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Sky-High AI Valuations

By Eric Sundheim

How should investors, startups, hyperscalers and everyone else weigh the impact of OpenAI’s $157 billion valuation? Is AI an existential game? Is another bubble forming? What does OpenAI’s executive exodus mean for the company and the industry? Check out how I answer these and other pressing questions.

About Eric Sundheim 

Eric Sundheim is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) and Principal at Mercovus Valuations in Silicon Valley, California. He has completed more than 750 opinions and valuations for the purposes of M&A, tax reporting, and financial reporting. He has been engaged as an expert witness in valuation and damages. His work has been published in premier valuation journals, and he is a reviewer for the Business Valuation Review. He has presented as a guest lecturer on valuation before universities, CPA associations, and bar associations, and his courses on valuation have been sold by data providers including Business Valuation Resources, Udemy, and Forbes. Mr. Sundheim has received security clearances from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and formerly served on the ASA NorCal Board of Directors. More information at:  www.mercovus.com