Startups in a Down Economy: Legal, Business, and Financing Strategies

San Francisco CA

19 July, 2022

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For more info and to RSVP, visit: www.idea-to-ipo.com Launching a startup - or starting a business - is challenging and is fraught with pitfalls. This is even more so in the midst of a pandemic and a global recession. Partner Roger Royse and securities associate Gabor Szecsi of the law firm of Haynes and Boone, LLP in Palo Alto will discuss strategies for building and operating a successful business or startup during a recession. They will discuss: What should you expect from your vendors, customers and financiers? How can startup founders protect themselves from predatory creditors during a bad economy? What will financing terms look like now? Is startup investment capital even available? What are some tax traps to avoid when working out debt obligations with investors and creditors? Can startups still get federal stimulus grant money or loans? What will venture capital terms look like now? For existing startup companies -- how can you get venture capitalists to step up and continue funding your startup company? How viable is crowdfunding and other alternative sources of funding in 2021? If you lost your job or have been furloughed, how do you get started doing gig work in a gig economy? What are the legal traps and restrictions for gig workers? What other strategies and tactics should entrepreneurs deploy during a downturn? and more! Please come with your questions, comments and scenarios. About the Speakers: Roger Royse is a partner in the Palo Alto office of Haynes and Boone, LLP and practices in the areas of corporate and securities law, tax, mergers and acquisitions and fund formation. He works with companies ranging from newly formed tech startups to publicly traded multinationals in a variety of industries. Roger has been an instructor or professor of legal, tax and business topics for the Center for International Studies (Salzburg, Austria), Golden Gate University School of Law and Stanford Continuing Studies and is a frequent speaker, writer, radio guest, blogger and panelist for bar associations, CPA organizations, and business groups. Roger is a Northern California Super Lawyer, is AV Peer-Rated by Martindale Hubbell, and has a “Superb” rating from Avvo.. Roger is the author of Dead on Arrival: How to Avoid the Legal Mistakes That Could Kill Your Startup and has been interviewed and quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fox Business, Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, Tax Notes, Inc. Magazine, Nikkei Asian Review, China Daily, San Francisco Chronicle, Reuters, The Recorder, 7X7, Business Insurance and Fast Company. Gabor Szecsi (Say-Chi) is a capital markets and securities associate at Haynes and Boone in Palo Alto. His practice focuses on mergers, acquisitions, private equity investments and corporate compliance and governance. Before he started his career at Haynes Boone, Gabor advised clients on three continents on various cross-border transactions. He is qualified to practice law in California and Hungary. Gabor has extensive experience in helping clients manage their business in a foreign legal system. He has a master’s degree in Anglo-Saxon laws and legal translation; He has a master’s degree in International Transactions and Comparative Law; JD and he is a research fellow at the Transatlantic Technology Law Forum at Stanford Law School.