Investing in the Sequoia Fund

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Sequoia is a distributed sisco system. I think of less than 500 million dollar markea. And you know what? Wat de dea thing a not to be worth. We've learned that lesson slow over the years. This is a long term game that we're playing here. Thats that's what makes the ecosystem work. It works on trust. And you have to trust that everybody is incented in using that capital structure a properly.

"Sequoia Capital is the greatest venture capital firm of all time. It's indisputable." - Jason

Jason chats with Sequoia's Doug Leone, a leader who shepherded the firm for four decades. They discuss great founders, governance, Sequoia's global expansion, mentoring the next generation of investors and more.

(00:00) Jason intros today’s legendary interview w/ Doug Leone of Sequoia Capital
(01:14) When Doug Leone got his start
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(12:23) The impact selling secondary shares has on founders
(15:43) “The founder’s job is to make the receptionist rich”
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(22:15) Mentoring the next generation of investors
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(31:58) Sometimes incredible companies make the founder
(34:07) The greatest founders Doug has worked with
(46:30) Providing companies with a running start, but not doing too much
(53:10) Investing in China
(57:15) Entrepreneurship in Europe
(01:11:06) “Hope is not a plan. Let’s make a plan.