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there were 13 unicorns created in asia versus 30 in the u.s.. this out, asia has already generated 11 as opposed to 19 in north america. on that note, the unicorn of the day is machine zone, the maker of game of war, famous for its kate upton commercial. offers have given it a $6 billion valuation. today we are seeing pluto like never before. here is an image of the planet captured by the new horizon. the spacecraft soared past pluto early this morning, having traveled over three he and miles since launching in 2006, reaching speeds of up to 30,000 miles per hour. it will take nearly a year and a half to retrieve all the data, but today's pictures are already telling is a lot about the edges of our solar system. joining us now with more on the significance of this probe, we have a doctor with us, a former nasa researcher who helped to collect satellite images from space. we also have a curator in astrophysics with us from new york at the american museum of natural history. thank you so much to both of you. chris, i will start with you. given you
there were 13 unicorns created in asia versus 30 in the u.s.. this out, asia has already generated 11 as opposed to 19 in north america. on that note, the unicorn of the day is machine zone, the maker of game of war, famous for its kate upton commercial. offers have given it a $6 billion valuation. today we are seeing pluto like never before. here is an image of the planet captured by the new horizon. the spacecraft soared past pluto early this morning, having traveled over three he and miles...
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approaching unicorn status. emily: ok, what about your plans to go public?eorge: at this play we have a lot of opportunity in front of us. really what we are focused on his customer acquisition geographic expansion, building out our falcon platform and redefining the endpoint security market where other players and antivirus technologies are falling down. emily: ok. approaching unicorn status. i will take that, george, and from google capital, thank you both. still to come, max's creation of hit after hit. including yelp, slide and affirm. we will check out his latest creation, after the break. ♪ emily: it is time now for the daily byte, 2.1 billion dollars, and that is the value of short sale positions tied to just $5 billion worth of games stocks, that is 16 times the average for the s&p 500. a lot of investors think downloadable games will kill b -- in the game store culture but here is the surprising part. gamestop shares are up about 40% this year with some analysts saying it is a run. one possible reason is their trade-in program for used games. anothe
approaching unicorn status. emily: ok, what about your plans to go public?eorge: at this play we have a lot of opportunity in front of us. really what we are focused on his customer acquisition geographic expansion, building out our falcon platform and redefining the endpoint security market where other players and antivirus technologies are falling down. emily: ok. approaching unicorn status. i will take that, george, and from google capital, thank you both. still to come, max's creation of...
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unicorns, startups that have received a billion plus evaluations. surge of private investment is on par with the other side of the world. there were 13 created in asia versus the u.s., 30. on that note, the unicorn of the day is machine zone, the maker of game of war famous for their kate upton commercials. they received offers at $6 billion. here is an image of a planet captured by nasa's new horizon. it soared past pluto early this morning. it has travels more than 3 billion -- trillion miles. it will take nearly a year and a half to retrieve all of the data that it has collected. today's pictures are telling us a lot about the edges of the solar system. joining us now with more we have planet lab's dr. chris. we also have dr. michael charest from new york. he is a curator at the american museum of natural history. chris, i will start with you this took nine years, why? tell us about the technology. chris: pluto is far away. to have a spacecraft that can last for nine years of hard. it needed heaters, and it needed to travel a long distance, that
unicorns, startups that have received a billion plus evaluations. surge of private investment is on par with the other side of the world. there were 13 created in asia versus the u.s., 30. on that note, the unicorn of the day is machine zone, the maker of game of war famous for their kate upton commercials. they received offers at $6 billion. here is an image of a planet captured by nasa's new horizon. it soared past pluto early this morning. it has travels more than 3 billion -- trillion...
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>> is that reaching that $1 million as a start up. >> unicorns are mythical creatures. until recently the billion dollar start up is a thing of myth. now there's a few of them. europe is doing well but there's a lot more in the u.s. it's the rise of where the tech market is going. >> but the rise is quite extraordinary as you're saying this change that you can get so many $1 billion valued private companies companies. does that point to evaluations? >> to its a phenomenon. it's a time of technology changing the world. there's a theory that software will eat everything but it's a time of financial markets with a lot of money being raised and searching for growth and technology stocks. private or public and one of the ones where there's significant growth and that's where the money is flowing in and you get big valuation. >> let's talk more about this phenomenon. founded in london and moved to california. why the change and does that point to where perhaps the home of more unicorns is going to be. >> we started out in london. we believe that the technology particularly ba
>> is that reaching that $1 million as a start up. >> unicorns are mythical creatures. until recently the billion dollar start up is a thing of myth. now there's a few of them. europe is doing well but there's a lot more in the u.s. it's the rise of where the tech market is going. >> but the rise is quite extraordinary as you're saying this change that you can get so many $1 billion valued private companies companies. does that point to evaluations? >> to its a...
