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Mike Mignano is a General Partner at Union Square Ventures, one of the most iconic venture firms in the world, whose investments include Coinbase, Stripe, Etsy, Twilio, Cloudflare. Before joining USV, Mike was a Partner at Lightspeed, where he backed breakout AI companies includi ...  عرض المزيد

(0:00) Introducing Roelof Botha

(1:08) Sequoia's Scout program and its best-performing funds ever

(3:38) State of Venture Capital: Why it's broken, too much capital, not enough great companies

(9:01) Why Sequoia separated from its China business, how they ...

My guest today is Roelof Botha, a partner at one of the world’s oldest and most successful venture firms, Sequoia Capital. A few days ago before I sat down with Roelof, he announced Sequoia’s boldest innovation since the firm was founded by Don Valentine in the early 1970s. Going ...  عرض المزيد

Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha, one of Silicon Valley’s most highly respected investors, discusses his career, Sequoia’s unique culture and investment processes, and how he finds and builds enduring businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

In a candid conversation with Kailash Sundaram, MBA ’25, Roelof Botha, MBA ’00 — leader of one of the most influential venture capital firms in the world — reflects on his journey from South Africa to Sequoia Capital. 

From meeting his wife and partner Huifen Chan, ...