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Opening the Private Markets: Carine Schneider on Democratization, Regulation & Future of Investing

·30 min

Keith opens by introducing Corinne Schneider and framing a discussion about private markets. Corinne explains that 98% of people do not qualify to invest there. From that point, the conversation gets practical: Keith and Corinne talk about how entrepreneurs and founders need to plant seeds and not expect a medium ROI from everything they do, especially when it comes to marketing and branding. Corinne also reflects on her long career, including working at Oracle before the IPO and before voicemail, email, and the internet were commonplace. Keith then pushes into the mechanics, noting that while many people know the broad ideas around venture capital, cap tables, and equity shares, fewer understand how those pieces are actually managed, allocated, and leveraged. Corinne agrees that more people need to understand that layer and suggests there is room for new companies and services to grow around it. The discussion then shifts to the broader private markets ecosystem. Corinne points out that innovation is already coming from smaller companies, but major players are also entering the space, including Apollo, Blackstone, BlackRock, and DTCC. She says the market needs more plumbing and probably more structure, and notes that much of the work so far has been handled with spreadsheets and email. AI comes up as a possible help for research and process work. The episode closes on the idea that private markets are still evolving and that new regulation may eventually follow a scandal or major shock.

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A grounded look at private markets, their plumbing, and the rules that shape them.

Keith Newman and Corinne Schneider spend the episode unpacking private markets from the ground up: who gets access, why cap tables and equity splits matter, and what breaks when a market grows beyond spreadsheets and email.

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If you want the mechanics behind private markets, this one gets concrete fast.

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