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some sort of unicorn arrangement involving iran's complete capitulation. that is a fantasy plain and simple. >> the secretary of state made his case to the senate's foreign relations committee flanked by treasury secretary. >> iran's ties to terrorist groups are why we must keep them obtaining a whennon. the combination of those threats raise a nightmare scenario. also making the case energy secretary, sitting at the negotiating table. >> so be clear the deal is not built on trust. it's hard nosed requirements that limits the activities and ensure transparency. i can assure you this is not what was wanted. it was a dialling back of their programme. >> reporter: republicans were critical. >> i believe you meant police. to walk away and say that this is a good deal is ludicrous. with all due respect, you guys have been bamboozled and the american people will pay for that. republicans question many aspects of the deal, including the time granted "trainwreck" before nuclear inspectors accessed the fight. they denounce the treatment of imprisoned americans. not
some sort of unicorn arrangement involving iran's complete capitulation. that is a fantasy plain and simple. >> the secretary of state made his case to the senate's foreign relations committee flanked by treasury secretary. >> iran's ties to terrorist groups are why we must keep them obtaining a whennon. the combination of those threats raise a nightmare scenario. also making the case energy secretary, sitting at the negotiating table. >> so be clear the deal is not built on...
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emily: what happens to all of these unicorns and decacorns?any of these are horses masquerading? chris: i think there are naive investors with no discipline throwing out term sheets with nine figures with no diligence. icon investing in lyft is publicly stated rationale. if you really look at this thing, it will not be a two horserace. lyft will not survive and travis will never buy it. uber is a better company with better mass, better brand, higher quality of service. emily: you are an uber investor. chris: i am a huge one and i would be a bigger investor on that thesis alone. i just don't think lyft are going to compete. emily: so icahn made a big mistake. chris: he made a big mistake. this is a winner take all game. and travis will take all. emily: will there be a downturn? chris: in silicon valley? emily: yes. chris: yes. it is inevitable that the funders putting this money to work will not see it all back. emily: are we in a bubble? is the bubble going to pop? chris: there are multiple ways to define that. emily: yes or no? chris: yes, so
emily: what happens to all of these unicorns and decacorns?any of these are horses masquerading? chris: i think there are naive investors with no discipline throwing out term sheets with nine figures with no diligence. icon investing in lyft is publicly stated rationale. if you really look at this thing, it will not be a two horserace. lyft will not survive and travis will never buy it. uber is a better company with better mass, better brand, higher quality of service. emily: you are an uber...
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we heard something about sales force from yelp also, having to compete with unicorns.hat did you hear in the valley and bay area in terms of demand for salespeople and the extent to which they're able to achieve the results that some of these companies want to see. >> i think it's difficult. there's a lot of companies out there, they're competing for talent for sure, and at the same time there's a sense that, you know, how high can these things grow, to the sky, and that's the issue, is that everything has its growth limits and the question is can they find new and creative ways to find growth. the companies are all valued and if you think about it, linkedin is a grandpa compared to the, and it's not, it's a very new company, but compared to all the unicorns and that's where focus shifts and the ubers of the world and the air b&bs growing at enormous rates the comparison is not a great one for linkedin. >> baby unicorns. >> infamously volatile on earnings. yesterday's action was not a big surprise in a way. >>> next up, kara, apple. nomura with a buy, price target 145,
we heard something about sales force from yelp also, having to compete with unicorns.hat did you hear in the valley and bay area in terms of demand for salespeople and the extent to which they're able to achieve the results that some of these companies want to see. >> i think it's difficult. there's a lot of companies out there, they're competing for talent for sure, and at the same time there's a sense that, you know, how high can these things grow, to the sky, and that's the issue, is...
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some sort of unicorn arrangement, involving iran's complete capitulation. that is a fantasy, plain and simple, and our own intelligence community will tell you that. every single department of our intelligence community will reinforce that. the choice we face is ensuring that iran's program is limited, rigorously scrutinized, and wholly peaceful, or no deal at all. that's the choice. the fact is there are 189 nations that live by the npt. five of them are as we know the main nuclear powers of the u.n., and 184 of them are non-nuclear in power, but they live by it, and we have lived by what the iaea does with respect to ensuring what all of those 184 nations with doing, including 12 that enrich. now if the u.s. congress moves to unilaterally reject what was agreed to in vienna, the result will be the united states of america walking away from every one of the restrictions that we have achieved, and a great big green light for iran to double the pace of its enrichment, proceed full speed ahead with a heavy reactor, install more centrifuges and do it all witho
some sort of unicorn arrangement, involving iran's complete capitulation. that is a fantasy, plain and simple, and our own intelligence community will tell you that. every single department of our intelligence community will reinforce that. the choice we face is ensuring that iran's program is limited, rigorously scrutinized, and wholly peaceful, or no deal at all. that's the choice. the fact is there are 189 nations that live by the npt. five of them are as we know the main nuclear powers of...
