Photo by Pawel Czerwinski  on Unsplash As courts and regulators recalibrate Big Tech’s power, the effects extend far beyond Silicon Valley’s giants. Recent legal developments involving Google mark the beginning of a new compliance-first era for emerging companies—reshaping how founders, investors, and legal counsel navigate growth, governance, and acquisition in the algorithmic economy. The broader lesson of Google’s legal milestones is that law is becoming a formative force in business...