Pat Grady @gradypb Twitter profile

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Pat Grady

2 years

Saturday was my 15 year anniversary @sequoia ... one of the things I love about Sequoia is getting to learn new things from amazing people, so here are 15 lessons from 15 people over 15 years... hope you enjoy!

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

2 years

If you want to build a Snowflake-sized company, he says, you can’t be about the celeb-CEO lifestyle. “That’s not real life,” he says. “Real life is you’re terrorized and uncomfortable every day of the week."

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You don't take 3 companies public in 20 years without being in a class of your own. So when @SnowflakeDB 's Frank Slootman gives advice to founders, it's wise to listen. For starters, he says, hire troublemakers.

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Pat Grady

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5 years

1/ The startup community lost a legend today

Remembering Don Valentine

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

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👀

Brian Halligan

Brian Halligan is a partner at Sequoia Capital.

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@gradypb

5 years

"An IPO is like a high school graduation. It’s a big deal at the time, but there is a lot of work to do after the party is over... no one wants to be the person who peaked in high school!" congrats on one heck of a high school graduation @ericsyuan and @zoom_us !

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"My journey with Zoom began with a desire for the independence to build something that would make users happy, a true video-first unified communications platform. This #IPO is us shouting out loud to the world ..." - @ericsyuan [Blog Post] >> << #MeetHappy

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@gradypb

3 years

Ok Twitter… who should we hire in NYC?

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Will more venture capital firms relocate to New York?

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Pat Grady

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2 years

1/ A lesson from @ericsyuan : Simplicity Scales

Eric Yuan: Simplicity Scales

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2/ A lesson from @roelofbotha : It’s Not About Figuring Out What’s Wrong, It’s About Figuring Out What’s Right

Roelof Botha: It's not about figuring out what's Wrong, it's about...

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1 year

Growth is a metric that everyone understands, but defining your company as "the fastest growing ___" does more harm than good. A few thoughts on growth as a false idol:

Growth as a false idol

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5 years

Getting to work with the @ericsyuan 's of the world is the reason I love my job. @zoom_us is bringing the world closer together at a time when so many forces threaten to pull us apart. Thank you for allowing @sequoia to be part of your journey:

Zoom IPO: How Eric Yuan Delivers Happiness

As we celebrate Zoom’s IPO milestone, we’d like to share a little about what makes Eric and the team so special.

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@gradypb

2 years

could not be more proud of my better half @saranormous who continues to set the pace and raise the bar for our household (and founders everywhere!)

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@saranormous

2 years

1/ After almost a decade of incubating and investing in startups at @GreylockVC , I have decided to start something new! 🌱

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4/ A lesson from @elonmusk : The Output of an Organization is Equal to the Vector Sum of its Individuals

Elon Musk: The Output of an Organization is Equal to the Vector Sum...

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@gradypb

7 months

Incredibly proud to be partners with @shaunmmaguire who is as good (and courageous) of a human being as you will ever find

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@shaunmmaguire

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In all honesty it was an easy decision

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@gradypb

3 years

1/ A huge congrats from all of us @sequoia to @spenserskates @curtisbliu @paladin314159 and the whole team at @Amplitude_HQ on today’s legendary milestone: a direct listing.

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

5 years

It was an honor to meet @ericsyuan ‘s mom & brother today. Long before there was @zoom_us , there was family... and that’s the foundation on top of which companies have a chance to get built

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@gradypb

5 years

Let's interrupt today's news cycle with some good news... anyone heard the story of the remarkable 20-somethings from Canada who are remaking a $700Bn industry for the better? @embarktrucks @sequoia @alexrodriguesca @alanohnsman

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@gradypb

5 years

We @sequoia invest in slope, not intercept. Alex Rodrigues of @embarktrucks has one of the steepest slopes we've ever seen. Thank you @alanohnsman @Forbes for sharing some of his story.

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@gradypb

5 years

a lot has been written about @SlackHQ in the last few days... but IMHO, if you really want to understand what made them so successful, you have go all the way back to 2013 and this post written by @stewart himself: huge congrats to everyone @SlackHQ !