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did you talk about the unicorn valuations? emily: we did.re more unicorns here in the silicon valley everyday. they say valuations are just valuations on paper, what investors are willing to pay. and whether they are able to live up to those valuations, that is a story that will be told over several years. -- gos companies go cup public, can they go public -- will these companies go public, can they go public? they say there is too much money in the system. a lot of companies are spending too much money to fast. but there is a nether google to be billed, another microsoft to be built, and it is a matter of finding those companies. and it is their job to find those companies. alix: you also talked about uber. what are their views on the company? emily: greylock is not an uber investor. they said, look, we have not seen the financials in a long time. it is not sure where they would put their night -- there money now. john lilly said he thinks this can be a $500 billion company. thatspite the lawsuits luber is facing around the world and some o
did you talk about the unicorn valuations? emily: we did.re more unicorns here in the silicon valley everyday. they say valuations are just valuations on paper, what investors are willing to pay. and whether they are able to live up to those valuations, that is a story that will be told over several years. -- gos companies go cup public, can they go public -- will these companies go public, can they go public? they say there is too much money in the system. a lot of companies are spending too...
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unicorn 402. what is the unicorn in your world diplomacy?vridis: a chimera is something that you search for but never materialize. i think that is the nature of this deal. it is not going to get us where we want to go. tom: you have been critical of it but respectful of the process. how should republicans respond to an executive trend -- transaction? admiral stavridis: i think they should be respectful but at the end of the day, we have legislation on the books that says they are going to take a very serious look at it. i think it is going to get voted down. but i do not seen the votes to override a veto. i think the deal goes through the end of the day. mike: opponent say this is going to give iran $100 billion windfall one sentence are lifted and they will put that money right back into sponsoring rebellion, sponsoring terrorism and things that are inimical to our interests and our allies. tom:admiral stavridis: the bottom line will be $140 billion as well as a 6% growth in gdp. an enormous trench of economy -- of resources dropping on the
unicorn 402. what is the unicorn in your world diplomacy?vridis: a chimera is something that you search for but never materialize. i think that is the nature of this deal. it is not going to get us where we want to go. tom: you have been critical of it but respectful of the process. how should republicans respond to an executive trend -- transaction? admiral stavridis: i think they should be respectful but at the end of the day, we have legislation on the books that says they are going to take...
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for a unicorn, we're looking for a strong horse, a real horse.his unicorn will take us over the edge into i think a cat chrisic range because they are going to become a nuclear power. they will create a nuclear arms race in the middle east. the sanctions are totally lifted. they will get billions and billions of dollars, one to strengthen fanatics to who run the government in tehran and two to support the terrorists. neil: they already said they would support, they are not lying about it. >> the amazing thing since the agreement, july 14th, i would have thought the ayatollah, the foreign minister rouhani would have gone quiet. they have doubled down in their fanaticism. they still shout death to america. how can you make a deal you can trust with country that says it wants to kill you? neil: since this passed in the united nations security council that they will get money from those other members who passed it and it might be a moot point your old friends say? >> they may well figure that but the congress of the united states has the authority ov
for a unicorn, we're looking for a strong horse, a real horse.his unicorn will take us over the edge into i think a cat chrisic range because they are going to become a nuclear power. they will create a nuclear arms race in the middle east. the sanctions are totally lifted. they will get billions and billions of dollars, one to strengthen fanatics to who run the government in tehran and two to support the terrorists. neil: they already said they would support, they are not lying about it....
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emily: there are always these unicorns worth more than a billion dollars. are they really? because of the liquidation practices. does that mean the values are inflated? valuations are just numbers you put in. until these become liquid, you do not know what the numbers are. david: if you want to be a public company, you will have to cross the chasm of public metrics. if you cannot cross the chasm, valuations from the early days can hurt you. then there is the opportunity to be acquired. you need acquirers willing to value you for whatever reasons and have the wherewithal to buy you and justify that. if you do not have those things, you get in trouble. emily: what about burn rates? do those can turn you -- concern you? john: what else matters beside how much you are spending? emily: have you been warning companies? david: at the end of the day, private companies run losses. we have cavities with so much castle -- capital that it becomes hard to frame the burn rate too high. emily: is there too much arrogance in silicon valley? john: there has always been too much arrogance. l
emily: there are always these unicorns worth more than a billion dollars. are they really? because of the liquidation practices. does that mean the values are inflated? valuations are just numbers you put in. until these become liquid, you do not know what the numbers are. david: if you want to be a public company, you will have to cross the chasm of public metrics. if you cannot cross the chasm, valuations from the early days can hurt you. then there is the opportunity to be acquired. you need...
