Jeremy Glaser talks to Steve Osborn and Melanie Levy about what you need to know about down round financings including the perceptions, implications, and risks. They also discuss how a board can best prepare for a down round.
Our In the Boardroom: Practical Advice and Guidance podcast series features insights from Mintz Members Steve Osborn and Melanie Levy on a wide variety of topics specific to boards.
Team is joined by Jason Vigna to discuss best practices for handling crises in the boardroom including identifying, documenting, discussing, managing, and disclosing material risks. Hosts have have encountered, navigated, and mitigated innumerable board-related issues.
Team discusses considerations for public and private companies in governance, including: Best practices in formulating agenda, preparation of presentation deck, framing issues and goals, shareholder relations, major news, executive sessions and closed sessions, transparency.
The team looks at the lessons to be learned from Theranos. The team discusses the importance of open communication between board members and executives, fostering a culture of compliance, and tips for picking up on the early-warning signs.