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

1 month

This is false

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@darrenmarble

1 month

Talking with a VC Associate will almost never convert into actual funding. Just stating the facts.

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@gradypb

5 years

Trust is powerful. When you trust something, you default to using it. When that's a new default, your behavior changes in meaningful ways. This is why @zoom_us has such a powerful impact on customers.

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5 years

What makes @zoom_us so special? @gradypb : "Trust. Trust has a component of competence and intention." Watch the rest of the @HalftimeReport here:

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3 years

Is @alexrodriguesca smiling because I told a good joke, or because he just became the youngest public company CEO out there? Definitely the latter… huge congrats to @embarktrucks from all of us @sequoia … already legendary, and the best is yet to come!

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@gradypb

5 years

@sequoia 4/ Don hired Michael Moritz, a writer, because he asked great questions; Don knew that listening was more powerful than talking

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

7 years

A few choice words from @ServiceNow Chairman Frank Slootman at @Sequoia Base Camp...

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@gradypb

2 years

3/ A lesson from @jesskah : Become the Best Version of Yourself, Not of Somebody Else

Jess Lee: Become the Best Version of Yourself, Not of Somebody Else

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3 years

1/ In a digital world, the product *is* the business -- and the product function becomes a revenue center. @Amplitude_HQ has become the lifeline for companies to connect their product to business outcomes so they don’t get left behind.

Analytics Startup Amplitude Valued at $4 Billion in Sequoia-Led Funding Round

Data analytics startup Amplitude reached a valuation of $4 billion in a new funding round.

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2 years

5/ A lesson from Michael Moritz: Don’t Put a Ceiling on Greatness

Michael Moritz: Don't Put a Ceiling on Greatness

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

5 years

Congrats to my @sequoia partner @andrew__reed , to my better half @GreylockVC 's @saranormous , and to everyone else on the 2019 Midas Brink List. A bright future lies ahead!

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@gradypb

6 years

we @sequoia are thrilled to double down on @Drift @dcancel @eliast and their mission to build "the most customer-centric company in the world"

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@gradypb

2 years

15/ A lesson from @LucianaLix : Every Day is Game Day

Luciana Lixandru: Every Day is Game Day

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@gradypb

2 years

If you're a founder who's starting to build a GTM org, I'd highly recommend finding 46 minutes to listen to @DannieHerz with @HarryStebbings ... this is jam-packed with practical advice from an exceptional GTM executive (and great human being!)

20 Sales: How To Build Sales Teams with a Product-Led-Growth GTM, What is a Sales Hiring Scorecard...

Dannie Herzberg is a Partner @ Sequoia Capital and one of the great sales leaders of the last decade with stints at both Slack and Hubspot.

www.thetwentyminutevc.com

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@gradypb

1 year

earlier today, during a Q&A session... audience member: "is it easier to understand AI when you live with one of the world's top five experts?" me: [stammers incoherently while beaming with husbandly pride] and yes, I may be biased, but @saranormous is pretty darn good!

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6/ A lesson from @dcancel @eliast : Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast

David & Elias: Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast

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@gradypb

5 years

1/ It's been 8 years since we @sequoia got into business with @borgehald and @amypressman3 , and 18 since they started @Medallia . Today's #IPO is a wonderful milestone, and also a time to reflect. A few thoughts…

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@gradypb

1 year

It’s true that @HarryStebbings is always a great listen… but this time he’s really outdone himself. Brilliant episode with @w_conviction @saranormous

20VC: In AI Who Wins? Startups or Incumbents? What Happens to Wealth Inequality? Why Will $10BN+...

Listen to this episode from The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch on Spotify. Sarah Guo is the Founding Partner @ Conviction Capital, a $100M first fund purpose...

