Chris Franks and Sandy Grason talk to Rachel Holt, General Manager of Uber in Washington DC and Lance Little of No. 8 Brands about how they've handled very different situations that both involved getting through the red tape of government regulations.[youtube width="560" height="315" video_id="Rbl3bU94W0"]

Here are links to the articles we discussed on this episode:

New York Times- A Feisty Start-Up Is Met With Regulatory Snarl http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/technology/app-maker-uber-hits-regulatory-snarl.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

Feld Thoughts - Startup Visa- One Step Forward, One Step Back http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FeldThoughts/~3/weL0fC1b3fI/startup-visa-one-step-forward-one-step-back.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

ABC News- Immigrant Creates U.S. Jobs, Gets Boot Over Visa http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/visa-problem-prevents-entrepreneur-creating-american-jobs/story?id=14857757#.UMpfG5Pjl75

Tech Crunch- Finally a Startup Visa That Works http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/14/finally-a-startup-visa-that-works