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Untamed Unicorns: Why Startup Finance is Broken and How to Fix It — Book Talk

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

UNTAMED UNICORNS WHY STARTUP FINANCE IS BROKEN AND HOW TO FIX IT SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 5:30-6:30 PM | ROOM 140 RENÉE M. JONES Professor of Law and Dr. Thomas F. Carney Distinguished Scholar at Boston College Law School Former Director of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance From FTX to Theranos to WeWork, a law professor and former SEC official explains how decades of deregulation have allowed Silicon Valley’s biggest startups to grow beyond public accountability, and what it will take to fix the system.

From FTX to Theranos to WeWork, a law professor and former SEC official explains how decades of deregulation have allowed Silicon Valley’s biggest startups to grow beyond public accountability, and what it will take to fix the system.

RENÉE M. JONES
Professor of Law and Dr. Thomas F. Carney Distinguished Scholar at Boston College Law School
Former Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance

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Date:
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Time:
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Website:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScM10ZDLafIwFA919_1NqtTjnAN97QFuS_j4ayc-Rutc1441Q/viewform

Venue

140 Law Building

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UC Berkeley School of Law
Email:
wmohsen24@berkeley.edu

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