Corporate Governance Archives

A Resolution for Governance “Experts”

February 20, 2019 by Adam J. Epstein

Every week I sit with small-cap board members who are confused by what they read in governance books and articles and hear at conferences. Sometimes I … [Read more...]

Boardrooms, Abbey Road, and Mountaineering

December 11, 2018 by Adam J. Epstein

Adam J. Epstein has a wide-ranging (and sometimes lighthearted) discussion with BoardProspects CEO, Mark Rogers. On book writing, catch phrases, … [Read more...]

Tesla’s Board Was A Buy-Side Failure

November 27, 2018 by Adam J. Epstein

Countless articles have been written, and interviews undertaken, in the last couple of months regarding Tesla’s travails, and the behavior of its CEO, … [Read more...]

Everything You Wanted to Know About Microcap Boards

October 15, 2018 by Adam J. Epstein

A recent, groundbreaking piece of research entitled Microcap Board Governance (which was undertaken by Annalisa Barrett and commissioned by IRRC … [Read more...]

The Transition from Large-Cap to Small-Cap Boardrooms Can Be a Rocky One

October 3, 2018 by Adam J. Epstein

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

September 24, 2018 by Adam J. Epstein

“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...]

Boardroom Lessons from Theranos

August 7, 2018 by Adam J. Epstein

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

July 31, 2018 by Adam J. Epstein

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

July 24, 2018 by Adam J. Epstein

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...]

Uber’s Problems Should Forever Change the Way Smart Founders Think About Boards

July 11, 2018 by Adam J. Epstein

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...]