Untamed Unicorns : Why Startup Finance Is Broken and How to Fix It.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Renée M.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Corporate law expert Renee Jones shows how a wave of serious startup scandals--including FTX, Theranos, WeWork, and Uber--was enabled by financial deregulation that allows startups to grow to enormous size without going public. The result: a slew of corporate behemoths shielded from traditional legal mechanisms for deterring corporate wrongdoing.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Frequently Cited Statutes

Introduction

1. The Evolution of the Startup Financing Model

2. The Transformation of the Private Securities Offering

3. The Growth of Private Trading Markets for Startup Shares

4. How the Startup Financing System Harms Investors

5. The Impact of the Startup Financing System on Employees

6. The Impact on Consumers and Society

7. A Roadmap for Reform

Epilogue: Looking Ahead

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Jones, Renée M. Untamed Unicorns

ISBN:

9780674305472

OCLC:

1593364788