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Emotional moment: Jan signs @WhatsApp/Facebook paperwork at welfare office where he got his food stamps as a teen http://t.co/ijLIsW26xI.
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**Incubated @GreylockVC and @sequoia. A powerful example of VC firms teaming (rather than competing). Honored to have been on this journey with @chandna & @GreylockVC.
Palo Alto Networks was incubated in Sequoia's offices starting in 2005. @jimgoetz from @sequoia and @chandna from @GreylockVC as VCs partnered with @nirzuk to incubate the company. Very quickly @rajivbatra joined as a Co-Founder + VP Eng.
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thrilled to be transitioning into a new role @sequoia. warm congratulations to @Alfred_Lin @roelofbotha @gradypb & michael-a
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overdue coverage on the other "south african" making an impact in tech. @roelofbotha @elonmusk @sequoia .
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Congratulations to @defunkt, @github & the 28M developers on the platform as they embark on the expansion of the developer economy under the guidance of @satyanadella @natfriedman @Microsoft
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Honored and deeply grateful for the life-changing impact you've had on so many of us.
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Underway for years and well deserved @roelofbotha. Props to @dougleone for decades of selfless leadership.
Big news in venture capital: Sequoia has named Midas List investor and PayPal veteran Roelof Botha as its new global leader, effective July 5.
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We surprised @jankoum today by showing his early resume to #startupschool. Yahoo! shaped Jan's leadership style. http://t.co/TEX235lDBN.
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Props to @roelofbotha @sequoia for spearheading what will become a historic reinvention of "venture capital".
Patience is a virtue. We believe it’s also smart business. The traditional 10-year VC fund cycle no longer makes sense for today’s world, or tomorrow’s founders. Introducing The Sequoia Fund. (1/2)
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Annual @warriors draft day with my seat partners: @jankoum @stratton. #DubNation
http://t.co/7eBulmCqNa.
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Big thanks to @WhatsApp founders @brianacton & @jankoum for joining us at Base Camp 2018 and openly sharing your most personal cofounder dynamics.
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The future of manufacturing is here: @Carbon unveils #Futurecraft 4D and sneaker grown from light + oxygen @adidas
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Honored to have teamed with @GitHub enthusiasts @joshuakushner, @milesgrimshaw, Nabil Mallick, Peter Levine, @rue_reed and partners @a16z @ThriveCapital.
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welcome home elvis, @nikesharora. we are all thrilled to have you in the mix @PaloAltoNtwks. @GreylockVC @sequoia.
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A spectacular milestone for Jan Koum, Brian Acton & the remarkable @WhatsApp team. We couldn’t be more proud http://t.co/o7OeaSnbXw.
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Lifetime achievement award from the @nvca for sir Moritz @sequoia. Well deserved recognition. http://t.co/ujpSDirKfG.
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A remarkable milestone for @defunkt, @GitHub & the entire developer community. @satyanadella @Microsoft.
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Props to the cofounders @nirzuk @rajivbatra and @leeklarich (honorary co-founder). The banter and dynamic tension they started at incubation continues to drive innovation today. And props to the @PaloAltoNtwks leaders: @smullaney @MarkatPANW @nikesharora that led the company's.
This week Palo Alto Networks ($PANW) joined the small, elite club of $100B companies by market cap!. The story here is legendary. At @sequoia we look for founders with chips on their shoulders -- having an almost irrational sense of purpose. Nir "CHKPKLR" Zuk definitely qualified
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Wisdom for founders: "Get the right team around you. That’s what will ultimately drive your success, because building a company is a marathon, but it’s also a relay." - @kamakshis, Founder & CEO of @Drawbridge [via @sequoia's newsletter].
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1/ Excited to announce that we @sequoia have partnered with @observablehq, the data visualization destination that is bringing data exploration and visualization to the web, making it more accessible, collaborative and effective.
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another overnight success. these three (@arashf @drewhouston @schreier) in a suit is another milestone. congrats and thank you @Dropbox
Last pic with @drewhouston and @arashf as private company Founders! Words cannot describe the privilege of working with these two
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.@WhatsApp: 32 engineers, 20 support, & 1 @neerajarora, their secret weapon who runs the business side http://t.co/iY3br6QdIb.
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Neeva is changing the way we surface information – from public and tracked to private, protected and personal. We're thrilled to partner with @RamaswmySridhar and @vivek7ue as @neevaco emerges from stealth, along with @greylock’s @reidhoffman & @chandna.
