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20VC: Sequoia's Roelof Botha on His Biggest Lessons Working Alongside Don Valentine, Mike Moritz and Doug Leone, Leading Sequoia's US Business and What Sequoia Do To Retain Their Edge at the Top & The Crucible Moments That Define Startup Success

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

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The Biggest Challenge You Face Today?

The first priority has to be to your partners, says Sequoia's Jim Boulden. The second is thinking about the companies that you serve and being there for your founders. Over the last 12 months, we've compressed our average time by more than a week from initial meeting to final investment decision. And in all the cases due to the proliferation of catwalks, I don't want to talk about the market today.

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