Nasir and Mattrelive their top moments from 2014.
January 2, 2015
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The guys start the week by detailing the story of a Harvard professor who fought with a restaurant over a $4 discrepancy in his bill. They then answer, “At what point can I make my employees clock out but take care of non work activities at the office?”
December 15, 2014
The guys end the week by talking about Chevrolet awarding the World Series MVP a possibly defective truck. Nasir and Matt also answer a pizza related question about Yelp!
November 7, 2014
Nasir and Matt start the week by discussing Lindsay Lohanstealing an app from a previous business venture. They then answer, “Should I take any Ebola precautions with my employees?”
November 3, 2014
Nasir and Matt recordtogether for the first time forthe 100th episode. They give some updates onstories discussed in previous episodes of the podcast, including Arian Foster’s failed IPO, the Ryan Seacrest patent dispute with Blackberry, Johnny Manziel’s trademarks, the outcome from the Airbnb squatter, the settlement from the Oakland Raiders cheerleaders, and the podcast patent…
October 1, 2014
Nasir and Matt discuss the recent ruling which allows Yelp to alter reviews based on whether a business purchases advertising. They also answer, “Hi, I am 16 and my partner is 15. We have started our own car brokerage business. When do you think we should actually establish and when we do, what should we…
September 17, 2014
There is nothing actually wrong with naming the competition in advertising. Roughly speaking, the legal standard under the Federal Trade Commission Act is that true statements that can be substantiated, and are neither expressly nor implicitly deceptive, even through omission, are okay. However, it’s a very combative strategy, with risks and rewards from both a…
July 22, 2014
The guys talk about Yelp’s complaints that Google is altering search results. They also answer, “In the Belford example and those working in “boiler rooms” they are convicted of using unfair selling tactics but what does that mean? Do salesmen not use unfair sales tactics when they psychoanalyze the client and use that to their…
July 16, 2014
Nasir and Matt discuss one website’s struggle with regulating user generated content, an issue they’ve discussed with Yelp in the past. They then answer the question, “I work for a firm doing a temporary assignment on a client’s work site. The firm calls me an “exempt hourly contractor employee” and deducts tax contributions per my…
July 14, 2014
Much has happened since last November when a home contractor filed a lawsuit for $750,000 against a former customer for defamation. If you read the headlines across the news agencies, you saw, “Contractor Files Lawsuit against Customer for Bad Review“. This is very misleading because it implies that the only reason the contractor filed suit…
July 8, 2014
Nasir and Matt again talk about Yelp, this time with its new chat feature. They then answer the question, “What’s the most important thing to include in a noncompete agreement?” Nasir’s note: here is the link to the site he deemed much better than Yelp:http://talkto.com/.
June 27, 2014
On September 9, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed California Assembly Bill 2365 (aka the “Yelp bill”) into law. As of January 1, 2015, the new law, codified as California Civil Code section 1670.8, prohibits the use of “non-disparagement” clauses in consumer contracts. The law seems to be a response to a particularly egregious set of facts. A…
May 21, 2014
