7 wise men speak

摘要

In a roundtable discussion, 7 industry, banking, and technology leaders discuss the ongoing economic downturn and their insight into the trends for the next year. The participants include: 1. Gordon Bell, 2. William Draper, III, 3. David Golden, 4. William Hambrecht, 5. Blake Jorgensen, 6. Richard Kramlich, and 7. Peter Wendell. Industry is going through the biggest swing in the history of the venture capital business. Looking at the amount of funds in the venture business, from 1998 through today, 90% of the funds raised in the history of the business have been raised in the last two years. The amount of capital that went into the technology and health care sectors over the last few years is going to yield some incredible new opportunities.