The Difficulty of Remote Riffs

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Some startups and midsize companies didn't know where their employees were. And then also some employees, I think we're not very thoughtful about this either. So people kind of freelanced us a little bit got a little loosey goosy. It's one thing to see Florence behind you like, what time is it over there? It's 11 o'clock at night, you're working.

Today’s show:

Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they discuss the contrast between late-stage and seed-stage investing (2:52), repricing stock options (5:48), the adoption of AI in the legal industry (23:29), and much more!

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(0:00) Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason

(1:19) The increase in tech layoffs and AI startups

(2:52) Late-stage vs. early-stage investing and the seed-stage value chart

(5:48) Repricing stock options when underwater

(14:05) Disclosing revenue, burn rate, and growth rate

(18:08) RIFs and knowing your employees

(20:57) The long-term effects of remote work

(23:29) The use of AI and chatbots in law

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