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Douglas Leone Quotes

Guys like me on the investor side are a dime a dozen Picture Quote #1

The venture industry is both quite vibrant and quite competitive Picture Quote #1

Our business is all about helping someone - a founder, a CEO - building a great business. It’s not about seeing our names in the press Picture Quote #1

You have to be willing to risk things; otherwise, somebody else will put you out of business Picture Quote #1

We see China as a large market opportunity with similar cyclical economic cycles that occur throughout every economy Picture Quote #1

We have co-opted seed funds. You know, Y Combinator, that was completely our money. We have secret handshakes with a whole bunch of people. Very dangerous, because word gets out that so-and-so’s money is Sequoia’s money, that would not be a good thing Picture Quote #1

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During dark times, real entrepreneurs come out. They are not competing with 10 look-alike companies for engineering talent, so it’s a great time to invest and help build companies Picture Quote #1

You meet with a CEO or founder. You talk about sales, engineering, product management and give some ideas or suggestions. And the founder quickly understands that you really can help them both operationally and from a strategic standpoint Picture Quote #1

Be incredibly, ruthlessly selfish with your equity Picture Quote #1

Give me an entrepreneur with a lot of courage, gusto and who iterates rapidly, and I will back that person day in and day out Picture Quote #1

A tremendous chief executive in a small market will never be great. All great companies start with great markets Picture Quote #1

I was working on boats as a teenager, sweating like a pig during a summer job Picture Quote #1

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Guys like me on the investor side are a dime a dozen (Douglas Leone Quotes) The venture industry is both quite vibrant and quite competitive (Douglas Leone Quotes) Our business is all about helping someone - a founder, a CEO - building a great business. It’s not about seeing our names in the press. (Douglas Leone Quotes) You have to be willing to risk things; otherwise, somebody else will put you out of business (Douglas Leone Quotes) We see China as a large market opportunity with similar cyclical economic cycles that occur throughout every economy. (Douglas Leone Quotes) We have co-opted seed funds. You know, Y Combinator, that was completely our money. We have secret handshakes with a whole bunch of people. Very dangerous, because word gets out that so-and-so’s money is Sequoia’s money, that would not be a good thing. (Douglas Leone Quotes) During dark times, real entrepreneurs come out. They are not competing with 10 look-alike companies for engineering talent, so it’s a great time to invest and help build companies. (Douglas Leone Quotes) You meet with a CEO or founder. You talk about sales, engineering, product management and give some ideas or suggestions. And the founder quickly understands that you really can help them both operationally and from a strategic standpoint. (Douglas Leone Quotes) Be incredibly, ruthlessly selfish with your equity (Douglas Leone Quotes) Give me an entrepreneur with a lot of courage, gusto and who iterates rapidly, and I will back that person day in and day out (Douglas Leone Quotes) A tremendous chief executive in a small market will never be great. All great companies start with great markets (Douglas Leone Quotes) I was working on boats as a teenager, sweating like a pig during a summer job (Douglas Leone Quotes)