# The Founder's Hour

A podcast by Lowenstein Sandler LLP. From Idea to Exit: Happy Hour Conversations on Forming, Growing, and Selling a Business Hosted by Lowenstein Sandler partners Eric Weiner and Laura Cicirelli, The Founder's Hour is a candid conversation about what it actually takes to build, grow, and sell a company. This podcast is a resource for founders thinking through the real decisions that shape a company's trajectory: how to start a company, how to raise money and what to focus on when doing so, how to operate smart at every stage of growth and, ultimately, how to exit. Discussions with Eric and Laura, their colleagues, and clients touch on the issues startup companies navigate throughout the entire lifecycle of the business, with each episode blending astute legal and strategic perspectives with practical, founder-first guidance.

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## Latest episodes

- [Building Your Team – Hiring, Firing and Everything In Between](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1884305115/bb79af4964d1) (2026-09-30, 42 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4e0f60f4-ee76-4194-9346-453d724b1214/2026-09-08_The_Founder_Hour_episode_06_v3.mp3?dest-id=5324570
- [Raising a Priced Round — Understanding the Terms Beyond the Price](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1884305115/a34a5fc46f44) (2026-08-25, 46 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4e0f60f4-ee76-4194-9346-453d724b1214/2026-07-29_The_Founder_Hour_episode_05_v3.mp3?dest-id=5324570
- [Doing the Math — Valuation, Cap Tables, and Founder Dilution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1884305115/4779766ce5a7) (2026-07-16, 23 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4e0f60f4-ee76-4194-9346-453d724b1214/2026-06-24_The_Founder_Hour_episode_04_v2.mp3?dest-id=5324570
- [Borrowing Smart — Venture Debt and Other Financing Alternatives](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1884305115/268dde6a18ef) (2026-05-21, 43 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4e0f60f4-ee76-4194-9346-453d724b1214/2026-05-12_The_Founder_Hour_episode_03_v3.mp3?dest-id=5324570
- [Early Stage Funding Considerations — SAFEs and Convertible Notes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1884305115/e742e55f4315) (2026-04-14, 38 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4e0f60f4-ee76-4194-9346-453d724b1214/2026-04-08_The_Founder_Hour_episode_02_v2.mp3?dest-id=5324570
- [Getting Started Right — Formation, Founders, and Early Decisions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1884305115/721364ae9769) (2026-03-12, 26 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4e0f60f4-ee76-4194-9346-453d724b1214/2025-03-05_The_Founder_Hour_episode_01_v3_1.mp3?dest-id=5324570
- [Welcome to 'The Founder's Hour'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1884305115/8d8c61b1cc4d) (2026-03-11, 2 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4e0f60f4-ee76-4194-9346-453d724b1214/2025-03-05_The_Founder_Hour_trailer_v4.mp3?dest-id=5324570

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