Technological mega-trends are reshaping businesses, markets and entire economies.
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Edge Computing
Computing is facing a speed-versus-scale challenge as more devices generate more data. Goldman Sachs Research’s Heather Bellini explains how edge computing can bring the cloud’s powerful computing and storage capabilities closer to the source of data generation. Watch Video
Silicon Carbide's Meteoric Rise
Silicon carbide, a compound first discovered in meteorites dating back over 4.6 billion years, is helping to power electric vehicles and ease the use of solar technology. Watch Video
Music in the Air: Streaming Turns Up the Beat for the Music Industry
Goldman Sachs Research predicts that the growing popularity of music streaming platforms will propel global music revenue to record highs. View Infographic
Tech IPOs Poised for Another Big Year
For tech IPOs, 2018 was a year of big deals and a year of global deals. There were more billion dollar technology IPOs than ever before and activity was largely driven by non-U.S. companies. Learn more from the Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division about what is driving activity and what we expect for the year ahead. Watch Video
What Happens When...a Goldman Sachs Analyst Tries "Precision Farming"
Watch as Goldman Sachs Research's Jerry Revich gets behind the wheel of a tractor on a Colorado farm to see how technology is helping farmers get more from the land in a sustainable way. Watch Video
Drew Houston: Dropbox and the Evolution of a Tech Entrepreneur
In this episode, filmed at Goldman Sachs’ Builders + Innovators Summit, Dropbox co-founder and CEO Drew Houston discusses what he has learned as he continues to grow the cloud computing company into one of the biggest disruptors in Silicon Valley. Watch Video
Peter Chernin: The Future Of Digital Entertainment
In this episode, filmed at Goldman Sachs’ Builders + Innovators Summit, media executive Peter Chernin discusses the evolution of digital entertainment and how the business continues to adapt for a changing consumer. Watch Video
eSports Joins the Big Leagues
With one of the fastest-growing fan bases in pro sports, a youthful global audience that’s already larger than Major League Baseball’s and top players who are quickly joining the ranks of millionaires, eSports has entered the mainstream. View Infographic
Advice for Entrepreneurs: Getting Past ‘No’
At the Asia Pacific TechNet Conference, founders of some of the region’s top tech start-ups shared their advice for starting a business and overcoming challenges.
The Forgotten Middle Aisle
Supermarket shopping is changing with the growth of eCommerce and the shift in consumer preferences, resulting in a "hollowing out" of sales in the center of the store. Jason English explains the accelerating trend. Watch Video
Hallo Tech: Germany Adapts to the Digital Age
As part of our close-up look at European economic and business trends, Goldman Sachs’ Wolfgang Fink discusses how Germany’s historically strong economy is undergoing a transformation adapting to the digital age. Listen Now
5G and the Wireless Future
5G will extend connectivity into every aspect of our lives and blur lines between technology and communications companies as business models naturally converge says Jason Tofsky of Goldman Sachs Investment Banking. Watch Video
Smartphone Fatigue
As developed markets near smartphone saturation, Goldman Sachs Research’s Rod Hall discusses what could fuel future sales growth. Watch Video
The Genome Revolution
The genome medicine revolution is front and center as advancements in scientific knowledge and falling costs have raised the possibility of curative treatments for afflictions like blindness and cancer, according to Salveen Richter of Goldman Sachs Research. Watch Video
Don’t Count Out the Gaming Console
While growth in mobile and PC games grabs headlines, don’t count out the console as the centerpiece of electronic gaming. Masaru Sugiyama of Goldman Sachs Research explains how a shift to digital downloads, more portability and the rise of virtual reality may position consoles for years of growth. Watch Video
Beyond VR & AR: Extended Reality to Transform Our Lives as Consumers
Heather Bellini of Goldman Sachs Research explains how Extended Reality (XR) will change our lives, and why the e-commerce & consumer sectors will be its biggest beneficiaries in the years ahead. Listen Now
An Inflection Point in the Global Expansion of Electric Vehicles
The global market for electric vehicles (EVs) is poised for further growth as the cost of batteries continues to decline and major auto manufacturers commit significant resources to electrifying their fleets, explains Chris Buddin of the Investment Banking Division. Watch Video
eSports: The New Global Pastime
Ryan Nolan and Moritz Baier of Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division discuss the rise of eSports within the digital gaming sector. Listen Now
As Emerging Brands Take Share, M&A Heats Up
As emerging brands take market share from larger, established companies, Jane Dunlevie of Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking division explains that technology is transforming how consumers identify with brands, as well as how those brands are born and become profitable. Watch Video
Moving Beyond the Early Adopters: Extended Reality Accelerates
Heather Bellini of Goldman Sachs Research weighs in on extended reality, a technology platform that brings augmented and virtual reality together into one medium. Watch Video
Quantum Computers: Solving Problems in Minutes, Not Millennia
Companies are accelerating their efforts to develop a powerful new computing model capable of solving more complex, larger-scale problems. Toshiya Hari of Goldman Sachs Research explains. Watch Video
Top of Mind: Is Bitcoin a (Bursting) Bubble?
