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When a health tech company's multi-cancer early detection test caught Roger Royse's pancreatic cancer, his perspective and his focus changed. While continuing his work with startups, the Silicon Valley partner pivoted some of his practice to supporting cancer therapy and health prevention innovation, using his legal expertise to help bring life-saving treatments to market. In this conversation with Director of Well-Being Abby Read, Roger shares how he's turned his adversity into advocacy and how he's prioritizing his own health like never before.Featured Speakers: Abby Read, Director of Well-Being, Haynes BooneRoger Royse, Partner, Emerging Growth and Venture Capital, Haynes Boone
Host Gary J. Ross discusses the Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) exclusion with Roger Royse, partner in the Palo Alto office of Haynes and Boone, LLP. Gary and Roger go over the history of QSBS, and Roger talks about how important QSBS is today to investors in emerging companies. The various QSBS requirements are described, including the necessity for being a C corporation, the holding period and how it is counted, and the growth assets test. Roger closes out the episode by noting common pitfalls of QSBS such as delays in incorporation or exercising options, S-elections, company distributions, and secondary sales.
What if a simple blood test could detect cancer early enough to save lives?In today's Medicine for Good episode, Beyond the Signal, we delve into the inspiring and hopeful story of Roger Royse, a Silicon Valley startup lawyer diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer. Unlike many others, Roger's cancer was detected early thanks to a groundbreaking Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) blood test, Galleri by GRAIL. While 70% of cancers do not have standard screening options, Roger's proactive approach highlights the power of these new diagnostic tools, particularly for elusive cancers like pancreatic cancer, which often go undetected until it's too late.Roger shares his emotional journey—from the initial shock of the diagnosis to his aggressive chemotherapy regimen and the experimental cancer vaccine that led him to remission. His resilience is evident as he recounts his determination to seek out life-saving technologies, even when faced with medical roadblocks.Despite having no symptoms, Roger's decision to pursue the MCED test was pivotal in catching the disease early. He challenges the outdated notion that cancer screening should only be done when symptoms arise.In this episode, we also touch on the broader implications of multi-cancer detection technology. Early detection through blood tests could revolutionize cancer care, reducing late-stage diagnoses and improving patient outcomes. Roger's story isn't just about survival—it's about advocacy. He's now using his platform to promote the importance of being proactive about health, even when you feel healthy. For him, the key takeaway is clear: Early detection saves lives.Join us as we explore the future of cancer detection, the human side of a high-tech medical breakthrough, and how a simple blood test gave Roger a second chance at life.Mentioned in the Show:Galleri Test by GRAIL: Roger took the Galleri multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test, which played a crucial role in detecting his stage 2 pancreatic cancer early. This test screens for multiple types of cancer from a single blood sample. You can learn more about the Galleri test on their official website here.Prenuvo MRI: After receiving the cancer signal from the Galleri test, Roger quickly arranged for a private MRI scan with Prenuvo, a company that offers advanced full-body MRI scans. Prenuvo provides detailed insights into health status, including cancer detection. More details about Prenuvo can be found on their official website here.Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN): Roger is actively involved with PanCAN, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting pancreatic cancer. PanCAN raises funds for research and advocates for legislation to improve early detection and treatment. More information about PanCAN can be found here.About the Host:Dr. Jette is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and the President & CEO of ABCs for Global Health. Click here for her full profile or read her full interview here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode we speak with Roger Royse, a Silicon Valley lawyer and pancreatic cancer patient. Roger shares his experience navigating the healthcare system, discussing his approach to treatment, the emotional challenges he faced, and the insights he gained along the way. He emphasizes the importance of being proactive, questioning assumptions, and seeking multiple medical opinions. Roger also delves into the anger he felt during his experience and how he learned to channel it productively. Throughout the conversation, he offers valuable advice for both patients and their loved ones, highlighting the need for personal responsibility and careful communication. Key Highlights: 1. The importance of questioning medical assumptions, seeking multiple opinions, and being proactive in your treatment experience. 