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Bentonville>>Austin. No longer just a pilgrimage for Walmart suppliers. a magnet for tech, epic mountain biking and the arts. Yet still affordable. Props to @WaltonFamilyFdn #HeartlandAR22 @crystalbridges @HeartlandFwd @LSteveNelson @Carbon.
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Appreciate all the kind words. Ours is definitely a team sport and we fail & succeed with our fellow founders & partners.
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@jankoum @whatsapp we are proud of your arc from poverty, a reminder american dream continues. @whatsapp 1st office. http://t.co/eMgOyNXCHq.
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What an honor to be with the President of the United States!
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Well deserved national recognition for Professor @Joseph_DeSimone of @Carbon. @Eagles @UNC @sequoia.
And our Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 National Overall Award winner is … Dr. @Joseph_DeSimone of @Carbon! Congratulations to Joe, his team and all of our national finalists. You are truly unstoppable. You transform our world for the better. And for that, we thank you! #EOYUS
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thrilled to see @kevin_scott (@google @admob @linkedin alum) named CTO @Microsoft. new energy and a fresh vocabulary headed to redmond.
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Since the beginning, @mohitlad & @rveloso had a clear vision. These two scientists pioneered an agentless solution for monitoring cloud and external networks. Congratulations to @thousandeyes on joining forces with @Cisco & thank you for your partnership.
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Proud to see @Carbon<gt; and @RiddellSports<gt; taking a big first step to improve player protection. Props to @daratreseder for pulling together the launch! #ProtectItAll
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Welcome @nikesharora as Chairman/CEO of @PaloAltoNtwks. We are ecstatic to to have you in the mix to lead us forward at $PANW. #CyberSecurity #Cloud @nirzuk @chandna @GreylockVC @sequoia
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Congrats to @umesh @varun @Nimble_Suresh & the entire team at Nimble. Hope to see the core team continue to thrive
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Sporting my priceless kicks created by @CarlysCollegeKicks for game 4. @warriors @HoustonRockets @KKGduke
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a little hazing @sequoia of our newest partner @carl_eschenbach . we are all thrilled he is in the mix.
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congratulations to @GreylockVC @chandna @reidhoffman @saranormous on landing Sridhar, a world class leader/technologist and soon to be investor.
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well deserved recognition for @benchmark @peterfenton @bgurley @mitchlasky
http://t.co/RCcuDmjdr4. they remain the best in the industry.
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@LarsLuv is a competitor but his post on weatherproof companies is too good to ignore. #respect #noshortcuts.
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Congrats to the @cavs @KingJames @KyrieIrving on a spectacular series. @warriors, lots to be proud of.
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welcome @natfriedman
A huge welcome to @natfriedman who will be joining the GitHub team as CEO. Hear more from him on today's announcement.
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We’re confident @WhatsApp will flourish @Facebook just like @Instagram. On their way to a billion active users and just getting started.
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congrats on the milestone @juliahartz , @kevinhartz and the @eventbrite team. and happy birthday @kevinhart and @roelofbotha.
Congrats @Eventbrite on today’s milestone. To two exceptional founders, @juliahartz & @kevinhartz: From relentlessly serving your customers to building an incredible team culture, your leadership is truly inspirational.
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Welcome @EllenKullman as President & CEO of @Carbon. One of the world's greatest leaders, Ellen has the vision and proven track record to help lead Carbon forward. #CraftedbyCarbon
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Thrilled to have @carl_eschenbach joining us @sequoia. Carl's go-to-market and leadership skills an important addition to our team.
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Not familiar with @WhatsApp? Here are the four numbers that explain why @Facebook is acquiring WhatsApp http://t.co/eQ1lbVltra.
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3/ Data is everywhere and it can be overwhelming to consume. The @observablehq team built the first tool that allows anyone to visualize online data to help make sense of it all. See this COVID-19 visualization by Cody Rushing.
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Huge congratulations to @RyanQualtrics and the @Qualtrics team on joining @SAP. Fortunate and deeply thankful to have partnered with Ryan, Jared, Scott & Stuart on their path to creating the Qualtrics experience:
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Looking forward to continuing our journey with @00byrne and @venkatrangan01 as @clarihq continues to transform #RevenueOperations. Thrilled to be a part of this movement.
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congrats, nat. we look forward to your stewardship of github and the open source community. @github @Microsoft @a16z @sequoia.
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props to @johndoerr for unassailable contributions to technology, entrpreneuship & venture capital. via @technology.
