tech market

also referred to as: tech markets

7 statements across 7 episodes · 3 bullish · 4 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Jan 13, 2015 by Guy Kawasaki · across every show →

Everything said about tech market, oldest first

Jan 13, 2015 negative
Opinion
Kawasaki: Tech is in a bubble, but macro conditions don't matter
“I believe it is, but I also believe, so what if it is or it isn't, you know, what really matters is your one company. Not the big picture.”
Guy Kawasaki Jan 13, 2015 ▶ 16:11 20 VC 001: Guy Kawasaki of Apple, Motorola and AllTop.com
Nov 18, 2015 bearish
Opinion
Eric Paley says tech founders and investors are currently overconfident
“I think in really good times, you feel extremely, you know, probably People feel a little overconfident. Right now, it's probably one of those times”
Eric Paley Nov 18, 2015 ▶ 2:24 20 VC 089: Eric Paley @ Founder Collective on Outliers, Inspirational Founders and Pro Rata
Feb 12, 2016 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Consumer private equity has half the volatility of tech
“In addition to that, this is an asset class that's not correlated with the overall economy and has half the volatility of the tech market.”
Ryan Caldbeck Feb 12, 2016 ▶ 14:56 20VC FF 035: Why Crowdfunding Is Not Right For Tech Startups with Ryan Caldbeck @ CircleUp
Dec 6, 2021 bearish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Gurley: 2021 tech market resembles 1999 dot-com bubble more than 2016
“Compared where we were to the dot-com bubble five years ago, and I have a little bit of a chicken little reputation issue here, but things are clearly more like 99 today than they were five years ago”
Bill Gurley Dec 6, 2021 ▶ 3:20 20VC: Bill Gurley and Michael Eisenberg on The First Signs of an Impending Bust, What Happens with a Market Crash, How Do Public Markets Impact Private Valuations & The Biggest Lessons from 20 Years Investing in Venture
Feb 13, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Loverro: Current tech downturn hangover will be worse than 2008 GFC
“In the lead up to the great financial crisis mortgages were going bananas. You had LBOs going bananas. Investors and venture weren't to the same degree. You didn't see companies in the public markets in tech or the privates trading at You know, hundreds of tim…”
Tom Loverro Feb 13, 2023 ▶ 14:01 Tom Loverro: The Ultimate Startup Survival Guide for 2023 | 20VC #977 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 9, 2024 bullish
Insight
George: Tech market leaders capture the vast majority of market cap
“We actually think most many or most tech markets play out in market cap in a similar way where the leader captures the vast majority of the market cap creation.”
David George Feb 9, 2024 ▶ 24:31 20VC: Doug Leone, Bill Ackman, Bill Gurley and Orlando Bravo on "Does Price Matter"; When to Pay Up vs When to Stay Disciplined, The Biggest Lessons on Price Discipline from 8 of the World's Best Investors
Sep 15, 2025 bullish
Opinion
The current AI market cycle resembles 1996 or 1997, not a bubble
“And don't get me wrong, I'm still, like, incredibly bullish on the market and AI. I think we're much more at, like, 96 or 97”
Brendan Foody Sep 15, 2025 ▶ 53:24 Mercor CEO & Co-Founder, Brendan Foody: How They Grew from $1M to $500M in 17 Months · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Made with StarZero

Turn any episode into a week of clips.

This entire site, over 1,200 episodes transcribed, diarized, checked and made playable, runs on the StarZero media pipeline. Drop in your own episode and the podcast clipper finds the moments worth sharing, cuts them, captions them, and reframes them for every feed.