Recommendations from Spencer K. Schneider, Business Litigation Lawyer
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Before you ever need a lawyer, read this. Most business disputes don't start with bad faith — they start with two people who never agreed on what they actually agreed to. Fisher and Ury's framework for principled negotiation is the clearest guide I've found for founders who want to close deals, draft agreements, and handle conflict in a way that holds up when things get hard.
One of the best business podcasts out there. What started as a podcast analyzing business acquisitions, Ben and David have evolved Acquired into comprehensive and in-depth analysis of all aspects of a business — including the legal battles, the partnership blowups, and the moments where a handshake deal or a poorly structured agreement changed everything. Every episode is a case study in what founders wish they'd done differently at the beginning.
Watch this before you sign anything with a partner. The Zuckerberg/Saverin story isn't really about Facebook — it's about what happens when equity, contribution, and expectations never make it onto paper.
