Episode 15

Dave Young of Cooley

E15: Dave Young, partner and co-founder of the Santa Monica office of the Cooley Law Firm, is one of the top VC lawyers in Los Angeles. Dave gives us a unique and valuable perspective on the Southern California VC community. He discusses early stage seed funding and what he has...

November 12, 2019
45 min

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Jim Baer

Founder & CEO, CMBG

Episode 15: Dave Young of Cooley

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E15: Dave Young, partner and co-founder of the Santa Monica office of the Cooley Law Firm, is one of the top VC lawyers in Los Angeles. Dave gives us a unique and valuable perspective on the Southern California VC community. He discusses early stage seed funding and what he has learned working with young companies as well as weathering the dot-com bubble of the early 2000s, digital media, and what makes LA an attractive city for VCs.