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 backcourageday Change image and share on social
If I could press a button and have all of Sequoia Capital on the Midas List, I would choose to do that over a honoring a single individual. Douglas Leone buttoncapitalchoose Change image and share on social
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 ceoengineerfounder share on social
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 bunchcombinatorcompletely share on social
Guys like me on the investor side are a dime a dozen. Douglas Leone dimedozenguy Change image and share on social
A tremendous chief executive in a small market will never be great. All great companies start with great markets. Douglas Leone chiefcompanyexecutive Change image and share on social
If you choose a market that already exists, say, networking equipment, you have to compete with an established company like Cisco. Even if your product is marginally better, Cisco can fudge it and outsell you. Douglas Leone chooseciscocompany share on social
Raise as little as you can to get you to something that you can show - plus maybe a quarter or two so you have a little bit of cushion - and then raise some more money. Raise as little - not as much - as you can because that's the most expensive equity you're going to sell. Douglas Leone bitecushionequity share on social
The venture industry is both quite vibrant and quite competitive. Douglas Leone competitiveindustryventure Change image and share on social
We look at the number of engineers coming out of India; we look at the growth of the economy, and it's clear that India is a place we want to be. Douglas Leone clearcomeeconomy Change image and share on social