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some sort of unicorn arrangement. involving iran's complete capitulation.t is a fantasy. >> the secretary of state made his case to the senate foreign relations committee. planned by fresh surery secretary. >> irans ties are exactly who we must keep it from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon. the combination of those two threats would raise a nightmare scenario. >> also making the administration case, a nuclear expert who sat at the negotiating table. >> to be clear the deal is not built on trust. it is hard nosed that will limit activities and insure inspections. i can assure you that is not what iran wanted. it is a substantial dialing back. >> but republicans were harshly critical. >> i believe. >>s to able to walk away from this and stay that this is a good deal, is ludicrous. with all due respect you so been bamboozled and the american people are going to pay for it. >> republicans question many aspects of the deal, including the time granted before inspectors can access the site, and they denounced the treatment imprisoned americans. >> nothing holds the
some sort of unicorn arrangement. involving iran's complete capitulation.t is a fantasy. >> the secretary of state made his case to the senate foreign relations committee. planned by fresh surery secretary. >> irans ties are exactly who we must keep it from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon. the combination of those two threats would raise a nightmare scenario. >> also making the administration case, a nuclear expert who sat at the negotiating table. >> to be clear the...
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. ♪ emily: time for unicorn watch. jet.com's valuation may rocket to $3 billion. ceo is reportedly in talks with investors to raise hundreds of billions of capital by the end of the year on top of the $225 million they already raised in the last year. now to paypal, the hottest new single company in town. the online payments giant started trading on nasdaq today, leaving its ebay days behind. shares rose nearly 11% today already valued at much more than ebay. i spoke earlier with chief executive dan schulman about his plans for the newly independent company. dan: paypal is the world's largest peer-to-peer platform. one of our services brands is venmo. venmo is growing by leaps and bounds. it's really the way the millennial generation manages and moves money. our platform enables people to transfer money seamlessly, easily, very inexpensively. we can partner with any one of a number of different platforms out there to help them. i think in our future, there will be a lot of partnerships with technology companies going forward. we have 17,000 people across the world
. ♪ emily: time for unicorn watch. jet.com's valuation may rocket to $3 billion. ceo is reportedly in talks with investors to raise hundreds of billions of capital by the end of the year on top of the $225 million they already raised in the last year. now to paypal, the hottest new single company in town. the online payments giant started trading on nasdaq today, leaving its ebay days behind. shares rose nearly 11% today already valued at much more than ebay. i spoke earlier with chief...
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there are ally: of these unicorns worth more than a billion dollars. but are they really? david: valuations are just numbers. liquidhese things become markets, until you have buyers and sellers on market, you don't know what the numbers are. if you want to be a public company, you have to cross the chasm of being held and accounted for on public company metrics. if you can't, the valuations you carry from the early days can really hurt you. is the opportunity to be acquired. you need a choirs that are -- aquirers who have the wherewithal to buy you. emily: what about burn rates? do those concern you? john: sure. what else matters besides if people love the product. day, private the companies run losses. that's why venture capitalists exist. we have a weird situation wire -- where we have companies that have so much capital that it becomes really hard to frame the burn rate too high because they have enough capital to go on for years. you think there is too much arrogance in silicon valley? david: yes. people who change the world believe in themselves pretty robustly. fearn
there are ally: of these unicorns worth more than a billion dollars. but are they really? david: valuations are just numbers. liquidhese things become markets, until you have buyers and sellers on market, you don't know what the numbers are. if you want to be a public company, you have to cross the chasm of being held and accounted for on public company metrics. if you can't, the valuations you carry from the early days can really hurt you. is the opportunity to be acquired. you need a choirs...
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if they get around him and say there's some other deal out there, some unicorn -- anyway, we'll be right back. the roundtable is sticking with us. president obama said he can win a third term if he ran for office again if the constitution permitted it. he's not swaggering that one. he just says -- what's he supposed to say? i couldn't win? >>> jon stewart's in his waning days of "the daily show." but it turns out obama's appearance on the show weren't the only time those two guys met. politico reports that jon stewart was invited twice to the white house. once in 2011 and 2014 as the administration recognized stewart's power in the media. >>> we're back with the roundtable. april, jim, and francesca. president obama addressed african leaders and said the following. >> i love my work but under our constitution i cannot run again. i can't run again. i actually think i'm a pretty good president. i think if i ran i could win. but i can't. >> he also offered a glimpse of his life after he leaves the white house. >> and i'll be honest with you i am looking forward to life after being president
if they get around him and say there's some other deal out there, some unicorn -- anyway, we'll be right back. the roundtable is sticking with us. president obama said he can win a third term if he ran for office again if the constitution permitted it. he's not swaggering that one. he just says -- what's he supposed to say? i couldn't win? >>> jon stewart's in his waning days of "the daily show." but it turns out obama's appearance on the show weren't the only time those two...
