Robert Bartlett’s paper, “Standardization and Innovation in Venture Capital Contracting: Evidence from Startup Company Charters”, was discussed by The Deal in “Save the Money for the Company: Standardizing VC Contracts”. https://www.thedeal.com/private-companies/save-the-money-for-the-company-robert-bartlett-standardizing-vc-contracts/.

In a recent paper, Stanford’s Robert Bartlett finds that early-stage VC documents have become far more standardized since 2003 while capital structures have become more complex.