2. By controlling and channeling emotions like anger, patients can become more effective advocates for their own care. 3. An overview of the dos and don'ts of supporting a loved one facing a cancer diagnosis including the importance of careful communication, the power of offering practical help, and avoiding insensitive or unsolicited advice. About our guest: Roger Royse is a startup lawyer in Silicon Valley and a pancreatic cancer patient. Roger was diagnosed with stage 2B pancreatic adenocarcinoma in July 2022 after taking a multi cancer early detection blood test. After 6 months of chemotherapy and surgery and an experimental cancer vaccine, Roger currently has no evidence of disease as of July 2024. Roger has been active for many years with the Leukemia Lymphoma Society having been its Bay area Man of the Year in 2012 and since his diagnosis has joined the board of the Cancer Patient Lab.org, a non profit dedicated to evidence based therapies and has created a community for cancer therapy technology startups to demo their solutions in person and online at www.cancerstartup.com. Roger has since testified to an FDA Advisory committee on multi cancer early detection and has been featured in many publications including the Wall Street Journal on MCED. Roger believes in the patient being proactive and taking personal responsibility for their health and being very involved in their treatment decisions based on evidence based treatments. Visit the Manta Cares website Disclaimer: All content and information provided in connection with Manta Cares is solely intended for informational and educational purposes only. This content and information is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Episode #88, Everything you need to know about Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS), the exemption that allows investors in startups or investors in VC funds that invest in startups to NOT pay capital gains tax on the greater of the first $10m of capital gains or 10x the cost basis (what you paid for the stock). A discussion of what qualifies and what does not, how this plays with the amount of funding, the value of the balance sheet at the time of the investment, holding period, how to tack or rollover, SAFEs compared to priced rounds and convertible notes to get the tax exemption, how it applies to founders and not only investors, how to document it and when it does not apply. Roger Royse is a Silicon Valley career corporate and tax partner at law firm Haynes and Boone. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerroyse/ Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j18ziU2fWg0. Find this and all episodes for Fireside with a VC here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/FiresideVC andrew@7bc.vc https://www.linkedin.com/in/romans/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firesidevc/message
Fireside with a VC discussing flipping your business into a US Delaware C corporation from outside of the US. Many startups and teams are born in Europe, South East Asia, Middle East, Africa, LatAm, Canada and everywhere and need to consider if they should flip to the US and if yes, technically how to do it. Considerations on attracting new investors from the US vs the country in which the business was created as well as tax considerations of flipping early or flipping later. Discussing specific tactics to minimize the tax burden and consequences for existing and new investors as well as founders and early employees. Roger Royse is a Corporate and Tax Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP and has decades of experience doing countless flips and venture financings in Silicon Valley. Roger is also the author of best seller 10,000 Startups: Legal Strategies For Startup Success (https://a.co/d/0H0IZ1p) and the host of a podcast of the same name. Podcast: 10,000 Startups: Legal Strategies For Startup Success: Apple Spotify Amazon BuzzSprout https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerroyse/ Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VO0y1lK75ag. andrew@7bc.vc https://www.linkedin.com/in/romans/ Join the conversation and tell us your view of flipping or not flipping to the US and the best or worst ways to do it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firesidevc/message
Silicon Valley impact show with Karen Philbrick, Executive Director of the Mineta Transportation by host Roger Royse. The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) at San Jose State University conducts independent, internationally recognized surface transportation research, education, workforce development and technology transfer activities. Our work is aimed at increasing mobility for all by improving the safety, efficiency, accessibility, and convenience of our nation's transportation system. MTI leads two competitively selected multi-university consortiums: the California State University Transportation Consortium (CSUTC) which unifies the surface transportation research and workforce development efforts of the 23-campus California State University system and the Mineta Consortium for Transportation Mobility (MCTM). Host: Roger Royse – Author, Speaker and Lawyer.
Roger Royse is a renowned lawyer with specialization in areas such as corporate and securities law, domestic and international tax, mergers and acquisitions, and fund formation. He works with companies ranging from newly formed tech startups to public trade multinationals in a variety of industries. He is also the author with some interesting titles such as “10,000 Startups: legal strategies for startup success” and “Dead on Arrival: How to Avoid the Legal Mistakes that Could Kill Your Startup". He is a frequent speaker, panelist, and moderator for countless events. Roger is also a radio host with popular shows such as The Silicon Valley Impact. Roger Royse is the founder of the Royse Foundation and the philanthropic organization Team Motion. Here is his keynote on the occasion of TAL World Kindness Day.
