private markets

6 statements across 5 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Scott Kupor · across every show →

Everything said about private markets, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Insight
Cooper: Discontinuous private markets force investors to price multi-year execution risk
“Private markets are discontinuous, right, which is there are, you know, unlike a trade, a public trading market where there is a price, obviously, that's published on a, you know, entirely throughout the day and overnight, part of what people are doing when th…”
Scott Kupor Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 22:55 a16z Podcast | The Rise of the Quasi-IPO
Jun 14, 2019 negative
Insight
Dual-class shares are unnecessary in private markets due to illiquidity
“The reason why those tend not to exist in the private markets is we're all completely aligned, which is none of us have liquidity, right? So we can't, you know, in general, and many times we are prevented from selling our shares legally, so there's no liquid m…”
Scott Kupor Jun 14, 2019 ▶ 21:41 How to Raise Money from a Venture Investor
Mar 11, 2024 positive
Opinion
Casado: Private markets alone cannot solve national AI technology needs
“I don't think the private markets solve everything. I do believe in, like, Public private partnerships. I do believe in institutions. I do believe that the government has a big role to play here, but I think that role to play is investing heavily in, in people…”
Martín Casado Mar 11, 2024 ▶ 35:56 Intelligence in the Age of AI with new CTO of the CIA
May 5, 2026 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Private market correction will not trigger a 2008-style systemic crisis
“I, you know, so I think there'll be some correction in private markets, but it's not going to be 2008 where you were destabilizing the system because it's not owned by banks at 30 to one leverage or these days the leverage is lower, but plenty were 20 to 30 to…”
Tony James May 5, 2026 ▶ 1:11:47 Building Blackstone, Backing Costco, and Working with Munger | Tony James on The a16z Show
May 27, 2026 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Rowan: Industrial companies will stay private longer
“We, we're gonna see the same thing happen with industrial companies. Lots of industrial companies are just gonna decide to stay private longer for all the reasons we know.”
Marc Rowan May 27, 2026 ▶ 11:56 Private Markets, Software Repricing and Capital Allocation | Marc Rowan on a16z
May 27, 2026 bullish
Opinion
Rowan: Private markets are the only remaining source of investor diversification
“And so if you're an investor and you're looking for diversification, there's no place to get it other than private markets.”
Marc Rowan May 27, 2026 ▶ 11:21 Private Markets, Software Repricing and Capital Allocation | Marc Rowan on a16z
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