If Goldman Sachs had not gone public in 1999, it would likely look more like Lazard today than like Goldman Sachs, missing the global expansion of capital markets.

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David Solomon

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If the firm hadn't gone public in 1999, it would have missed the global expansion of capital markets and probably would look more like Lazard.

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Ben Horowitz and David Solomon: The Sweetest Macro Spot in 40 Yearsa16z
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:05:59 PM

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