Sequoia Capital Part II (with Doug Leone)

Hey, acquired listeners. Instead of a cold opener, We want to use this space to dedicate today's episode to the late Don Valentine, who passed last year. We are excited to be working with Sequoia today to bring you something really special for part two. And with that

On to the show. Welcome to season six, episode two of Acquired. the podcast about great technology companies and the stories behind them. I'm Ben Gilbert. I'm David Rosenthal. And we are your hosts. Today we tell part two of the Sequoia Capital story.

We are going to pick up where we left off, in nineteen ninety six, when Sequoia's legendary founder, Don Valentine, Turn the firm over to Sir Michael Maritz. and Doug Leone. In this modern era of Sequoia since 1996, Sequoia has been the investing partner behind an absurd number of the industry defining companies of the last 25 years. Including

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