The $25K Uber Bet That Became $135 Million

9/10/2026

Coffeez with Joe Shalaby

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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.

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The $25K Uber Bet That Became $135 Million

From Netflix Heartbreak to Building Her Own Brand | Zaina Sesay | Coffeez Ep. 315

He Won Rings in Three Decades and Nobody Noticed | John Salley | Coffeez Ep. 314

Teen App Millionaire to Saks to Building the Anti-TikTok | Coffeez Ep. 313

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