We have co-opted seed funds. You know, Y Combinator, that was completely our money. We have secret handshakes with a whole bunch… — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
We work as a team. I think having the individual being shown as a star actually creates problems internally. We encourage all… — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
Our business is all about helping someone - a founder, a CEO - building a great business. It's not about seeing our… — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
If I could press a button and have all of Sequoia Capital on the Midas List, I would choose to do that over a… — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
We see China as a large market opportunity with similar cyclical economic cycles that occur throughout every economy. — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
You meet with a CEO or founder. You talk about sales, engineering, product management and give some ideas or suggestions. And the founder quickly… — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
We like companies that can get big and powerful on $50 million or less and not two, three, four or five billion. — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
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… — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
You have to be willing to risk things; otherwise, somebody else will put you out of business. — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
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… — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
If you start a successful company in China at 11 A.M., by 2 P.M. there's three more companies like it. — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
Crystal-clear thinking is one of the things we look for - not a fancy slide pitch, but crystal-clear thinking. — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
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… — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
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.… — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
