure helps startups shut down with software that can automate the process, saving hundreds of hours of work and tens of thousa...

Send us Fan Mail ach Prince’s practice encompasses all areas of government contract law. Zach counsels domestic and international clients on a wide range of issues, including compliance with federal and state regulations and statutes, bid protests, contract and subcontract drafting and negotiations, contract changes, claim preparation and disputes, cost allowability and cost accounting standards,...

Send us Fan Mail Tony Mancini, CPA and I discuss the state of taxation of tech startups today including defending R&D credits on audit, surprising results of the 174 deduction, net operating loss limitations and the employee tax credit

Send us Fan Mail Roger Royse discusses the securities law exemptions that startups most commonly rely on - Rule 506(b) and 506(c) 

Send us Fan Mail Powerhouse lawyer Kit Addleman advises public companies, officers and directors, investment advisors, private funds and broker-dealers concerning securities investigations.  She has successfully defended clients in civil and criminal investigations and litigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice, advised clients on compliance with securities regu...

Send us Fan Mail Brent Owen is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Denver office. His practice focuses on high-stakes trial work in both state and federal courts before judges and juries and in arbitration tribunals.  Brent’s litigation practice emphasizes energy litigation, complex commercial disputes, construction disputes, and environmental claims.  An experienced first...

Send us Fan Mail Han’s career in venture capital started in 2009 and has spanned at VantagePoint and Formation 8, where he was the first hire on the investment team. He led and/or contributed to the investment in Motive Drilling (acquired by Helmerich & Payne), Lucid (acquired by Acuity), Comfy (acquired by Siemens), Oculus (acquired by Facebook), Taxon (acquired by DuPont), and AlertMe (acqui...