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11/ A lesson from Don Valentine: Winning Creates Culture

Don Valentine: Winning Creates Culture

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14/ A lesson from @jimgoetz : Have the Courage to Use Your Own Understanding

Jim Goetz: Have the Courage to use Your own Understanding

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9/ A lesson from Frank Slootman: Push Toward the Extremes

Frank Slootman: Push to the Extremes

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

1 year

we are in the presence of genius

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@andrew__reed

1 year

Tinder, but for cancelling meetings on calendars. If both people swipe on a meeting, it disappears. If only one person swipes, nothing happens. Standing 1:1s, etc.

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3/ Don named @sequoia after one of the world’s largest & most enduring organisms at a time when the convention was to put your own name on the door; he knew that a team would outperform a collection of individuals

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10/ A lesson from @Alfred_Lin : Effort Compounds

Alfred Lin: Effort Compounds

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@gradypb

1 year

The tectonic plates of technology are shifting. LLMs give you superhuman recall and reasoning. We are delighted to join @GabePereyra @WinstonWeinberg and everyone at Harvey to help put LLMs to work! More here:

Partnering with Harvey: Putting LLMs to Work

Gabe, Winston and their team are using generative AI to give knowledge workers superpowers.

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

3 years

Hi NYC! Loving all the energy around meeting up… my partner @DannieHerz , my friend @meaganloyst , and some NYC tech folks will be at Le Cafe Coffee on Broadway near Bryant Park TODAY starting around 11am. Open invite – bring your vax card and come say hi!

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@gradypb

3 years

@alexrkonrad I'm in NYC this week. Who should I meet? We @sequoia are open for business.

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@gradypb

5 years

We @sequoia are thrilled to support @attentivemobile in their mission "to build a communications channel that is thoughtful, authentic, and addresses the needs of both brands and consumers equally"

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@gradypb

2 years

13/ A lesson from @saranormous : Suck the Oxygen out of the Air

Sarah Guo: Suck the Oxygen out of the Air

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@gradypb

1 year

We kept hearing the name @DavidCahn6 from founders, and when we got to know him we discovered why! He is a force of nature. We are excited for him to make a dent as part of @sequoia

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VC scoop: David Cahn is moving from Coatue to Sequoia Capital

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7/ A lesson from @michellebailhe : If You See a Problem, Solve It

Michelle Bailhe: If you see a Problem, Solve it

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@gradypb

7 years

Congratulations to @toddmckinnon and @fkerrest – two founders we identify with – and the entire @okta team!

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@gradypb

4 years

this is an exceptional episode. ravi gupta @sequoia is one of the most warm, genuine, kind, joyous, clear-thinking, and level-headed people you will meet. it is an honor to be his partner.

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@HarryStebbings

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💥 New 20VC Episode 💥 At end of the day, I view my role as creating a safe environment for anyone to come to a meeting & be exactly who they are. No one is better at creating this environment than Ravi @sequoia . A friend and proud to release this!

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@gradypb

5 years

it was an honor to return to @HarryStebbings show to share a few thoughts on what we've been up to @sequoia

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@gradypb

3 years

Chapter Two begins today. Congratulations to @DCancel , @EliasT and everyone @Drift on their exciting new partnership with @Vista_Equity .

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@gradypb

7 years

@servicenow @sequoia 7/ “Product is the center of everything” – have a maniacal focus on squeezing every single ounce of friction out of the business

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@gradypb

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@sequoia @dougleone 8/ Thank you, Don, for giving us the gift of @sequoia , for showing us what is possible, and for putting a dent in the universe

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@gradypb

1 month

We @sequoia are delighted to be in business with @GrowTherapy_ , a company whose mission is every bit as compelling as its business model

Grow Therapy

@GrowTherapy_

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🚀 Exciting News from Grow Therapy! 💜 We are thrilled to announce the launch of measurement-informed care alongside our recent milestone achievement: a Series C funding round led by @Sequoia .

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@gradypb

2 years

get comfortable with being uncomfortable

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@sequoia

2 years

For over a decade, we've had the privilege of partnering w/ Frank Slootman, a once-in-a-generation leader who grows each company by an order of magnitude more impressive than the last. His new book is a chance to learn from one of the greats. #AmpItUpBook

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@gradypb

2 years

This is awesome and we @sequoia love @wiz_io BUT Different companies have different shapes. Growth is nice. Quality is better. Very few companies will ever grow like this, but EVERY company can get a little bit better every day. Focus on quality and growth will come.

