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Sequoia's Roelof Botha: Why Venture Capital is Broken & How Great Companies Are Built

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Sequoia's Roelof Botha: Why Venture Capital is Broken & How Great Companies Are Built

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

2025/10/09
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

2025/10/09
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(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 th...

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Roelof Botha, a prominent partner at Sequoia Capital, shares insights into the firm’s unique strategies, cultural ethos, and long-term vision for venture capital in a rapidly evolving global landscape.
01:08
The Scout program is a 26x fund with early successes in Uber and Stripe.
03:39
Only about 20 companies per decade achieve billion-dollar exits.
11:52
Sequoia prioritizes net IRR and net multiple over fund size or fee maximization
13:06
One person can veto an investment decision at Sequoia, ensuring strong conviction behind every bet.
20:18
The most profitable founders are exceptional but hard to get along with, like Steve Jobs.

Chapters

Introducing Roelof Botha
00:00
Sequoia’s Scout program and its best-performing funds ever
01:08
State of Venture Capital: Why it’s broken, too much capital, not enough great companies
03:38
Why Sequoia separated from its China business, how they adapt to changing macro landscapes
09:01
Sequoia’s culture, picking partners, investment decision-making, The Sequoia Capital Fund and holding winners
13:05
What makes a great founder, what Roelof learned from Doug Leone and Michael Moritz
20:18
Investing in biotech, importance of expertise in VC
26:06

Transcript

Roelof Botha: Sequoia is the most sought-after name in the venture capital business. The firm has made over a thousand investments, now worth in the trillions in public market value. Jason Calacanis: There's a list of five VCs who I think can really trans...