Premium: Venture Capital Is Killing Itself
The article traces the unintended consequences of President Obama's 2012 JOBS Act, which reduced reporting requirements for private companies and eliminated a 1960s rule requiring companies with 500+ shareholders and $10M in assets to report like public firms. The author argues these changes incentivized companies to stay private longer and allowed venture capitalists and founders to operate with fewer constraints, ultimately benefiting insiders at the expense of retail investors.
Key points
- JOBS Act (2012) reduced SEC reporting requirements for private companies
- Eliminated Section 12(g) rule that had required sizeable private firms to report publicly
- Author claims this enabled VC-backed recklessness and inflated IPO valuations
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