Roger Royse, M&A attorney and tax specialist, discusses the sensitive issue of taxes and the implications of selling a closely held company with few shareholders. He presents a definition of a closely held company and discusses differences this sort of company presents in an M&A transaction, some issues around employees, and the “phantom plan.” He also addresses the importance of considering taxes when forming a company and looking ahead to the tax implications when it comes time to exit the company. View the complete show notes for this episode. Learn More: Selling Your Business? Hire an Attorney to Increase the Bottom Line Allocation of Purchase Price & Taxes When Selling a Business M&A Basics | Asset vs. Stock Sale How Does Entity Type Affect the Sale of My Business? Informing & Retaining Employees When Selling a Business Additional Resources: Download a free copy of The Complete Guide to Selling a Business Are you selling a business? Schedule a free consultation now.
The pandemic has done nothing to slow the investment in new ideas for agriculture. We caught up with Roger Royse, a partner with Haynes and Boone, Palo Alto, Calif., to better understand what's going on. Royse shares some interesting insights into how the ag startup world has changed too and what farmers should care.
Martin Babinec is a true example for a Serial Entrepreneur. He has been leading multiple initiatives to build startup ecosystems across Upstate New York and the Caribbean. Being an active seed investor Martin has been part of many companies such as UpVentures Capital and UpState Venture Connect. His non profit Entrepreneurs Across Borders which connects emerging entrepreneurs with experts and resources. His TriNet group is the largest independent cloud based HR provider with around 325k employees. Here is Martin sharing his thoughts on funding and investors with Roger Royse.
Nichol Bradford isn't just another speaker or director. She is an expert in accelerating change through a combination of psychology, neuroscience, behavioral science and technology. She has co founded Tech.org to offer her expertise to the needy. In this interview with our host Roger Royse, Nichol is going to share her inner journey. This is going to be an inspiring talk. Just step in.
Welcome to the first episode of The Silicon Valley Impact. This is the brand new radio show hosted by Roger Royse… renowned Lawyer, Speaker and Author. This show would be highlighting the Impact particularly the social impact of leaders from Silicon Valley. In this episode you are going to meet KC Wisdom- Author and Speaker. KC is also Founder of Pitch Global, an organization focused on mentoring Founders and running premier investor events.
Roger Royse, attorney and partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP, has practiced everywhere from oil patches, Wall Street and Hollywood. He has spent 30 years working in Silicon Valley specializing in tech and is currently involved in the revolutionary business of agriculture tech, how food gets produced and delivered. Roger practices in corporate and securities law, domestic and international tax, mergers and acquisitions, and fund formation. He's been an instructor or professor of legal, tax and business topics for the Center for International Studies in Salzburg, Austria, Golden Gate University School of Law and Stanford Continuing Studies. Through all his work, Roger has witnessed mistakes that startups repeatedly make in the areas of IP, proper documentation, and contracts that lead to long-term consequences for future investment. We discuss: · The common mistake of not having proper documentation. · Why it takes a specialist for tech startups. · California and employee protection laws spreading across the country. · Assigning IP to the correct place. · The challenge of educating clients to ask the right legal questions. Enjoy the show! Connect with Roger: Website: https://www.haynesboone.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerroyse/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/haynesboone/ Connect with Gary: Website: sbadvisors.cc/ Facebook: facebook.com/SmallBusinessAdvisors LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gary-d-heldt-jr-388a051/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Discussing legal details and lessons learned for founders, angels and VCs with Roger Royse, Partner and legendary VC lawyer at Haynes and Boone, LLP in Silicon Valley. Docs needed to start your company, angel and VC funding, convertible notes and priced rounds, liquidation preferences, other key terms of a term sheet, M&A, carve-outs, bankruptcy and more. Roger is an active angel investor, entrepreneur and author of Dead on Arrival: How to Avoid the Legal Mistakes That Could Kill Your Start-Up. Full video of this podcast at Fireside with a VC YouTube Channel.
Roger Royse, Attorney-Royse Law Firm discusses the importance of documenting everything. Unfortunately, the lack of good documentation is a common occurrence that leads to problems in his experience. ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!