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The fastest growing company ever! Not bad for a startup that sold the first deal only 18 months ago. 🚀🚀🚀. And @wiz_io is just getting started.

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@gradypb

5 years

1/ We @sequoia hear stories like this about @ericsyuan every day It’s no coincidence that this humble & amazing founder is at the helm of such a wonderful company, @zoom_us In fact, his humility has been a key driver of their success

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@Siddharth87

5 years

I stopped @ericsyuan on the street last night after watching his talk during @saastr It was night and he was on his way somewhere but he took the time to talk to me. This is the founder and CEO of a decacorn @zoom_us What a humble and amazing guy! #SaaStrAnnual19

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@sequoia 5/ Don hired @dougleone , a sales person, because he thought from the customer-back, not from the technology-out; Don knew that being market-driven was more important than assessing the finer points of a chip layout

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@gradypb

6 years

We @sequoia are delighted to double down (technically, I suppose we’re quintupling down) on our relationship with @SnowflakeDB @Bob_Muglia

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We’re excited to announce today that @SnowflakeDB has closed $450M in growth funding to accelerate US and global expansion, bringing valuation to $3.5B

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1/ We tend to be dreamers, so we have a lot of theories here @sequoia . Every so often, a theory actually matches reality! @PilotHQ is building the reality behind one of our most compelling theories.

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@gradypb

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legendary run

Scott Farquhar

@scottfarkas

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I'm stepping down as co-CEO of Atlassian after an incredible 23 years. I'm so grateful to everyone along this journey.

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"We tell ourselves that skill is the precious resource and effort is the commodity. It’s the other way around. Effort can trump ability... because relentless effort is in fact something rarer" oldie but goodie:

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@gradypb

5 years

We @sequoia are thrilled to partner with @spenserskates @curtisbliu @paladin314159 @Amplitude_HQ on their mission to help companies build better products. In a digital era, product is the #1 thing. Thanks @Forbes @amyfeldman for telling the story!

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@gradypb

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1/ It’s an honor and a pleasure for us @sequoia to join @clintsharp @ledbit @DritanBitincka and their team at @cribl_io on their journey to help companies make the most of their machine data

Sequoia Validates Cribl’s Customer Driven Vision with $35 Million Series B Funding

Thanks to a generous $35m in funding from Sequoia Capital, Cribl was able to secure Series B funding! Find out more about our go-to-market initiatives online.

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12/ A lesson from Doug Leone: Lean In!

Doug Leone: Lean In!

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@gradypb

4 months

Rarely do global-scale impact and commercial opportunity align as neatly as they do at Watershed. It is an honor to continue supporting the team in their mission to accelerate the climate economy.

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Exciting news: we’ve raised a $100M Series C, led by Greenoaks and including @kleinerperkins , @sequoia , and other existing investors. Read more about what we have in store for our next chapter >>

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8/ A lesson from @GuptaRK22 : Bring Joy

Ravi Gupta: Bring Joy

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@gradypb

7 years

@servicenow @sequoia 1/ “I can’t take buzz to the bank” – marketing owns the pipeline; buzz is nice but generating demand is what matters

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@gradypb

6 years

so incredibly proud of @saranormous and so excited to see what lies ahead! congrats to @GreylockVC for recognizing the best rising talent in the business.

sarah guo // conviction

@saranormous

6 years

🔥 Fired up about working with and continuing to learn from my partners and the @GreylockVC family. My mission is to partner with extraordinary founders to build and scale category-defining technology companies from ground zero, improbable as the journey may seem. 📈

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5 years

We @sequoia are very proud to support the work @wellcometrust is doing on antimicrobial resistance, epidemic preparedness, safer births, Ebola response, and crazy ambitious new ideas to 10x healthcare around the world. It is an honor & a privilege to work for such great causes.

