Sequoia's Roelof Botha on "Crucible Moments" and the state of VC | E1804

2023-09-07 · 85 min · 26 entities

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Link in episode "Sequoia's Roelof Botha on "Crucible Moments" and the state of VC | E1804": https://coda.io/twist
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Link in episode "Sequoia's Roelof Botha on "Crucible Moments" and the state of VC | E1804": http://mercury.com/
mentioned Apply website

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Link in episode "Sequoia's Roelof Botha on "Crucible Moments" and the state of VC | E1804": https://launch.co/apply
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Link in episode "Sequoia's Roelof Botha on "Crucible Moments" and the state of VC | E1804": https://angelthebook.com/
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Link in episode "Sequoia's Roelof Botha on "Crucible Moments" and the state of VC | E1804": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
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Link in episode "Sequoia's Roelof Botha on "Crucible Moments" and the state of VC | E1804": https://coda.io/twist
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Link in episode "Sequoia's Roelof Botha on "Crucible Moments" and the state of VC | E1804": http://mercury.com/
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Link in episode "Sequoia's Roelof Botha on "Crucible Moments" and the state of VC | E1804": https://launch.co/apply
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Link in episode "Sequoia's Roelof Botha on "Crucible Moments" and the state of VC | E1804": https://angelthebook.com/
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Link in episode "Sequoia's Roelof Botha on "Crucible Moments" and the state of VC | E1804": https://supergut.com/

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This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Supergut is the easiest and tastiest way clinically-proven to regulate digestion, curb cravings, and boost energy. Get 30% off their delicious shakes, bars, and fiber mix at Supergut.com with code TWIST. Coda. A new doc that brings words, tables and teams together. All your valuable data, plans, objectives, and strategies in one place. Go to https://coda.io/twist to get a $1,000 credit! Mercury. 90 percent of startups fail — 90 percent. Just 10 out of every 100 make it. Mercury exists to close that gap — helping companies succeed with banking and credit cards engineered for the startup journey. Join over 100,000 companies banking with Mercury at http://mercury.com Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC. * Today's show: Roelof Botha joins Jason to discuss the state of VC (3:35), Sequoia's new series "Crucible Moments" (9:31), and much more! * Time stamps: (0:00) Sequoia Capital's Roelof Botha joins Jason (3:35) The state of the Silicon Valley ecosystem (8:00) Supergut - Get 30% off with code TWIST at https://supergut.com (9:31) "Crucible Moments" and their significance (14:31) Pre-IPO vs. Post-IPO market values (18:10) Founder ambition and mistakes made during "Crucible Moments" (22:25) The importance of founders starting narrow and what makes a great VC in tech (27:20) Coda - Get a $1,000 startup credit at https://coda.io/twist (28:49) Commonalities between the AI boom and the crypto boom (33:31) U.S. frameworks regarding crypto (37:10) Mercury - Join 100K+ startups banking with Mercury at http://mercury.com (38:23) The milestone-based reward system in venture capital (43:24) Taking over as head steward at Sequoia Capital (56:02) "Crucible Moments" at Sequoia (1:05:57) Maintaining consistency in life and venture * FOLLOW Roelof: https://twitter.com/roelofbotha * Read LAUNCH Fund 4 Deal Memo: https://www.launch.co/four Apply for Funding: https://www.launch.co/apply Buy ANGEL: https://www.angelthebook.com Great recent interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland, PrayingForExits, Jenny Lefcourt Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow Jason: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jason Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast