Patience is a virtue. We believe it’s also smart business.
The traditional 10-year VC fund cycle no longer makes sense for today’s world, or tomorrow’s founders.
Introducing The Sequoia Fund.
(1/2)
This week Palo Alto Networks ($PANW) joined the small, elite club of $100B companies by market cap!
The story here is legendary
At
@sequoia
we look for founders with chips on their shoulders -- having an almost irrational sense of purpose
Nir "CHKPKLR" Zuk definitely qualified
Wisdom for founders: "Get the right team around you. That’s what will ultimately drive your success, because building a company is a marathon, but it’s also a relay." -
@kamakshis
, Founder & CEO of
@Drawbridge
[via
@sequoia
's newsletter].
1/ Excited to announce that we
@sequoia
have partnered with
@observablehq
, the data visualization destination that is bringing data exploration and visualization to the web, making it more accessible, collaborative and effective.
And our Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 National Overall Award winner is … Dr.
@Joseph_DeSimone
of
@Carbon
! Congratulations to Joe, his team and all of our national finalists. You are truly unstoppable. You transform our world for the better. And for that, we thank you!
#EOYUS
Since the beginning,
@mohitlad
&
@rveloso
had a clear vision. These two scientists pioneered an agentless solution for monitoring cloud and external networks. Congratulations to
@thousandeyes
on joining forces with
@Cisco
& thank you for your partnership.
Congrats
@Eventbrite
on today’s milestone.
To two exceptional founders,
@juliahartz
&
@kevinhartz
: From relentlessly serving your customers to building an incredible team culture, your leadership is truly inspirational.
Welcome
@EllenKullman
as President & CEO of
@Carbon
. One of the world's greatest leaders, Ellen has the vision and proven track record to help lead Carbon forward.
#CraftedbyCarbon
3/ Data is everywhere and it can be overwhelming to consume. The
@observablehq
team built the first tool that allows anyone to visualize online data to help make sense of it all. See this COVID-19 visualization by Cody Rushing.
Huge congratulations to
@RyanQualtrics
and the
@Qualtrics
team on joining
@SAP
. Fortunate and deeply thankful to have partnered with Ryan, Jared, Scott & Stuart on their path to creating the Qualtrics experience:
Design to production in 20 days, clinical assessment with 400 patients in 50 days. The pandemic might bring permanent change to the Boumal elements of healthcare.
Excited to share that
@Neeva
is now open to anyone in the US!
@RamaswmySridhar
and team have built an amazing product -- the world’s first ad-free, private search engine entirely focused on the consumer:
#TryNeeva
#CustomerFirst
bringing the time to first chart, dashboard or interactive visualizations to seconds. say hello to "plot" from
@observablehq
and the creators of d3.
@mbostock
@mmeckf
@EllenKullman
@Carbon
thrilled to see
@Joseph_DeSimone
step in as
@Carbon
’s Exec Chairman. As founder & CEO, Joe cracked the code on 3D printing at scale. He has now completed the "Master Class" of Entrepreneurship in recruiting an exceptional CEO
@EllenKullman
to steer
@Carbon
into our next chapter.
We are thrilled to announce that
@saranormous
is Greylock's newest general partner. She is focused on helping entrepreneurs create and scale the next generation of important b2b companies. Join us in congratulating Sarah!
Some thoughts on the topic du jour in tech right now -- the sudden reappraisal of tech-enabled businesses based on gross margins/unit economics. Here's what founders need to know.
The Gross Margin Problem: Lessons for Tech-Enabled Startups
We’re excited to announce our $225M Series F led by
@blackstone
, more than quadrupling our valuation to $2.6B in two years.
A special thanks to our remarkable investors, board, customers, and Clarians.
Team at
@Carbon
is scrambling to help out with
#coronavirus
response. First example is a face shield for PPE. We will be pushing these designs out to our global network & to open sources once finalized. We’ll have a mechanism in place soon to help people get access to these.
Sridhar Ramaswamy helped to build Google’s ad unit into a $100+ bln monster. But by the time he left Google two years ago, he had grown disillusioned with the business. Now he’s challenging Google with a new search engine, Neeva, that won’t feature ads.
The team at
@Observablehq
is always innovating. Today, they launched a new Enterprise tier that includes tons of new features. Check out their blog post to learn more.
“Are you a startup entrepreneur?
@SlausonAndCo
and
@Grid110
are launching their nationwide Friends & Family program for Winter 2022! Applications are due October 8th! More info at .