The Founder's Hour

The Founder's Hour

From Idea to Exit: Happy Hour Conversations on Forming, Growing, and Selling a Business Hosted by Lowenstein Sandler partners Eric Weiner and Laura Cicirelli, The Founder's Hour explores the legal and business considerations facing startups—from formation to exit. Each episode is based on a monthly in-person gathering at Lowenstein's New York City office, where members of the venture community come together to discuss the topic of the month. Episodes feature insights from the firm's tax, intellectual property, employment, and executive benefits teams—providing practical guidance for founders, executives, and investors navigating every stage of growth.

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July 16, 2026 22 mins

In this episode of The Founder's Hour, Lowenstein partners Laura Cicirelli and Eric Weiner build on prior conversations about company formation, SAFEs and convertible notes, and venture debt to examine how valuation and cap table math affect founders over time. The discussion walks through the impact of equity incenti...

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In this episode of The Founder's Hour, Debt Finance partner Raquel Smith joins hosts Laura Cicirelli and Eric Weiner to discuss venture debt facilities. They unpack the key terms founders should understand in venture debt financings, including common red flags, affirmative and negative covenants, financial covenants, and e...

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In this episode of The Founder's Hour, hosts Laura Cicirelli and Eric Weiner discuss SAFEs and convertible notes as early stage funding options, explaining the similarities and differences between the two. They cover both the basics and the nuances of these instruments, as well as their impacts on the founders th...

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Introducing The Founder's Hour, Lowenstein Sandler's Emerging Companies, Venture Capital podcast, where hosts

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March 11, 2026 1 min

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