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the loveliest of all was the unicorn. okay. [applause] a long time ago.l do wonders in one course and have to go. a long time ago when the earth was green and were more kind of animals than you've ever seen. they would run around free when the earth was being born and the loveliest of all those the unicorn. well, there were green alligators and longnecked geese. they were humpty back to camels and chimpanzees. they were cats mraps and elephants, and sure as you're born, the loveliest of all was the unicorn ♪ >> well done. ladies and gentlemen, another round of applause for my chorus. [applause] >> great jobs. you guys are great. >> thanks so much. >> i wish you all the best. thanks very much. great questions. okay. spent please welcome back to the stage for special for a special presentation to general and mrs. dempsey, general benjamin griffin and dr. mary keller. >> so this year since it is your fifth year, this is a president for deanie for the special artist a hand blown purple ball for joint. >> thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> the greatest is
the loveliest of all was the unicorn. okay. [applause] a long time ago.l do wonders in one course and have to go. a long time ago when the earth was green and were more kind of animals than you've ever seen. they would run around free when the earth was being born and the loveliest of all those the unicorn. well, there were green alligators and longnecked geese. they were humpty back to camels and chimpanzees. they were cats mraps and elephants, and sure as you're born, the loveliest of all was...
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secretary kerry: let me underscore the alternative to deal we have reached is not some kind of unicorn fantasy that contemplates iran complete capitulation. leon: kerry tried to convince republicans and skeptical democrats that the agreement is based on verification and not trust. congress has until september 17 to either endorse or reject the deal. maureen: two in names appear. they were added to the memorial this weekend. medina and hugg s died in a helicopter crash in earthquake relief mission in nepal. hall of heroes recognize those in the communication field who died serving their country. leon: coming up new at 6:00. just what the montgomery county leaders plan to slash $54 million out of the budget and what it means for the taxpayers. maureen: and if you haven't noticed we are at the start of the heatwave. how long will it last and the worst day to be outside? doug will have that in the forecast. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports can tiger use his own tournament to get back on a role? it's worst case scenario for patriots. details on why roger goodell is upholding t
secretary kerry: let me underscore the alternative to deal we have reached is not some kind of unicorn fantasy that contemplates iran complete capitulation. leon: kerry tried to convince republicans and skeptical democrats that the agreement is based on verification and not trust. congress has until september 17 to either endorse or reject the deal. maureen: two in names appear. they were added to the memorial this weekend. medina and hugg s died in a helicopter crash in earthquake relief...
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john kerry told the house foreign affairs committee that the idea of reaching a better deal is a unicornantasy. mark, who is at this moment, winning the political battle over the approval of the iran deal? mark: the cnn poll notwithstanding, the president side is winning. they had sent 11 today, a very -- sandy levin today, he came out we have chuck schumer, eventually come out for. the ad wars are underway. but in the end, the people who don't want to have the deal don't have votes. john: it is going to be ugly and. and a lot of money spent. in the end, we are going to end -- end up with partisan division. democrats on the president side, republicans on the opposite side. there will not be enough democratic defections to derail the deal. i think that is how it will come down. democrats were going to reserve judgment for a while, but in the end they will be with obama. mark: and the potential release of the prisoner helps the president. it is a clever card to play, but he does not need it. the argument carrying weight with a lot of democrats is one of the strongest the president makes --
john kerry told the house foreign affairs committee that the idea of reaching a better deal is a unicornantasy. mark, who is at this moment, winning the political battle over the approval of the iran deal? mark: the cnn poll notwithstanding, the president side is winning. they had sent 11 today, a very -- sandy levin today, he came out we have chuck schumer, eventually come out for. the ad wars are underway. but in the end, the people who don't want to have the deal don't have votes. john: it...
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emily: the biggest unicorn out there uber at a $50 million plus valuation. rise of the 1099s economy, uber saying they are not full-time employees, and they do not want to be full-time employees. but this is in the national spotlight. hillary clinton is talking about it. if you look at macroeconomic data, we're seeing people are choosing full-time jobs and there is not much growth in freelance relations. i wonder, is the sharing economy getting a little overhyped? >> it is not. here are the facts that matter to me. there are some really people today who cannot find a job. there are 6.5 million people who cannot get enough hours to work. for those 20.5 million people, the sharing economy gives them a chance, a lifeline to get into the workforce. that to me is a story we need to talk about. i think people would rather have a job than no job. emily: if and when the economy improves, and there are multiple full-time jobs, will the people who could be jiving on the side take the full-time job instead? >> some people like flexibility. emily: how many people? >> mo
emily: the biggest unicorn out there uber at a $50 million plus valuation. rise of the 1099s economy, uber saying they are not full-time employees, and they do not want to be full-time employees. but this is in the national spotlight. hillary clinton is talking about it. if you look at macroeconomic data, we're seeing people are choosing full-time jobs and there is not much growth in freelance relations. i wonder, is the sharing economy getting a little overhyped? >> it is not. here are...