With the dramatic rise (and fall) in Bitcoin prices over the past several months, Allison Nathan, senior strategist for Goldman Sachs Research, takes a look at the market value of cryptocurrencies. Watch Video
Reasoning for the Future: From Technology to Politics
Tim Urban, co-founder of the blog Wait But Why, spends his days writing about what he calls “this magical world of the future.” He explains everything from space travel to artificial intelligence to the thinking of leaders like Elon Musk. In this discussion, Urban tackles some of the toughest issues he’s written about – from technology to politics. Watch Video
Advice for a Flawless Pitch
We asked five founders and CEOs who attended the Goldman Sachs Private Internet Company Conference to share their tips for crafting a successful pitch. Watch Video
The Line of Sight for Facial Recognition
Advances in machine learning technology are enabling a range of new applications for facial recognition, elevating it to the level of an emerging ecosystem to watch. Gabriela Borges explains as part of Goldman Sachs Research’s “Outsiders” series. Watch Video
Uptick: The Rise in Technology IPO Activity
Will Connolly, head of Technology Equity Capital Markets, discusses the uptick in the number and performance of technology IPO’s in 2017, with diversification across sectors and regions, as well as a look ahead to the 2018 IPO market. Watch Video
Voice Search: The Latest Spark in the E-commerce Transition
While today voice search might be used to check the weather or the score of a football game, Goldman Sachs Research’s Heather Bellini sees the technology headed for greater integration in everyday life. Watch Video
Scooter Braun: Disrupting the Music Industry
At Goldman Sachs’ Builders + Innovators Summit, Scooter Braun, founder of SB Projects, discusses his journey from the days of promoting parties in college to discovering pop star Justin Bieber on YouTube in 2008. Braun has become one of the most successful music moguls in the world, managing artists from Ariana Grande to Kanye West, while transforming the industry along the way. Watch Video
Builders + Innovators Summit 2017
Our sixth annual Builders + Innovators Summit recently brought together emerging and seasoned entrepreneurs from a diverse set of industries. Some of the entrepreneurs honored there reflect on what they have learned about building innovative businesses. Watch Videos
The Disruptive Risks of the Dark Net
What started as a channel for secure, anonymous communication has evolved into a multibillion-dollar shadow economy with mainstream risks. Goldman Sachs Research’s Heath Terry explains. Watch Video
Alzheimer’s: Search for a Cure
Goldman Sachs Research’s Terence Flynn explains a number of changes underway in Alzheimer’s drug development that could push treatment beyond symptom relief to disease modification. Watch Video
The Rise of Digital Gaming
Ryan Nolan of the Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division outlines three key factors driving the resurgence of the digital gaming industry. Watch Video
The Store of the Future
On the latest episode of our podcast, Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Research’s Matt Fassler discusses the path forward for brick-and-mortar stores in the e-commerce era. Listen Now
Podcast: Music – Back in Black
Lisa Yang of Goldman Sachs Research is joined by Marc Geiger of William Morris Endeavor and Patrick Spence of Sonos to talk music’s “second digital revolution” on our podcast, Exchanges at Goldman Sachs. Listen Now
Retail: Online, Offline, All the Time
Goldman Sachs’ Kathy Elsesser and Kim Posnett discuss the evolution of the retail sector on our podcast, Exchanges at Goldman Sachs. Listen Now
Robert Smith: The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Robert Smith, technology investor and founder of Vista Equity Partners, discusses how digitization continues to disrupt entire industries – from insurance to financial services, auto and beyond. Watch Video
