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IRC Legal Business Brief — Block No. 10: The Hard Sell

The Hard Sell

Building a law firm from scratch, AI agents breaking out of their sandboxes, the Coldcard hack just passed $130M, and fighting for your Bitcoin rights in a New York courtroom.

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IRC Legal Business Brief — Block No. 09: Called Shots

Called Shots

An ignored demand letter triples to $300K. The world's most powerful AI lasts three days. Wallets move in the $250B Bitcoin case. And the Knicks deliver.

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IRC Legal Business Brief — Block No. 08: The Audacity

The Audacity

Inside my sudden amicus brief to defend 3.8 million bitcoin in court, why the idea is the cheap part, lawyers who hid AI instructions in a court filing, and the chaotic 30-hour round trip to the NBA Finals that came down to 24 seconds.

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IRC Legal Business Brief — Block No. 07: The Human Element

The Human Element

Contracts don't fail on signing. They fail when someone forgets there's a person on the other side. AI keeps giving lawyer advice, but I'm the lawyer. And a man once paid 10,000 bitcoin for two pizzas | IRC Legal

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IRC Legal Business Brief — Block No. 06: Clarity Beats Chaos

Clarity Beats Chaos

M&A attorney Ian R. Cohen breaks down why delaying legal disputes costs exponentially more, how vague AI terminology creates liability in vendor agreements and term sheets, and why Bitcoin's halving cycle is the most transparent monetary policy ever written.

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IRC Legal Business Brief — Block No. 05: Choose Your Prison Wisely

Choose Your Prison Wisely

The things that lock you in rarely announce themselves. Explore the hidden costs of vendor contracts, AI token limits, and tech ecosystems from a legal and strategic perspective.

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IRC Legal Business Brief — Block No. 04: Decisions, Decisions

Decisions, Decisions

Founder deadlock is rot. AI is making tuition look ridiculous. And I'm running for Congress. Dive into the latest Brief from Across The Table.

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IRC Legal Business Brief — Block No. 03: No Middlemen Required

No Middlemen Required

How to negotiate without getting eaten alive, why context beats prompts in AI, why Bitcoin doesn't need a banker, and why I might be running for Congress on Long Island.

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IRC Legal Business Brief — Block No. 02: For the Kids

For the Kids

Old systems and their scarcity, new systems and their abundance, and one protocol, Bitcoin, that ties them together.

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IRC Legal Business Brief — Block No. 01: $3 Billion and a Hot Dog

$3 Billion and a Hot Dog

Entrepreneurship is a necessity. AI is your edge. Bitcoin is not a joke. And the lens I bring to every deal comes from the trenches, not 30 floors above Manhattan.

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