Transcript Results of SVRT 2003 Membership Survey What is your forecast for

2005 SVRT Board and Offices
Board:
Officers:
Al Moon
President: Knud Jacobs
Bud Conrad
Vice President: Jerry Svigals
Knud Jacobs
Secretary: Al Moon
Ken Jacobson
Treasurer: Anne Wenzel
Richard O’Brien
VP Research: Ken Jacobs
Claire Starry
Jerry Svigals
Anne Wenzel
Results of SVRT 2003 Membership Survey
What is your forecast for 2004 real growth for United States and Silicon Valley?
What actually happened:
Real US GDP 3Q to 3Q: 4%
Silicon Valley employment Nov-Nov.: -0.1%
Results of SVRT 2004 Membership Survey
What is your forecast for 2005 real growth for United States and Silicon Valley?
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Negative
Growth
0% to 1%
Growth
1% to 3%
Growth
United States
3% to 4%
Growth
Silicon Valley
Above 4%
Growth
Results of SVRT 2004 Membership Survey
What will happen to Venture Capital Funding in 2005?
Increase, but not to
2000/1 highs
Remain about the
same or lower than
2004
Increase, but not to
previous highs
Remain about the
same or low er than
2003
Results of SVRT 2004 Membership Survey
Most pressing problems for Silicon Valley
2004
Tech Recession
Housing
Transportation
Infrastructure
Labor Force Availability
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2
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4
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Also mentioned: Pollution, losing out to Asia.
2003
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