# The $25K Uber Bet That Became $135 Million

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Podcast: [Coffeez with Joe Shalaby](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffeez-with-joe-shalaby-6769774)
Published: 2026-09-10T13:00:00+00:00
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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.

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