Questions to bring to your next board meeting in the wake of SVB's fall

People wait outside the Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, CA, to withdraw funds after the federal government intervened upon the bank collapse, on March 13, 2023. (Credit: Getty Images—Anadolu Agency/Nikolas Liepins)

Will the white-knuckle experience of surviving Silicon Valley Bank’s meltdown change how companies—especially young private companies—behave? What will they do differently? 

That question surfaced in a recent National Association of Corporate Directors webinar on the issues facing boards following the bank’s collapse.