Link Harvest: How founders Retain Control After the IPO
I'd mentioned this last week, but this article explains how the trend in the last ten years has made this the new normal for Silicon Valley, severely curtailing shareholder power.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-07/zuckerberg-stock-grip-becomes-new-normal-in-silicon-valley-tech
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-07/zuckerberg-stock-grip-becomes-new-normal-in-silicon-valley-tech