The Law of Startups

This week we chat with James Billmaier, one of the Co-Founders of TurboPatent.

This week we chat with Rand Fishkin about his new company, Sparktoro, and his new book, Lost and Founder.

This week we chat with Beth Schroeder. Beth is a Co-Founder of kendr, a company that builds an app that allows employees to directly access HR or management to report (anonymously if desired) issues at work. You can find out more about kendr at http://kendr.com.

This week we chat with Brianna McDonald, the President of the Northwest Region of the Keiretsu Forum. We talk about angel investing, startups, pitches, and more. Hope you enjoy the show.

This week we chat with Neil Bergquist, the Co-Founder & CEO of Coinme and UpToken.org.

We talk about crypto, esports, and other fun and interesting things. Thank you for being on the show Rahul.

This week we chat with Richard Burton about cryptocurrency and his wallet company, Balance.io.

This week we chat with Shahid Buttar, a progressive Democrat running against Nancy Pelosi in Calfornia's 12th congressional district. Shahid is immigrant, Muslim, non-profit advocate, community organizer, constitutional scholar, poet, musician, columnist, and policy geek. He is also an advocate for open access to technology, having worked with the EFF protecting civil liberties in the digital world. We need more voices like his in our government. If what he says resonates with you, please spread the word, donate and/or volunteer. You can find more information about Shahid and his campaign at www.shahidforchange.us.

This week we chat with Cliff Webster, an Olympia lobbyist, who is called in various news stories ‘one of Washington’s most sought after and successful lobbyists’ and one of a handful of ‘lobbyists to call to get things done.’ After 35 years lobbying in the state capital, Cliff has great stories to tell about how Olympia works.

This week we chat with Chris Hopen, a Co-Founder and the CEO of fintech startup Switch, Inc. (www.switchme.com). Chris and his team are tackling some big and interesting problems with credit cards. We hope you enjoy the conversation we had with Chris.

This week we chat with Katrina Glogowski. Katrina is an active investor in the Washington State cannabis space and the founder of Green Flower Investments. We chat about the current state of the cannabis industry.

This week we chat with Bonnie Foley-Wong. Bonnie is an impact investor and the author of “Integrated Investing: Impact Investing with Head, Heart, Body and Soul.”

This week we chat with Matt McIlwain, the Managing Director of the Madrona Venture Group. Matt has been a long-time member of the Seattle startup community. We talk about Madrona, the Seattle ecosystem, public policy, taxes, and what the future might hold.

This week we chat with Lowell Ricklefs, the Managing Partner of Traction M&A. In this podcast, Lowell shares some great advice on how to best position your company for sale, sharing insight on why companies buy.

This week we chat with Dan DeWolf, a securities lawyer with Mintz Levin in New York City. Dan has been involved in some great securities law projects, including the SEC no action letter for Citizen VC . Dan is also a law professor at NYU Law School where he teaches venture capital law. We chat with Dan about the securities law implications of token sales, as well as other fun and exciting securities law compliance issues.

This week we chat with Bryan Brewer. Bryan is a long-time active participant in the Seattle startup community, helping companies with their business plans and marketing strategies. On this podcast, Bryan shares his advice on what not to do when raising funds from angel investors.

This week we chat withLou Kerner, a Co-Founder and Partner at the VC firm CryptoOracle.io. Lou is a widely read writer on crypto on Medium (https://medium.com/@loukerner) and other places.

This week we chat with Kevin 0'Keefe, the Founder & CEO of LexBlog. LexBlog is the world’s largest and most comprehensive legal news and information network, drawing on the contributions of bloggers worldwide. Over 15,000 legal professionals use LexBlog’s digital design and publishing platform.

This week we chat with Sam Teden, a Director of Business Development for Frontier Capital. Frontier Capital is a growth equity firm based in Charlotte, NC.

This week we chat with Mikaela Kiner, the Founder and CEO of uniquelyHR. Mikaela launched uniquelyHR in 2015 offering flexible HR to startups and scale-ups. She and her team love helping startup leaders who care about investing in their people.