Episode

The $25K Uber Bet That Became $135 Million

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Coffeez with Joe Shalaby
Published
Sep 10, 2026
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4837
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Summary

Corporate securities lawyer Eric Cox sits down with Joe. From Cooley and Silicon Valley to head counsel at Story Law and NetCapital, where a couple hundred companies have raised around $100 million through equity crowdfunding. The friend who turned $25K into $135 million on Uber, why a third of venture dollars burn on marketing, the $100 truck driver investor, the graphene deal that could change everything, why you can legally bet on sports but not own a startup, and why ownership is the new American dream. New episodes every week. Pour up.