Experienced small-cap investors are often circumspect when large-cap officers and directors join the board of a small-cap company. Precedent suggests … [Read more...]
Legal and CorpGov Best Practices Aren’t Always Aligned
“Well, if our corporate counsel’s principal role isn’t to guide the board with respect to best practices, then why are we paying them so much to … [Read more...]
The Small-Cap Communication Conundrum
Effective communication is about two things: knowing your audience and making sure your message is tailored to that audience. If you get one of those … [Read more...]
There’s Only One Good Way to Deliver Bad News
Predicting the future is a fool’s errand. But I can say with 100 percent certainty that 50 years from now, small-cap companies will continue to issue … [Read more...]
Boardroom Lessons from Theranos
Thanks to John Carreyrou’s Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting in The Wall Street Journal, and his new book, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon … [Read more...]
An Unsung Hero from the Theranos Board
By now, everyone has heard of or read about Theranos. The consumer healthcare startup vowed to revolutionize the blood testing industry by … [Read more...]
Lessons in Cybersecurity Insurance
Companies are exposed to real cybersecurity threats on a nearly daily basis - yet, 80-90 percent of companies with revenues below $1 billion have no … [Read more...]
Memo to the Media: Stop Ignoring Small Public Companies
Here’s a newsflash for the mainstream business media in the United States: there are more than just 500 public companies – a lot more. And ignoring … [Read more...]
Uber’s Problems Should Forever Change the Way Smart Founders Think About Boards
Spend enough time around startups and you’ll hear a common refrain from founders and CEOs: “Boards are predominantly a form-over-substance waste of … [Read more...]
Data Tell the Story of Small-Cap M&A
I recently had dinner with a public company CEO and one of his board members. Among other things, they wanted my thoughts on how their new “roll-up” … [Read more...]
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