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@GeoffLove

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Another good year at @wellcometrust . Thanks to all our investment partners who have helped us grind out a 13.4% return despite all the headwinds, and 11.7% annualised over the decade since the financial crisis. Amazing!

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Generative AI may be the most important theme of the next couple decades. It's analogous to the "on prem to cloud" transition of the last ~20 years, but an order of magnitude bigger. Here are a few thoughts from my brilliant partner @sonyatweetybird @sequoia

Sonya Huang 🐥

@sonyatweetybird

2 years

We are entering a new era of human-machine co-creation. If we allow ourselves to dream, then it’s easy to imagine a future where Generative AI is deeply embedded in how we work, create and play. 👽🤠 Excited to share our musings on the space here:

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thank you to @dee_bosa and @jonfortt for having me on @CNBCTechCheck this morning, live and in-person!

TechCheck

@CNBCTechCheck

3 years

"SPACs provide a pretty interesting alternative because it allows you to tell a more nuanced story," says @sequoia 's @gradypb on the current state of the IPO landscape. He joined us live in San Francisco this morning !

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1/ @shaunmmaguire and all of us at @sequoia are delighted to double-down on our partnership with @flippnflops @k_m_y_l @alexlchen @_npfoss and the whole team at @gather_town as they make the internet more human with an open and accessible metaverse.

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@gradypb

7 years

Thank you @jimgoetz . You are an extraordinary investor, and an even better mentor and human being. It's an honor to be your partner.

jim goetz

@jimgoetz

7 years

thrilled to be transitioning into a new role @sequoia . warm congratulations to @Alfred_Lin @roelofbotha @gradypb & michael-a

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“The media makes startups seem glamorous, which does founders a disservice. Most will fail, and those that succeed will take a decade and probably be a shit show.” @fkerrest @okta @sequoia

Seven Questions with Frederic Kerrest

Okta co-founder and COO Frederic Kerrest shares hard-won advice on topics ranging from personal development to building companies in this edition of the Seven Questions newsletter.

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5 years

"Authenticity and genuineness are very powerful." One of many reasons @toddmckinnon has thrived as co-founder & CEO of @okta Find more here:

Okta CEO Todd McKinnon Shines Spotlight On Unsung Heroes

How do you keep a fast-growth company on track? Okta CEO Todd McKinnon's selfless style of finding star employees and giving them autonomy is paying off.

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@gradypb

7 years

We @sequoia are thrilled to partner with @Drift @dcancel @eliast to build something that will withstand the test of time

FORTUNE

@FortuneMagazine

7 years

How this serial entrepreneur convinced Sequoia he's building a company that ‘endures’

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@servicenow @sequoia 9/ “Redefine the theoretical limits for your business” – there are no “rules of thumb” for growth; don’t be satisfied – you can push harder

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simple but important math from the inimitable @ericsyuan of @zoom_us 1: happy = productive 2: culture > product, business, investors 3: rational thought > conventional wisdom from @sequoia

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@gradypb

5 years

. @alexrkonrad 's profile of @ericsyuan presents a case study in clear thinking, customer obsession, persistence, and putting others before self; this is an excellent capture of an exceptional leader

Alex Konrad

@alexrkonrad

5 years

Zoom's IPO wowed Wall Street yesterday. Behind the $16B market cap bonanza: new billionaire Eric Yuan, the immigrant founder whose video conference app just works better. Here's my exclusive deep dive into how he did it, in the next issue of @Forbes .

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1/ we @sequoia are delighted to double-down on @clintsharp , @ledbit , @DritanBitincka , and the team @cribl_io

Cribl raises $200M to help enterprises do more with their data | TechCrunch

Cribl is developing unified data pipelines, called “observability pipelines,” to parse and route any type of data that flows through a corporate IT system.

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@sequoia @dougleone 6/ Perhaps most importantly, Don knew when it was time to entrust @sequoia to the next generation, and did so asking only one thing in return: that we leave it in a better place than we inherited it

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@sequoia @dougleone 7/ We may have lost Don today, but we will never stop working to leave @sequoia , our founders, and the communities they serve, in a better place than we inherited them; this is how we honor him

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

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Completely agree. I stumbled upon an earlier version of this more than 20 years ago… it’s what first drew me toward @sequoia

Christen O'Brien

@christenobrien

11 days

One of the very best - and most underrated - pieces of business writing that every founder & VC should read is kinda buried on the @sequoia site. But it's utterly perfect.

