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A comment on Ask HN: Why has YC 6x their legal staff in headcount in past few years?.

Re:Ask HN: Why has YC 6x their legal staff in headcount in p... by JohnnyHerz on Monday March 13, 2023 @11:22PM (#35146989)
Is this a surprise to anyone?

There are 1.35 million lawyers in America (4 lawyers per 1000 people in the sad State of California) and they are all looking for someone to sue.

If you have a visible business footprint you are a target and have to lawyer up.

Just a Fact of life - Not really a reflection on YC or any other company.

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Re:Ask HN: Why has YC 6x their legal staff in headcount in p... by O__________O on Monday March 13, 2023 @11:36PM (#35147123)
It’s notable in the sense YC up until few years ago had two legal staff and YC had been around 15 or 16 years. There’s reason, just like there’s reason they are expanding their software development staff.
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