Douglas Leone
Douglas Leone
Douglas M. Leoneis an American venture capitalist and a partner at Sequoia Capital. He joined Sequoia in 1988 and has been a Managing Partner since 1996. His focus is on internet, software and communication investments. He has been ranked in the top 10 investors in the United States by Forbes Magazine multiple times. Doug also led Sequoia's international expansion into China and India...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
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We look at the number of engineers coming out of India; we look at the growth of the economy, and it's clear that India is a place we want to be.
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Our business is all about helping someone - a founder, a CEO - building a great business. It's not about seeing our names in the press.
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I routinely make trips to China and India where we have offices to continue to maintain the linkages that are necessary to run a successful business.
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Be incredibly, ruthlessly selfish with your equity.
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In a downturn, aggressive PR and communications strategy is key.
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I was working on boats as a teenager, sweating like a pig during a summer job.
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The venture industry is both quite vibrant and quite competitive.
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Guys like me on the investor side are a dime a dozen.
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Give me an entrepreneur with a lot of courage, gusto and who iterates rapidly, and I will back that person day in and day out.
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Crystal-clear thinking is one of the things we look for - not a fancy slide pitch, but crystal-clear thinking.
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A tremendous chief executive in a small market will never be great. All great companies start with great markets.
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We work as a team. I think having the individual being shown as a star actually creates problems internally. We encourage all our investors to work as a team for the benefit of the founders.
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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 invest and help build companies.
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We see China as a large market opportunity with similar cyclical economic cycles that occur throughout every economy.