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Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein

Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein

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 In-depth interview podcast with leading corporate governance experts, including world-class founders, scholars, board members, executives, investors and more. The content is structured as a long-form conversation to explore not only the latest corporate governance trends, but also to get some personal insights from some of the best and brightest minds behind America's boardrooms.2020-2025 Boardroom Governance Desenvolvimento Pessoal Economia Gestão e Liderança
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  • Brad Feld: Startup Boards and Lessons from Four Decades in VC

    Brad Feld: Startup Boards and Lessons from Four Decades in VC
    Oct 1 2025
    (0:00) Intro(1:36) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:23) Start of interview(3:11) Brad's origin story(4:54) Venture Capital Beginnings(5:39) The Rise of the Internet(8:10) His role in Softbank Technology Ventures and later Mobius Venture Capital. Reference to Heidi Roizen E6, E108 and E116(12:26) Transition to Techstars and Foundry(13:36) Origin and focus of his book Startup Boards. Reference to his blog post: Feld Thoughts. "Boards (and board members) for private companies operate on a bell curve" (some are excellent, some are horrific, and most are average).(15:31) The Evolution of Founder-Friendly Terms(30:06) Effective Board Composition(35:00) Defining a Great Board: the Board as a Team. Reference to Matt Blumberg's Rule of 1s: see E52 (2022)(38:05) "The goal of the board is to get different skill sets around the table" "I think a founder should fight against investors having additional observer seats."(41:13) Why he considers it a red flag when a director claims they're acting out of "fiduciary duty." *Reference to the Startup Litigation Digest(44:50) Governance concerns in the AI Boom(47:37) Books that have greatly influenced his life:Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig (1974)The entire pantheon of Neal Stephenson and William Gibson Science fiction written by female writers (as a category)Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons(50:05) His mentors: Len Fassler and his uncle, Charlie Feld.(51:55) Quotes that he thinks of often or lives his life by: from his Dad: "If you're not standing on the edge, you're taking up too much space.", from Len: "Brad, they can't kill you and they can't eat you. Suit up."(53:00) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that he loves. "I love philanthropically funding bathrooms." Also, the Banana Lounge at MIT.(55:38) The living person he most admires: his wife Amy Batchelor.Brad Feld has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. He co-founded two venture capital firms, Foundry Group and Mobius Venture Capital, and multiple companies, including Techstars. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
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    56 minutos
  • State of the Markets and AI with Steven Wolfe Pereira

    State of the Markets and AI with Steven Wolfe Pereira
    Sep 16 2025

    (0:00) Intro

    (1:30) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel

    (2:16) Start of interview. *Reference to E181 (July 2025) for Steven's personal/professional background.

    (3:14) IPOs and Market Trends. Including Klarna and Gemini.

    (5:29) The Stay Private vs. Go Public Dilemma. Valuations and market health (examples of Airbnb and Figma)

    (12:00) The Oracle post-earnings 36% price increase. *Reference to article by Tom Chavez: In Defense of Bubbles.

    (14:14) AI, Data Centers, and Market Dynamics

    (15:15) OpenAI's Future and Governance

    (20:12) Power Dynamics in Big Tech companies (Mag 7).

    (22:35) Tesla and Elon Musk Compensation Structure (Mega Grants)

    (24:53) Boardroom Accountability in Big Tech

    (28:31) Scale AI and L&A (Licensing & Acquihiring) as the new M&A

    (34:34) AI startup governance (e.g. SSI and Thinking Machine Labs)

    (36:41) The Role of Directors in Governance. "Theater in the boardroom?"

    (39:08) Startup Fraud (Elizabeth Holmes, SBF, etc) and the Startup Litigation Digest

    (40:05) Legal Accountability and Ethics

    (46:39) The Future of AI and Market Valuations in the "Agentic Economy"

    (51:43) The Importance of Board Leadership

    Steven Wolfe Pereira founded Alpha to solve a critical problem: most boards are governing AI transformation without the frameworks, intelligence, or peer networks they need to make sound fiduciary decisions.

    You can follow Evan on social media at:

    X: @evanepstein

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/

    Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/

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    To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/

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    Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
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    53 minutos
  • Teresa Briggs: Audit Committees, AI, and the Evolving Role of Corporate Directors.

    Teresa Briggs: Audit Committees, AI, and the Evolving Role of Corporate Directors.
    Sep 2 2025

    (0:00) Intro

    (1:26) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel

    (2:13) Start of interview

    (2:53) Teresa's origin story

    (4:30) Her career path at Deloitte (37-year career)

    (7:40) Transition to Board Service

    (8:37) Joining the board of ServiceNow

    (10:57) Joining the board of Warby Parker and understanding Public Benefit Corporations (PBCs)

    (14:48) Joining the boards of Snowflake and Docusign

    (15:38) Insights on Audit Committees (*reference to E179 with Jack Lazar)

    (17:10) Evolving Responsibilities of Audit Committees

    (21:40) The Climate and ESG Discussion

    (24:15) Boardroom Diversity Trends

    (26:13) The Rise of AI in Business

    (30:18) Navigating Geopolitical Changes

    (33:36) Handling Crisis Situations (her experience with whistleblower case and special committee with outside counsel investigation)

    (37:28) Engaging with Activist Investors

    (38:40) Founder Mentality vs. Governance *Reference to VC-Board Academy (on October 28, 2025 in NYC)

    (42:10) The Future of Private vs. Public Companies (impact of IPOs) *Mention of CaaStle fraud case.

    (45:57) The Impact of AI on Human Capital

    (48:29) Work from Home Dynamics

    (50:05) Book that has greatly influenced her life: Outlive, by Peter Attia (2022)

    (50:50) Her mentors. Rich Fineberg

    (51:51) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives his life by.

    (52:24) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves.

    (53:11) The living person she most admires.

    Teresa Briggs serves on the boards of DocuSign, ServiceNow, Snowflake and Warby Parker. She is a member of the audit committee for each company and is the audit committee chair of ServiceNow, DocuSign, and Warby Parker.

    You can follow Evan on social media at:

    X: @evanepstein

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/

    Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/

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    To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/

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    Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
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    54 minutos
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