With layoffs by Twitter and Snapchat going on as well, this article seems worth discussing about.<p>Signs detailed in the article:<p>1. IPO market is screeching to a halt.<p>2. Tourists are taking the bus out of Silicon Valley. (Tourists --&gt; mutual funds, hedge funds, other institutions that are not experts in helping grow tech startups.)<p>3. Money-losing startups are over-valued.<p>4. Private companies are aggressively sweetening the pot to attract fresh capital.