Starting a Company in College and Naivety Around Legal Matters

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The speaker reflects on their experience starting a company in college and the importance of being aware of potential legal issues. They discuss the prevalence of founders being taken advantage of and express gratitude for avoiding major impacts. The chapter concludes with a thank you and invitation for future topic suggestions.

Episode 70: Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) and guest Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett), discuss how to successfully build a startup board. Brett is a serial entrepreneur who has raised over $1 billion of venture capital and has constructed four boards during his career. He is currently building Figure, an AI robotics company, and before Figure, he built Archer, an electric vertical takeoff and landing business that was taken public via SPAC. Brett also founded Vettery, which sold to Adecco for $100 million. Brett shares his thoughts on boards and what founders must think about to intentionally build one.

OpenAI Leadership Announcement: https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transition

Sam Altman Board Post: https://blog.samaltman.com/board-members

How to Create and Manage a Board: https://www.ycombinator.com/library/3w-how-to-create-and-manage-a-board

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