Sequoia's Roelof Botha: Why Venture Capital is Broken & How Great Companies Are Built

Sequoia is the most sought-after name in the venture capital business. The firm has made over a thousand investments now worth in the trillions in public market value. There's a list of five VCs who I think can really transform a company, and you're one of those five. When I joined Sequoia, it was clear that if I wanted to make it as a partner, you needed to produce meaningful gains. YouTube, Instagram, Square.

This is a list of amazing, amazing. startups. Our ambition is to build a partnership that endures and that means we need to leave it in a better place than we found it. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Sequoia Capital's roll-off botha. See ya.

How are you? Good to see you. Welcome. Roloff, there's a question. What's that?

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