This is the story of Sequoia capital, one of Silicon Valley’s most notorious and enduring venture capital firms, investing in the likes of Apple, Cisco, WhatsApp, Airbnb, Zoom, LinkedIn, PayPal and Google among others throughout its 50-year history. It’s investments are now worth trillions of dollars in public market value. And graduates around the world would love to get a shot at working at Sequoia. Because having Sequoia Capital on your CV carries massive prestige.
Chapter overview:
0:00 The full story of Sequoia Capital
1:32 Don Valentine: The Father of Sequoia & Venture Capital
17:09 Michael Moritz: The Soft-Spoken Wolf of VC
20:33 Doug Leone: The Godfather of Venture Capital
35:27 Sequoia’s influence today, evergreen fund structure, investment criteria