If I could press a button and have all of Sequoia Capital on the Midas List, I would choose to do that… — Douglas Leone Button Copy Share Image
We see China as a large market opportunity with similar cyclical economic cycles that occur throughout every economy. — Douglas Leone China Copy Share Image
The venture industry is both quite vibrant and quite competitive. — Douglas Leone Both 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… — Douglas Leone About 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 Big 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… — Douglas Leone Build Copy Share Image
You have to be willing to risk things; otherwise, somebody else will put you out of business. — Douglas Leone Business 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… — Douglas Leone Build 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 Business 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 Clear 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… — Douglas Leone Application 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… — Douglas Leone A good thing Copy Share Image
I'll say this: I can't think of one instance in my 20 years in venture capital in which I have wanted to… — Douglas Leone Before Copy Share Image
The trick is, a market has to be nonexistent when you start. If the market is large early on, you will have… — Douglas Leone Competitors Copy Share Image
We want people who come from humble backgrounds and have a need to win. — Douglas Leone Backgrounds Copy Share Image
There's a number of companies clearly that we wish we had invested in either at the early or at the moderate stage. — Douglas Leone Business Copy Share Image
In a downturn, aggressive PR and communications strategy is key. — Douglas Leone Aggressive Copy Share Image
If you choose a market that already exists, say, networking equipment, you have to compete with an established company like Cisco. Even… — Douglas Leone Better Copy Share Image
A tremendous chief executive in a small market will never be great. All great companies start with great markets. — Douglas Leone Chief Copy Share Image
Give me an entrepreneur with a lot of courage, gusto and who iterates rapidly, and I will back that person day in… — Douglas Leone Back Copy Share Image
Raise as little as you can to get you to something that you can show - plus maybe a quarter or two… — Douglas Leone Because 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 Actually 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 About Copy Share Image
I was working on boats as a teenager, sweating like a pig during a summer job. — Douglas Leone Boat Copy Share Image
