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Todays show: Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason on the latest edition of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they break down legal standards in the startup ecosystem(2:19), SAFE agreements and convertible notes(5:41), conflicts faced by founders and investors(20:58), and much more! Time Stamps: (00:00) Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason (2:19) Breaking the box or sticking to widely accepted frameworks (3:47) General trends and the adoption of safe agreements (5:41) Differences between SAFE agreements and convertible notes (10:34) Companies that raised high valuations during a hot market and need to raise funds again (15:43) The impact of down rounds and pay-to-play provisions on investors, founders, and employees (20:58) Conflicts faced by founders, existing investors, and new investors (27:58) Surviving down markets * Check Out Wilson Sonsini: ⁠https://www.wsgr.com/en/⁠ * ⁠Read LAUNCH Fund 4 Deal Memo⁠: ⁠https://www.launch.co/four⁠ ⁠Apply for Funding⁠: ⁠https://www.launch.co/apply⁠ ⁠Buy ANGEL⁠: ⁠https://www.angelthebook.com⁠ Great recent interviews: ⁠Steve Huffman⁠, ⁠Brian Chesky⁠, ⁠Aaron Levie⁠, ⁠Sophia Amoruso⁠, ⁠Reid Hoffman⁠, ⁠Frank Slootman⁠, ⁠Billy McFarland⁠, ⁠PrayingForExits⁠, ⁠Jenny Lefcourt⁠ Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: ⁠https://substack.com/@calacanis⁠ * Follow Jason: Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/jason⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jason⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis⁠ * Follow TWiST: Substack: ⁠https://twistartups.substack.com⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/TWiStartups⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin⁠ * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: ⁠https://www.founder.university/podcast

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Today’s show: Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason to kick off another series of Startup Legal Basics! In this episode, they break down secondary market transactions, including the evolution of secondaries (00:50), trends in the industry (3:16), critical aspects of Qualified Small Business (QSBS) stock(20:06), and much more! * Time stamps: (00:00) Wilson Sonsini Partner Becki DeGraw joins Jason (00:50) The increased use of secondary markets (3:16) How companies staying private longer influenced the rise in secondaries (4:25) Determining how much founders should be allowed to sell (6:21) Spending more than a company is worth (9:26) The Pari-Passu concept explained and how it applies to early investors, founders, and employees (10:38) Who gets to sell pre-IPO (12:44) Off the cap table transactions and hypothetical scenarios (18:26) Tender offers and the NASDAQ secondary market (20:06) The critical aspects of qualified small business (QSBS) stock * Check Out Wilson Sonsini: https://www.wsgr.com/en/ * Read LAUNCH Fund 4 Deal Memo: https://www.launch.co/four Apply for Funding: https://www.launch.co/apply Buy ANGEL: https://www.angelthebook.com Great recent interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland, PrayingForExits, Jenny Lefcourt Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow Jason: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jason Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast

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