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the unicorn phase.hink your company would have been worth a lot more right now, honestly, i'm not kidding private than public. >> you should have told me that seven months ago. >> yeah. i should have said it. you had the lockup expiration coming and i don't know you're probably not -- i know you focus your business so you don't focus on the stock. would you be a seller when it comes up? >> no. i'm not selling. >> that pretty much says what i wanted to hear. >> i'm a very long-term holder of our stock. >> well, i don't get the valuation and the unicorns and i don't get your valuation. your is too cheap. >> you guys can all decide that. >> that's the market and that's what it does. >> aaron levy and the co-chairman and ceo of box. ien you understand about what it does. that's been the missing piece of the puzzle as far as i'm concerned. after the break i'll try to make you even more money. >> no need to fear what's lurking in the unknown, cramer's got the answers. chart week kicks off tonight with faceboo
the unicorn phase.hink your company would have been worth a lot more right now, honestly, i'm not kidding private than public. >> you should have told me that seven months ago. >> yeah. i should have said it. you had the lockup expiration coming and i don't know you're probably not -- i know you focus your business so you don't focus on the stock. would you be a seller when it comes up? >> no. i'm not selling. >> that pretty much says what i wanted to hear. >> i'm...
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- (otto): why a robot, unicorn, and mummy?ey have nothing to do with each other. - so, that's how you want to play this, huh? well, i can play tough too. - odd squad is made possible in part by... - ...a cooperative agreement with the u.s. department of education, the corporation for public broadcasting's ready to learn grant and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. my name is agent olive. this is my partner, agent otto. this is me again. but back to otto and me. we work for an organization run by kids that investigates anything strange, weird and especially, odd. our job is to put things right again. (theme music)
- (otto): why a robot, unicorn, and mummy?ey have nothing to do with each other. - so, that's how you want to play this, huh? well, i can play tough too. - odd squad is made possible in part by... - ...a cooperative agreement with the u.s. department of education, the corporation for public broadcasting's ready to learn grant and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. my name is agent olive. this is my partner, agent otto. this is me again. but back to otto and...
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emily: there is a growing concerns about valuations of nonpublic tech companies, all of these unicornsdo you think these valuations are getting ahead of startups and their ability to grow? john: we are in a rare time of normalcy. good companies can go public and bad ones can't. in the private market, there is pocket of valuations that are too high, and some too low. emily: no bubble, the sky is not falling. john: this is a boom, not a bubble. it is a long boom. that is because of the effect that these devices have had. we have 2.5 billion people carrying them around. another billion to come. an entrepreneur can create a new product or service and in a week have a billion people using it. that is different. emily: what is also different is the amount of capital flowing into silicon valley. private equity firms, hedge funds, people like carl icahn. what do you make of that trend, is it creating more competition for you? beth: it is incredibly competitive out there. we have to wake up every morning and compete to win and work with the best entrepreneurs. john: never been a better time tha
emily: there is a growing concerns about valuations of nonpublic tech companies, all of these unicornsdo you think these valuations are getting ahead of startups and their ability to grow? john: we are in a rare time of normalcy. good companies can go public and bad ones can't. in the private market, there is pocket of valuations that are too high, and some too low. emily: no bubble, the sky is not falling. john: this is a boom, not a bubble. it is a long boom. that is because of the effect...
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it's like seeing a unicorn and bigfoot at the same time. sorry we're so late.at work. great news! a raccoon virus just crossed the species barrier and now can infect humans! why is that great news? in the pharmaceutical business we have a saying: "mo' infections, mo' money."
it's like seeing a unicorn and bigfoot at the same time. sorry we're so late.at work. great news! a raccoon virus just crossed the species barrier and now can infect humans! why is that great news? in the pharmaceutical business we have a saying: "mo' infections, mo' money."
