Bobby Franklin

President & CEO, NVCA · 1 appearance on the record.

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Bobby Franklin is the President and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association. He engages with policymakers in Washington on taxation, early-stage company policies, and regulations like the JOBS Act.

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Assertion Partly supported

Franklin: Volcker Rule blocked banks from investing in VC funds

“The Volcker rule was something that had been put in place, which effectively kept banks from being able to make investments into You know, VC funds or other funds into startups.”

Bobby Franklin Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 2:01 a16z Podcast | Of Policy, Capital, and the Startup Ecosystem

Insight

Franklin: Startup interests in Washington are drowned out by Fortune 500s

“You have to recognize Washington is really a big company town. I mean, if you think about it, once you become a big company, you're going to have a Washington office. You're going to have a lot of folks running around. And when you have so many voices talking …”

Bobby Franklin Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:18 a16z Podcast | Of Policy, Capital, and the Startup Ecosystem

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
a16z Podcast \| Of Policy, Capital, and the Startup Ecosystem	Jan 2, 2019	8m

Bobby Franklin

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