Let's put things into perspective. The VC market raised 28 billion dollars last year [1]. Apple's market cap alone often goes up and down by this much on any gi

Let's put things into perspective. The VC market raised 28 billion dollars last year [1]. Apple's market cap alone often goes up and down by this much on any given month (or even day, occasionally). While this small segment of the financial system gets a lot of press (especially on HN), this is a tiny amount in terms of the overall capital markets. My guess is that if the same kind of bubble were present in the stock or fixed income markets--which are both many many times larger than the VC investment market--there would be much more hysteria. [1] http://nvca.org/pressreleases/venture-capitalists-raise-5-billion-in-fourth-quarter-28-billion-for-year/ http://nvca.org/pressreleases/venture-capitalists-raise-5-bi...