Any way you cut it, 2014 has been a remarkable year for the innovation economy. The pace of disruption and growth today is faster than any time I’ve seen in Silicon Valley Bank’s 30-year history.
Is it a bubble or for real? December saw the return of a hefty investor appetite for tech IPOs, most notably Lending Club. The peer-to-peer loan company (and SVB client) saw its price spike more than 50 percent on the first day of trading, making it the largest tech IPO from the Bay Area this year.
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