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Podcast: Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein
Episode: Elizabeth Pollman: Startup Governance & Regulatory Entrepreneurship
Description: Start of Interview [1:51]Motivation for writing her Startup Governance Article [3:22]Why are companies "staying private" for longer [6:18]The JOBS Act amendment of Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act [7:30]Discussion on secondary markets for private shares [10:00]Challenges of startups "staying private forever" [11:54]Distinctions between public and private market regulatory frameworks [13:36]The vertical and horizontal startup governance issues [18:14]Distinctions between preferred and common shares in VC-backed companies [19:54]Monitoring failures in startup companies [27:50]Dual Class Shares and Sunset Provisions [32:43]The Premise for Regulatory Entrepreneurship Article (with Jordan Barry) [37:42]Breaking the law and/or taking advantage of legal gray areas [39:20]Seeking to grow "too...