{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Entrepreneur Podcast","title":"79. Start-Up Law with John Wires","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e2dd9200\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3779,"description":"If you are talking about start-up law in Canada, John Wires is often at the top of that list. Wires is the CEO of Wires Law, a corporate commercial law firm that has delivered legal services to entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized businesses across Canada for over a decade. While it can often be seen as an intimidating or boring topic, legal implications can often be the making or breaking of a business, especially when success is baked into the formula.In this episode, Wires speaks freely with Ivey faculty member Eric Janssen about the role lawyers play in decision-making, how to calculate and mitigate legal risks, protecting intellectual property and the complications to consider when raising capital and diluting ownership when building a business.For those interested in learning more, download Wires free book, The Law for Founders - The legal playbook for Canadian founders — from incorporation to exit, in the link below: https://founderlaw.ca/ The Entrepreneur Podcast is sponsored by Quantumshift 2008 alum and founder of Closing the Gap Healthcare Group, Dr Connie Clerici.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xXiWsuSBcLvKwl_7DvXAheacE2Q7GLG2lpgc0Tmm-9s/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM5NjQyLzE2Nzgy/ODQ5NjgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}