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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/if-i-could-press-a-button-and-have-all-of-sequoia-capital-on-the/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

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## More by Douglas Leone

> [If I could press a button and have all of Sequoia Capital on the Midas List, I would choose to do that over a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/if-i-could-press-a-button-and-have-all-of-sequoia-capital-on-the/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [We see China as a large market opportunity with similar cyclical economic cycles that occur throughout every economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/we-see-china-as-a-large-market-opportunity-with-similar-cyclical/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [The venture industry is both quite vibrant and quite competitive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/the-venture-industry-is-both-quite-vibrant-and-quite-competitive/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [You meet with a CEO or founder. You talk about sales, engineering, product management and give some ideas or suggestions. And the founder quickly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/you-meet-with-a-ceo-or-founder-you-talk-about-sales-engineering/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [We like companies that can get big and powerful on $50 million or less and not two, three, four or five billion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/we-like-companies-that-can-get-big-and-powerful-on-50-million-or-less/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/during-dark-times-real-entrepreneurs-come-out-they-are-not-competing/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [You have to be willing to risk things; otherwise, somebody else will put you out of business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/you-have-to-be-willing-to-risk-things-otherwise-somebody-else-will/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [We've tried to build Sequoia Capital with an eye for the long term that we really look for in the companies we like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/we-ve-tried-to-build-sequoia-capital-with-an-eye-for-the-long-term/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [If you start a successful company in China at 11 A.M., by 2 P.M. there's three more companies like it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/if-you-start-a-successful-company-in-china-at-11-a-m-by-2-p-m-there-s/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [Crystal-clear thinking is one of the things we look for - not a fancy slide pitch, but crystal-clear thinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/crystal-clear-thinking-is-one-of-the-things-we-look-for-not-a-fancy/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [In a globalized world, one application can spread like wildfire and there's only one winning company, which means you have to invest more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/in-a-globalized-world-one-application-can-spread-like-wildfire-and/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/we-have-co-opted-seed-funds-you-know-y-combinator-that-was-completely/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [I'll say this: I can't think of one instance in my 20 years in venture capital in which I have wanted to sell a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/i-ll-say-this-i-can-t-think-of-one-instance-in-my-20-years-in-venture/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [The trick is, a market has to be nonexistent when you start. If the market is large early on, you will have too many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/the-trick-is-a-market-has-to-be-nonexistent-when-you-start-if-the/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

> [We want people who come from humble backgrounds and have a need to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/we-want-people-who-come-from-humble-backgrounds-and-have-a-need-to-win/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

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