This Article examines what we term" regulatory entrepreneurship"-pursuing a line of
business in which changing the law is a significant part of the business plan. Regulatory …

The world's largest companies in 2019 by market capitalization-Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft,
and Amazon-all began as venture-backed startups.'They defied existing theory by growing …

We explore whether sustainability-linked loans (ie, syndicated loans for which pricing is
linked to a sustainability performance indicator) can facilitate meaningful sustainability …

Boilerplate contracts have long fascinated legal scholars. But the focus has been largely on
consumer contracts, with the debate centered on the question of whether take-it-or-leave-it …

Venture capitalists (VCs) and angel investors have long valued close networks and personal
relationships when selecting which entrepreneurs to fund, and they closely monitor their …

One of the world's great inventors, Thomas Edison, bemoaned the propensity of
technologists to lie about an exciting new invention of the late-nineteenth century, the …

We draw on new data and theory to examine how private market contracts adapt to serve
multiple goals, particularly the social-benefit goals that impact funds add to their financial …

The platform economy'is facing a crisis of accountability. Large Internet platforms, once
regarded as sources of hope for democratic social movements or engines of a promising …

Social enterprises represent a new kind of venture, dedicated to pursuing profits for owners
and benefits for society. Social Enterprise Law provides tools that will allow them to raise the …

Fast-growing innovative companies—startups—operate unlike other businesses and raise
money in similarly distinctive ways. Eschewing traditional banks and equity markets, they …