Peck Check is in the field today. We talked to Goldman's head of TMT banking about the IPO market and the CEO of Dropbox about the outlook for AI spending.

It is Wednesday, October 18th. I'm Mark Gilbert, the EP of Tech Check.

D is in Napa today with those interviews.

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I'm here with Kim Posnet.

She is Goldman Sachs Global Head of TMT. We're about an hour

and a half north of San Francisco. This is Goldman's annual builders and innovators summit.

So lots of entrepreneurs here, I think you said about a

hundred. What is the sentiment on the ground so far? It's been a more

challenging year compared to years past between higher interest rates, a tougher

funding environment.

What are you hearing from the entrepreneurs here?

Deirdre, thank you for having me.

Yes, we're here at our Builders and Innovators Summit in California.

This is our 12th year hosting it.

It's an annual event to honor and celebrate the most

exceptional entrepreneurs in the world and this year we have an unbelievable

lineup of people we have an unbelievable lineup of people. We have seasoned entrepreneurs. We have business leaders thought leaders and we come together for this two-day summit where we talk about

How to build businesses that impact the world.

The major themes this year, as you'd expect, are AI, geopolitics, and it's a great way to be

at the center of entrepreneurship, innovation, the creator economy, and I've been here for 12 of the 12 years, we've done this.

And each year I am struck with the unbelievable talent and drive and determination of the

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