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congrats to @Joseph_DeSimone @UNC @Carbon3D on receiving the 2015 national medal of technology and innovation:
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Design to production in 20 days, clinical assessment with 400 patients in 50 days. The pandemic might bring permanent change to the Boumal elements of healthcare.
The Rapid Deployment of a 3D Printed Latticed Nasopharyngeal Swab for COVID-19 Testing Made Using Digital Light Synthesis | medRxiv @Carbon @ResolutionMed @Stanford @StanfordHealth @UNC @NCState
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thoughtful article in the new yorker http://t.co/SjJ6tsk6vR on the disruption of venture being led by a16z. @pmarca @a16z @bhorowitz.
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Congratulations to @sp_mallik and the entire @springpathinc team. @kittukolluri @nea @satishd @redpointvc @cisco
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2018 warriors draft with my seat partners. Hoping for a repeat. @warriors @jankoum @StrattonSclavos @warriors
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Excited to share that @Neeva is now open to anyone in the US! @RamaswmySridhar and team have built an amazing product -- the world’s first ad-free, private search engine entirely focused on the consumer: #TryNeeva #CustomerFirst.
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bringing the time to first chart, dashboard or interactive visualizations to seconds. say hello to "plot" from @observablehq and the creators of d3. @mbostock @mmeckf .
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WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum on the Company's Latest Milestone: 500 Million Active Users http://t.co/vPkKTabAEe via @Techland.
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All in, Steph. Thank you for having the courage to highlight this challenge.
This is personal.
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@EllenKullman @Carbon thrilled to see @Joseph_DeSimone step in as @Carbon’s Exec Chairman. As founder & CEO, Joe cracked the code on 3D printing at scale. He has now completed the "Master Class" of Entrepreneurship in recruiting an exceptional CEO @EllenKullman to steer @Carbon into our next chapter.
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Cisco + ThousandEyes = SaaS and Public Cloud visibility for all.
Congratulations to @mohitlad @rveloso & the entire @thousandeyes team on joining forces with @Cisco. It’s been an honor to partner with you. Read about ThousandEyes’ unconventional journey as told by @carl_eschenbach @jimgoetz @aaref.
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O O R A H ! A well deserved promotion. Congratulations @saranormous @GreylockVC @chandna #nextgeneration
We are thrilled to announce that @saranormous is Greylock's newest general partner. She is focused on helping entrepreneurs create and scale the next generation of important b2b companies. Join us in congratulating Sarah!
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a penetrating missive on gross margins.
Some thoughts on the topic du jour in tech right now -- the sudden reappraisal of tech-enabled businesses based on gross margins/unit economics. Here's what founders need to know. The Gross Margin Problem: Lessons for Tech-Enabled Startups
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Thrilled to watch @Joseph_DeSimone & @Carbon3D team unveil their disruptive invention @TED2015. Joe @sequoia in 2013, benefits of stealth.
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Welcome @VishalRAmin and @blackstone. Revenue is arguably the most important business process, and yet, the last to be transformed—until Clari. Props to @00byrne @venkatrangan01 @clarihq.
We’re excited to announce our $225M Series F led by @blackstone, more than quadrupling our valuation to $2.6B in two years. A special thanks to our remarkable investors, board, customers, and Clarians.
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@carbon @Joseph_DeSimone channeling team energy into global PPE production.
Team at @Carbon is scrambling to help out with #coronavirus response. First example is a face shield for PPE. We will be pushing these designs out to our global network & to open sources once finalized. We’ll have a mechanism in place soon to help people get access to these.
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and so it begins. search reimagined. @RamaswmySridhar @vivek7ue.
Sridhar Ramaswamy helped to build Google’s ad unit into a $100+ bln monster. But by the time he left Google two years ago, he had grown disillusioned with the business. Now he’s challenging Google with a new search engine, Neeva, that won’t feature ads.
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partners moved from disbelief to awe after @Joseph_DeSimone @UNC demo. @aatilley on @Carbon3D's manufacturing plans:
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congrats to this courageous team from @UNC sitting in DTV's office.
As @Carbon announces their growth round today, here's a look back on our first meeting with their 4-person team that inspired us to become their first partner. @AlexErmosh @Joseph_DeSimone @LSteveNelson Edward Samulski.
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The team at @Observablehq is always innovating. Today, they launched a new Enterprise tier that includes tons of new features. Check out their blog post to learn more.
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Introducing the M1: a powerful new tool for design and manufacturing. Learn more at
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“Are you a startup entrepreneur? @SlausonAndCo and @Grid110 are launching their nationwide Friends & Family program for Winter 2022! Applications are due October 8th! More info at
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