Podcast #190 | Karen Page: Venture Boards, Founder Governance, and the Path from Startup to Scale

Episode #190 of the Boardroom Governance Podcast features Karen Page, a General Partner and Board Partner at B Capital, a global venture capital firm with more than $9 billion in assets under management and dedicated stage-based funds to help scale high-growth startups.

Karen and Evan discuss:

• Governance in early and growth stage companies
• Board dynamics and CEO relationships
• Building trust and navigating crises
• Founder-friendly terms vs. investor protections
• The function and influence of board advisors, observers, and committees.
• The debate on staying private vs. going public
• The state of board diversity and future of venture governance

You can listen to the episode directly in the Boardroom Governance Podcast website (where you can find all the show notes), or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts such as in: Apple or Spotify. You can also subscribe to the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at evanepstein.substack.com

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