James Smedley

- Partner - IP, Tech & VC - Fox Rothschild LLP - IP Attorney and Tech Enthusiast. - esports attorney and gamer. - Father & fitness enthusiast.

[sunny madra @sundeep]

This might be my favorite @theallinpod clip!

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

Happy Easter to all! God’s blessings to you and yours! ✝️

[nihal @nihalmehta]

New York is about to make a massive mistake. The NY State Senate is advancing a proposal to decouple from federal QSBS (Section 1202) — the tax provision that lets startup founders exclude gains on qualifying exits. If this passes, founders would owe 10-13% in combined state and city tax on exits that are tax-free at the federal level and in nearly every other major tech state. Even worse: it's retroactive to January 1, 2025. This comes right as the federal government just expanded QSBS benefits and New Jersey moved to full conformity. New York wants to go in the opposite direction.

As a seed investor in NYC who has backed hundreds of companies, I can tell you: founders are mobile. If New York becomes one of the most punitive states for startup exits, the best founders will simply build somewhere else — and the jobs, tax revenue, and innovation will follow. NYC has built something special over the last two decades. This proposal puts it all at risk for a short-sighted revenue grab.

If you're a founder, investor, or anyone who cares about the NYC tech ecosystem — please sign the TechNYC open letter before Monday below 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

Keep building, NYC 🗽

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

@alyssakrejmas @philshungry When is the next @kampevents in SF?

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

Love this. Some really great ideas realized in such a short time.

[Alex Reibman 🖇️ @AlexReibman]

Stanford just hosted a hackathon. Over 1000 Ivy League and elite engineering students came to build for 36 hours straight.

The reward? $200k+ in prizes.

Here are the winners and crowd standouts we saw at TreeHacks ‘25 @hackwithtrees (🧵):

[𝕻𝖍𝖎𝖑 𝕮𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖔 @philshungry]

If you are a venture founder or investor …you don’t wanna miss Bo$$ Bites debut by @kampevents for sxsw march 11th with friends:

@howdyjax @thejohndriscoll @jaymanickam @angelahood90 @TheIconicJMS @PapayaTutor @justworks + more

Apply: https://t.co/TGERdGHLIq

RT!! 💥

[Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath]

If you weren’t sure who the Deep State were, they all got pardoned today.

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

#MacBook Pro + #AVP new updates are a game changer. Widescreen desktop is amazing.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

SpaceX HQ will now officially be in the city of Starbase, Texas!

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

@techsportsmark @chamath @thesudhirgautam Yeah. Jurisdiction is based on the location of the defendant. So if your office is in Miami. Then they cannot bring you to court in Tampa.

Now, if you open a Tampa office, yes they can.

Again, lots of caveats. But that’s the basic answer.

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

@techsportsmark @chamath @thesudhirgautam Agree. TX probably best. Better judiciary than FL overall (not 100%... No knock). Great judges in TX with corporate and IP experience. FL can be a mixed bag if you end up in the MDFL or NDFL. SDFL a good court though.

[Autism Capital 🧩 @AutismCapital]

@joerogan Love it.

[Joe Rogan @joerogan]

That’s my new official X description.

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

@proxcee Paul dropped his left hand guard so far it was in the Antarctic…

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

@WillardFam6 Truly unfortunate. It was clear Tyson could have cleared this fight early. Lucky Jake stayed awake. But yo, those $$ are yummy.

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

@WillardFam6 Exactly. No fighter stops after a devastating punch and follows up with some swings to capitalize on the moment (especially Tyson...).

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

The only thing that lost on the Tyson / Paul fight tonight was me and 2 hrs of sleep.

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

@LudwigAhgren This. x1000. Watching him slip, roll and block all Paul’s shots and reserve on counters or offense. No boxing fan believed this.

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

@Mamadou99328043 @Ninja This. So much. $1mil for every punch Tyson didn’t throw to KO Paul. He slipped and blocked every punch he wanted to.

[James Smedley @TheIconicJMS]

@Ninja $1mil for every unthrown Tyson punch…. Crazy to watch. He’s still got all the moves.