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we are involved in a $10 billion, $15 billion unicorn companies in meaningful ways.i want to know about your poker hobby. you don't just enjoy poker, you are in the world series of poker. chamath: it would be great if one day we would ever be able to film this, but there is about 20 extremely successful businessmen. we play regularly in an unbelievable game in los angeles. since then, i started my own version of that here. emily: who is the best poker player in silicon valley? chamath: if i had to name, i could name a couple who i think are exceptional. david sachs, dave goldberg, my wife. she is a really, really good player. i have been on a two-year downturn. i have lost for two years straight in this game. emily: you and your wife have been together before you were very, very rich. how do you manage that transition? you have kids. chamath: we've made a decision that we are giving it all away. emily: how do you want to be remembered? chamath: i want to be a person who hopefully will say generally did what he felt was the right thing, lived a life that was morally t
we are involved in a $10 billion, $15 billion unicorn companies in meaningful ways.i want to know about your poker hobby. you don't just enjoy poker, you are in the world series of poker. chamath: it would be great if one day we would ever be able to film this, but there is about 20 extremely successful businessmen. we play regularly in an unbelievable game in los angeles. since then, i started my own version of that here. emily: who is the best poker player in silicon valley? chamath: if i had...
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it is a little irish ditty known as "the unicorn song." do you know the motions? are going to learn the motions. here is how it goes. ♪ well, there were green alligators and longnecked geese there were humpty dumpty camels and chimpanzees [laughter] there were cats and rats and elephants and sure as you are born, the loveliest of all was the unicorn. ok. a long time ago. ♪ a long time ago when the earth was green there were all kinds of animals than you have ever seen they run around free when the earth was being born and the loveliest of all was the unicorn well, there were green alligators and longnecked geese there were humpty back camels and chimpanzees there were cats and rats and elephants and sure as you're born the loveliest of all was the unit: well done. ladies and gentlemen, another round of applause for my chorus. [applause] deanie: great jobs. you guys are great. >> thanks so much. gen. dempsey: thanks. i wish you all the best. thanks very much. great questions. okay. then: please welcome back to the stage for special for a special presentation to sta
it is a little irish ditty known as "the unicorn song." do you know the motions? are going to learn the motions. here is how it goes. ♪ well, there were green alligators and longnecked geese there were humpty dumpty camels and chimpanzees [laughter] there were cats and rats and elephants and sure as you are born, the loveliest of all was the unicorn. ok. a long time ago. ♪ a long time ago when the earth was green there were all kinds of animals than you have ever seen they run...
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startups and it seems like every other day there is another 22-year-old with a big idea that will be a unicorn. however, according to this study, entrepreneurship is on a 10 year decline and at pre-recession lows. are we creating an economy where there are much greater haves and have-nots? jake: there's a lot more of this exciting headline grabbing entrepreneurship. small businesses are not being started at the same level and you see some of these software platforms eat up some of the world of small businesses and what used to be mom and pop operations. i think that's something we should be mindful of. kay: in the financial meltdown, there was no lending from the banks. the banks quit lending to small businesses across the country, almost without exception. it was really starving these organically-grown small businesses. peer-to-peer lending is a growth aspect in our economy and i think it will have a big impact on the small businesses. they can get loans from individuals willing to support them and get a return on their investment. it is different from the banks, but i think it will bring up
startups and it seems like every other day there is another 22-year-old with a big idea that will be a unicorn. however, according to this study, entrepreneurship is on a 10 year decline and at pre-recession lows. are we creating an economy where there are much greater haves and have-nots? jake: there's a lot more of this exciting headline grabbing entrepreneurship. small businesses are not being started at the same level and you see some of these software platforms eat up some of the world of...
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state who was arguing that it's unrealistic, and if you think there's an al anyive to this it's a unicornantasy. i think those are his words. but do you think that the administration will get its way on this and that this deal will go through, despite the majority of congress's opposition there's not a veto-proof majority there to override what the president would do. >> well there's definitely not a majority who would aaffirmatively vote to approve. i think there's a chance you could have a veto override. the more we learn about the deal a lot of the details are worse than what i think a lot of the democrats anticipated a month or two ago. we know about the $140 billion iran's going to get. we know the inspections are weak. now we also know that there are side deals negotiated between the iaea and iran about the military site and the past military usage. and that is something that congress is not being given access to. so i think just as a practical matter if you look at it more like a liberal democrat would do you honestly feel comfortable voting for this agreement when a key portion of
state who was arguing that it's unrealistic, and if you think there's an al anyive to this it's a unicornantasy. i think those are his words. but do you think that the administration will get its way on this and that this deal will go through, despite the majority of congress's opposition there's not a veto-proof majority there to override what the president would do. >> well there's definitely not a majority who would aaffirmatively vote to approve. i think there's a chance you could...