According to a United Nations study by the year 2050, the world’s population will reach 9.1 billion which is 34 percent higher than today. In order to feed this larger, more urban, and richer population, food production must increase by 70 percent. So the question is given the limits of available farmland and water resources, how are we going to meet this increase in food demand? Agtech Sector Perspective from Roger Royse, Founder Royse Law Firm: Agtech is not just a movement it’s a revolution. We’ve had an industrial revolution we had an information revolution learn an agricultural revolution right now and as agriculture becomes a tech-enabled business and we’re seeing that come up in a lot of different areas robotics artificial intelligent controlled environment soil health as we were talking about earlier. So the thing that’s been driving all that. Are a couple of things in my world here in Silicon Valley. It’s really been the fact that the venture community woke up to this like I say about six or seven or maybe eight years ago and started investing heavily in this. On Vertical Farming, Sonia Lo, CEO of Crop One Holdings Vertical farming is as the name implies a stacked shelving system generally within an enclosed space with artificial lighting but probably the simpler way to think about vertical farming is that it is the transfer of electrons to calories or the storage of electrons to calories because energy is the single largest input and what that really implies is that for the first time ever really agriculture can be segregated from climate and geography. And so anywhere you can generate an electron you can grow food. This type of vertical farming, that’s very dense, that can be liberated from climate and geography is something that’s a relatively recent phenomenon in the last six to seven years. And that’s been enabled by the advent of cheap LCD lighting and cheap sensors. The unit economics of indoor growing of food has really been enabled by the cost decline and those two input technologies.
Roger Royse, founder of Royse Law Firm, discusses the top 10 legal mistakes that startups often make. In this episode, Roger discusses the significant legal problems that can arise from choosing the wrong lawyer.
Roger Royse, founder of Royse Law Firm, discusses the top 10 legal mistakes that startups often make. In this episode, Roger discusses the significant legal problems that can arise from failing to comply with securities laws.
Roger Royse, founder of Royse Law Firm, discusses the top 10 legal mistakes that startups often make. In this episode, Roger discusses the significant legal problems that can arise from 409a valuations.
Roger Royse, founder of Royse Law Firm, discusses the top 10 legal mistakes that startups often make. In this episode, Roger discusses the significant legal problems that can arise from infringing on existing trademarks.
Roger Royse, founder of Royse Law Firm, discusses the top 10 legal mistakes that startups often make. In this episode, Roger discusses the significant legal problems that can arise from failing to protect IP.
Roger Royse, founder of Royse Law Firm, discusses the top 10 legal mistakes that startups often make. In this episode, Roger discusses the significant legal problems that can arise from noncompliance with labor laws.
Roger Royse, founder of Royse Law Firm, discusses the top 10 legal mistakes that startups often make. In this episode, Roger discusses the significant legal problems that can arise from inadequate tax preparation and planning .
Roger Royse, founder of Royse Law Firm, discusses the top 10 legal mistakes that startups often make. In this episode, Roger discusses the significant legal problems that can arise from not having vesting restrictions.
Roger Royse, founder of Royse Law Firm, discusses the top 10 legal mistakes that startups often make. In this episode, Roger discusses the significant legal problems that can arise from inadequate record keeping and documentation.
Roger Royse, founder of Royse Law Firm, discusses the top 10 legal mistakes that startups often make. In this episode, Roger discusses the significant legal problems that can arise from entrepreneurs using a previous employer's technology, time, and/or resources.
Here's a 1 minute highlight from an interview with one of our Guests. Find their full interview at www.ExitCoachRadio.com -- just click "Audio Library" in the "LISTEN" section and enter their name to sell all of their interviews! Roger Royse, Attorney-Royse Law Firm discusses why many Start-up companies have a shorter life span and they must be very attuned to having an Exit Strategy right from the start. Transcript: Roger: Start up companies, if they expect that they're going to get institutional funding like a lot of them do, have to anticipate a fairly early exit because their venture capital investors are managing funds that have definite endpoints, those funds term out. What happens is, as they get to the life of the end of the fund, or as they hold an investment for awhile, they're going to get increasingly demanding about seeking the liquidity of that. So, even though the founders might like to stay in the company for a long time, you can expect that the investors are going to want to see an exit, in other words, the sale of the company, certainly within 5-7 years. Now, having said that, I've got companies, legitimate startup companies, that have been my clients for 15-20 years. It just turned out that it was a good cash business and they just hung onto it and didn't just build it to sell. But, the typical startup, they expect a pretty fast exit, especially these days. What can you do RIGHT NOW to work on making your Business more Sustainable, Transferable and Valuable in the future? Visit our Online Planning Links at www.ExitCoachRadio.com/links Sponsors: Exit & Retirement Strategies, Inc. | BEI |Jeffrey M Verdon Law Group | Albert J Rasch & Associates | Ghassemian Law Group Listening from an iPhone or iPad? Get our App in the App Store: click here