Silicon Valley continues to buzz as a hub for start-up capital around the world. I’ve lived here my whole life and it is amazing to me how much private capital is available and just waiting to be invested in the next Google, the next Amazon, and the next eBay. Recently, it seems capital is being made available through so many more channels than just the traditional “straight to IPO” pathway. It seems to me that the “IPO way” is becoming less and less attractive to founders and entrepreneurs. I’ve been thinking about whether the stock markets as we historically know them to operate will continue and, if so, for how long and in what capacity?…