Goldman Sachs Technology conference right here in san francisco. We will hear from technology heavyweights over the hour, including the ceo of gopro, ripple, and Goldman Sachs. The year is set up in a way in which i think it should be very constructive for m a activity and ipo activity. Activity. We have got a very healthy ipo backlog, but we also have an environment for a variety of reasons why meeting should set up to be a pretty good year. Are private market valuations private healthy right now . I think private market valuations have heightened the months. The last 1224 capital has been tighter for private market funding. I would not say that valuations are bubbly. Environment where growth was sluggish, investors were looking for a place where there was growth, and Silicon Valley is a place where there was a lot of growth. You look at a company like amazon, it is growing 30 on when hundred 80 billion of and 80 billion of revenues. These are Big Companies with large market caps. The
Our coverage this week from the Goldman Sachs Technology Conference right here in san francisco. Well hear from tech heavyweights throughout the hour including the ceos of gopro, ripple, and Goldman Sachs. Lets kick it off with david solomon, Goldman Sachs resident and cocoo. David the year is set up in a way in which i think it should be very constructive for m a activity and ipo activity. Ipo activity started to pick up toward the end of we have got a 2017. Very healthy ipo backlog, but we also have an environment for a variety of reasons why meeting for a8 should set up strategic year for m a. Private market valuations, are they healthy right now . I think private market valuations have heightened the bit over the last 1224 months. Capital has been tighter for private market funding. I would not say that valuations are bubbly. In an environment for the last five years where growth was sluggish investors were looking , for a place where there was growth, and Silicon Valley is a place
We will hear from tech heavyweights throughout the hour including the ceos of gopro, ripple, fireeye and bill girly of benchmark. Lets get it up with david solomon. The year has set up in a way that i think it should be very constructive for ipo activity. Ipo activity picked up a little bit toward the end of 2017. We have a very healthy ipo backlog but we also have an environment for a variety of reasons why 2018 should set up to be a great year for this in the Technology Space. Points are they out the right now or bubbling . I think private market valuations actually have tightened a little bit over the course of the last 12 or 24 months. Capital has been a little tighter for private market funding. I wouldnt say that valuations are bubbling but there is no question that in an environment for the last five years where growth was sluggish investors were really looking for a place where there was growth and Silicon Technology was a place where there was a lot of growth. When you look at
From the Goldman Sachs Technology Conference. We will hear from tech heavyweights throughout the hour including the ceos of gopro, ripple, fireeye and bill girly of benchmark. Lets get it up with david solomon. The year has set up in a way that i think it should be very constructive for ipo activity. Ipo activity picked up a little bit toward the end of 2017. We have a very healthy ipo backlog but we also have an environment for a variety of reasons why 2018 should set up to be a great year for this in the Technology Space. Points are they out the right now or bubbling . I think private market valuations actually have tightened a little bit over the course of the last 12 or 24 months. Capital has been a little tighter for private market funding. I wouldnt say that valuations are bubbling but there is no question that in an environment for the last five years where growth was sluggish investors were really looking for a place where there was growth and Silicon Technology was a place whe
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