Sequoia Capital Part II (with Doug Leone)

The wait is over. Acquired returns with a very special Part II of
the Sequoia Capital story, joined by the very best person in the
world to help us tell it - Doug Leone. Since 1996, Doug has
served as Sequoia’s Global Managing Partner, in charge of
overseeing the firm’s incredible expansion from a single, $150m
early-stage fund focused on Northern California to the
multi-billion dollar global powerhouse it is today. Doug is
incredibly candid and insightful about all that has gone into
building the modern Sequoia: from winning Google and missing
Facebook, to the enormous (and enormously successful) bet on
decentralized expansion in China and India, to the firm’s
“proudest moment” at the depth of the dot com bust. This episode
is an absolute must-listen for anyone in the tech, startup and
venture ecosystems today. Thank you to Doug and all of the
Sequoia team for joining us to make it happen!


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Note:


You can listen to Part I of our Sequoia story, which dives
deep into the history and background of the firm, here:
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/sequoia-capital-part-1



Sources:



 https://www.brunswickgroup.com/sequoia-capital-doug-leone-silicon-valley-i11786/

https://www.sequoiacap.com/people/doug-leone/


 https://www.sequoiacap.com/newsletter/2018-06-20-doug-leone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Er4QcNdjVU

https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-leone-a2714/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cl8X02Xd1I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrJgwKiEpaI