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Going Public Circa 2020; Door #3: The SPAC

abovethecrowd.com

Historically they have been a kind of back-door way for a company to go public, and as a result have historically had a sub-standard reputation. I would argue that any first year finance student or computer science student would naturally assume this is how traditional public offerings already work (they would be wrong).

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Obama proposes no capital gains tax on qualified small business stock

Startup Company Lawyer

In light of the potential for this significant benefit associated with qualified small business stock, all venture financings should be analyzed very closely from a qualified small business stock standpoint.

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Why We Must Have Zero Tolerance for Sexual Misconduct in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

You can love them and want rehabilitation and perhaps one day redemption but when a person has exploited a position of power they don’t deserve our sympathy above that of the victims and they don’t deserve a free pass back into power. Victims must always deserve more respect than a flawed human being in search of redemption.