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

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2/ Don once described himself as “a mediocre picker of companies, but a terrific builder of companies”... which you can catch a glimpse of in how he built Sequoia

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

4 years

1/ It turns out people love texting. Who knew? Oh, right… @BrianCLong , @andrewgjones , and everyone at @attentivemobile knew this 😊 We @sequoia are thrilled to double down on our partnership with them:

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

6 years

I remember it vividly... I was in awe of the people around me and couldn't believe I was allowed to sit at the same table; so in awe, actually, that my voice cracked when I spoke and @roelofbotha kindly recommended vocal lessons. not exactly the best start!

The Twenty Minute VC

@twentyminutevc

6 years

Incredible to hear @ChrisOlsenCMH @drivecapital discuss his biggest learnings from working with the incredible team @sequoia ! Love to hear your memories on your 1st partner meeting @gradypb @Alfred_Lin @carl_eschenbach ? #startup #founder #vc #entrepreneur

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

4 years

Anyone who doesn't know @dcancel or @eliast is missing out. These are two of the most driven, thoughtful, creative, energetic, and deeply-human founders you will ever meet. Nice profile by @kenrickcai

David Cancel

@dcancel

4 years

Thankful to be on this incredible mission with @eliast at @Drift ⚡️ Drift’s #Latinx Founders Beat Long Odds To Build $360 Million AI-Powered Sales Startup

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Pat Grady

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5/ Thanks to @ericsyuan and the culture he created, @zoom_us is becoming a shining example of a principle we @sequoia believe in 100%: good things happen to good people

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

7 years

@servicenow @sequoia 2/ “Ask yourself, are you a passenger or a driver?” – at the end of the day, did it really matter that you were there?

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

5 years

Hey @dcancel @davegerhardt @drift , do you think 30 copies is enough?? And hey founders - access to great literature is another reason to come visit us @sequoia !

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

2 years

"You’re competing with everybody in Silicon Valley and wondering, ‘Am I good enough? Can I do this?’ He taught me to lose these fears and that whoever I’m comparing myself to is just another human. I can do what anyone else can do, it’s a matter of execution and grit and grind.”

Sequoia Capital

@sequoia

2 years

How does an introverted college dropout from the Bronx build 5 successful tech companies back-to-back? By never settling, and building a community of his own. Meet @Drift 's @dcancel .

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Pat Grady

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2/ A humble founder attracts a humble team A humble team listens to its customers, and tries really hard to make them successful Successful customers = successful business

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

3 years

@alexrkonrad I'm in NYC this week. Who should I meet? We @sequoia are open for business.

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

3 years

🐐investor and 🐐🐐🐐 leader @dougleone of @sequoia with @HarryStebbings is just magical

20VC: Sequoia's Doug Leone on What Has Been Instrumental To Scaling Sequoia Over Generations, How...

Doug Leone is the Global Managing Partner @ Sequoia Capital with a portfolio including Google, Airbnb, Whatsapp, Stripe and many more.

www.thetwentyminutevc.com

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

6 years

Packed house for @dcancel @Drift is a testament to the power of conversational marketing

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

5 years

Optimistic, obsessive, and happy. Fascinating portrait of a man who lost $1Bn in one day and refused to let it get to him.

Andrew Reed

@andrew__reed

5 years

“Amazon.bomb” article from June 2000 when AMZN stock dropped 20% in one day to be down 70% in 6 months. No idea if everyone has already read this but new to me. The understated jabs at Bezos’ optimism are so utterly, perfectly wrong. Lovely read

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Pat Grady

@gradypb

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Beware of those who peddle magical metrics. Your company is as unique as the DNA of the people you work with. What’s right for YOU?

Sequoia Capital

@sequoia