PERSON DIRECTORY
Gavin Baker
Host of Heller House. Gavin Baker appears in 17 indexed conversations across All-In, Invest Like the Best, Sohn Conference Foundation. This directory brings every appearance, source, TL;DR, digest, and transcript into one searchable feed.
Why Secondary Markets Are Eating the IPO | All-In Liquidity Secondary Markets Panel
Brad GerstnerGavin BakerKelly RodriquesChamath PalihapitiyaJason CalacanisDavid SacksDavid Friedberg
Private-company secondaries have become a third exit market, with 2025 volume roughly twice the 2021 peak and activity equal to 31% of primary venture activity.Forge’s Schwab partnership could distribute private equity to millions of investors through regulated products, while longer private lifecycles, double-fee SPVs and valuation compression make governance, pricing and liquidity worth monitoring.
"Is there an AI bubble?” Gavin Baker and David George
Gavin Baker argues AI does not resemble 2000: NVIDIA trades near 40 times trailing earnings versus Cisco’s 150–180 times, GPUs are fully utilized, and major buyers’ ROIC has risen roughly 10 points.The open risk is whether returns persist through Blackwell spending, while Google’s TPU competition, incumbent distribution, and outcome-based pricing could reshape infrastructure, SaaS margins, and AI monetization.