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emily: there are always these unicorns worth more than a billion dollars. are they really? because of the liquidation preferences. and does that mean the values are inflated? john: the truth is, valuations are just numbers about how much capital you put in and how much you diluted. until these become liquid markets, until you have buyers and sellers, you do not know what the numbers are. david: if you want to be a public company, you will have to cross the chasm of being held and evaluated on public company metrics. if you cannot cross the chasm, valuations you are carrying from the early days, particularly if they're at higher levels, can really hurt you. then there is the opportunity to be acquired. you need acquirers willing to value you for strategic or whatever reasons and have the wherewithal to buy you and justify that. if you do not have those things, you get in trouble. emily: what about burn rates? do those concern you? john: sure. what else matters, really, besides product, how much people love it, and how much you are spending? emily: have you been warning compa
emily: there are always these unicorns worth more than a billion dollars. are they really? because of the liquidation preferences. and does that mean the values are inflated? john: the truth is, valuations are just numbers about how much capital you put in and how much you diluted. until these become liquid markets, until you have buyers and sellers, you do not know what the numbers are. david: if you want to be a public company, you will have to cross the chasm of being held and evaluated on...
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. >> dempsey closed out the event leading kids through a rendition of something called unicorn song completeions. truth be told he may have missed his calling on broadway. he has one heck of a voice. >>> now to former george h.w. bush. he appears to be recovering after falling at his home earlier this month injuring his neck. he's tweeted with this photo with the quote, who knew sky diving is less dangerous than getting out of bed. doctors say he suffer nod neurological damage and should heal well. >>> pop star katy perry cannot buy her ex-con vent in los angeles. she may be able to rent it after the california judge issued injunction barring those holding the title from selling it to a developer. he stopped short saying perry could purchase for $14.5 she offer add. there's arguments on who should rent it in the meantime. >> that's a lot of money. thanks for that. >> $14.5 million, not bad. >>> that does it for me and "way too early." now mika for a preview of "morning joe". >> thank you. we heard donald trump supporters say exactly why they're drawn to his candidacy. >>> does the presidenti
. >> dempsey closed out the event leading kids through a rendition of something called unicorn song completeions. truth be told he may have missed his calling on broadway. he has one heck of a voice. >>> now to former george h.w. bush. he appears to be recovering after falling at his home earlier this month injuring his neck. he's tweeted with this photo with the quote, who knew sky diving is less dangerous than getting out of bed. doctors say he suffer nod neurological damage...
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bucking the trend of tech unicorns staying private.lus, the largest technology companies pledging to cut their carbon footprints in a big way. and leaving the 1099 economy. turning independent contractors into full-time employees. we have the ceo ahead on "bloomberg west." earnings have just come out. this is a chinese search engine giant out with second-order results, and i want to get julie hyman, our senior market correspondent. taking a look at the headlines. obviously there is a big focus on margins and a picnic to mobile. what are you seeing? julie: first of all, the headline margin for adjusting earnings -- adjusted earnings is seven cents short of what analysts had been anticipating. revenue rose about 38%, coming in right in line with what had been anticipating, and it looks like the company is coming out with a forecast for third-quarter sales but that is below what analysts were anticipating. seeing an initial decline. you mentioned what is going on with mobile. the company says its mobile search monthly active users 629 , m
bucking the trend of tech unicorns staying private.lus, the largest technology companies pledging to cut their carbon footprints in a big way. and leaving the 1099 economy. turning independent contractors into full-time employees. we have the ceo ahead on "bloomberg west." earnings have just come out. this is a chinese search engine giant out with second-order results, and i want to get julie hyman, our senior market correspondent. taking a look at the headlines. obviously there is a...
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bucking the trend of tech unicorns staying private.argest technology companies pledging to cut their carbon footprints in a big way. and leaving the 1099 economy.
bucking the trend of tech unicorns staying private.argest technology companies pledging to cut their carbon footprints in a big way. and leaving the 1099 economy.
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if they get around him and say there's some other deal out there, some unicorn -- anyway we'll be rightk. the roundtable is sticking with us. president obama said he can win a third term if he ran for office again if the constitution permitted it. he's not swaggering that one. he just says -- what's he smoes supposed to say? i couldn't win? you exercise. you choose the salad. occasionally. but staying well - physically, financially, emotionally - its hard on your own. so cigna's got your back and your knees, 24/7. cigna's there to answer your questions. or when you need some coaching. in sickness and in health, cigna's there, helping you to get well and stay well. that's having a partner, who's with you all the way. cigna. hi. hi. hi. hello. hi. hi. hi. hi my name's josh. kelly. my name is raph. steve. my name is anne. tom. brian. krystal. and i am definitely not a robot. i'm one of the real live attorneys you can talk to through legalzoom. whether it's for your business or your personal life, don't let unanswered legal questions hold you up. because we're here. we're here we're here an
if they get around him and say there's some other deal out there, some unicorn -- anyway we'll be rightk. the roundtable is sticking with us. president obama said he can win a third term if he ran for office again if the constitution permitted it. he's not swaggering that one. he just says -- what's he smoes supposed to say? i couldn't win? you exercise. you choose the salad. occasionally. but staying well - physically, financially, emotionally - its hard on your own. so cigna's got your back...