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Podcast: Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein
Episode: Joe Grundfest: On Capital Markets, Crypto Regulations, Board Diversity & Corporate Electoral Innovation.
Description: (0:00) Intro.(1:42) Start of interview.(3:11) Joe's take on the rise of IPOs and SPACs since 2020. "There is a level where it is all entirely rational."(4:16) Staying private vs going public in this environment. "In today's world, companies have three alternatives: do another VC round, a SPAC or an IPO."(6:43) On the fundraising environment: "This is historically unprecedented... due to fiscal and monetary stimulus throughout the U.S. and global economies." "But you have to combine that with the observation that we really do have some fundamental technological and economic changes going on."<...