Special: Sequoia Capital's Investment Playbook (with Alfred Lin)

We cover Sequoia Capital a lot on this show. Not only across our
now four(!) dedicated episodes, but across a stunning nearly 50%
of recent season companies where Sequoia was a primary or only
investor — the most of any venture firm by an enormous margin.
Today in this very special episode, we dive into the principles
that have led to the firm's 49 years of unparalleled success in
venture, and the playbook behind how they identify markets and
companies that create outcomes worthy of the firm's namesake
tree.





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The Sequoia Capital Playbook is available on our website at
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/special-sequoia-capitals-investment-playbook-with-alfred-lin





Links:


Our two-part Sequoia history: 

Part I:
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/sequoia-capital-part-1

Part II:
 https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/sequoia-capital-part-ii-with-doug-leone



Don Valentine's talk at Stanford GSB:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKN-abRJMEw&t=2555s

Our conversation about Sequoia's Black Swan Memo with Roelof
Botha: https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/sequoias-black-swan-memo