Good Leadership in a World of Technological Change
We asked some of the attendees at the 2017 Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference held in San Francisco about the secret to good leadership in a world of rapid technological change. Watch Video
The Drivers of Europe’s Technology Scene
Europe's technology sector has made "a lot of progress" in the last five years, says Clif Marriott of the Technology, Media and Telecom group in Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division, evidenced by the increasing number of unicorns – private companies valued at over one billion dollars – in the European tech scene, the homecoming of the continent’s top talent and the high number of successful IPOs of European companies. Watch Video
David Solomon on the Technology Landscape
David Solomon, president and co-chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs, discusses how the significant growth of tech giants in 2016 and the pace of technological change is leading to “significant strategic shifts” as companies reevaluate their business strategies. Watch Video
The Defining Tech Trends of the Next Decade
At the Goldman Sachs annual Private Internet Company Conference, we asked attendees about the technology trends that will define the way we live and work in the next decade. Watch Video
Music in the Air: Streaming Drives Industry Comeback
The music industry is on the cusp of a new, streaming-driven era of growth after nearly two decades of disruption from piracy and unbundling. Goldman Sachs Research’s Lisa Yang explains. Watch Videos
Drones: Reporting for Work
Drones are evolving beyond their military origin to become powerful tools for businesses and local governments. See how they’ll be put to work in fields from firefighting to farming. View Infographic
Precision Farming: Harnessing Technology to Feed the World
Advances in hardware, software and computing power are converging with modern technologies like self-driving tractors and drones to help food producers meet the needs of the future. Goldman Sachs Research’s Jerry Revich explains. Watch Video
The Infinite Shelf: How E-Commerce is Shaking Up Consumer Staples
Mitch Collett of Goldman Sachs Research explains why e-commerce will be the biggest disruption to food and personal care products since the invention of the supermarket. Watch Video
The Big Deal about Big Data
Armen Avanessians of Goldman Sachs Asset Management discusses how big data can help investors make smarter, better informed decisions on this episode of our podcast, Exchanges at Goldman Sachs.
Factory of the Future: Beyond the Assembly Line
Daniela Costa of Goldman Sachs Research explains how new technologies have the potential to make for a more efficient manufacturing sector, yielding over $500 billion in savings. Watch video
Drones: Flying into the Mainstream
Having already made the leap from military to consumer use, drones are headed for industries from construction to cinematography to law enforcement. Goldman Sachs Research’s Noah Poponak explains the $100 billion market opportunity ahead. Watch Video
Mutant Mosquitoes, `Peak Stuff’ and the Shifting Currents of Innovation
Hugo Scott-Gall of Goldman Sachs Research shares standout ideas and technologies from our second-annual Innovation Symposium. Listen Now
Billion Dollar Babies: Virtual Reality and the Shift to Cloud
Heather Bellini of Goldman Sachs Research discusses the multi-billion dollar potential of virtual and augmented reality and why enterprise IT spend is shifting into the cloud. Listen Now
Virtual & Augmented Reality: The Next Big Computing Platform?
A recent Goldman Sachs Research report explores what VR/AR could become, the most likely use cases for the technology and the markets at risk of disruption. Read an Excerpt