Guys more than 70% of the people guessed it wrong , Current Partner Of Sequoia Capital and Previously CFO Of PayPal is Roelof Botha not Peter Theil ๐..
Let's Discuss Payal Mafia and Some Famous Names behind this ๐โฅ๏ธ๐ค
โขThe PayPal Mafia is a group of former PayPal employees and founders who have since founded and/or developed additional technology companies, collectively impacting the tech industry
Mafia Series #1
THE PAYPAL MAFIA GANG
โ Elon musk = Tesla,SpaceX, Neuralink etc
โ Peter Theil = Co founder of Palantir Tech,Early investor in Facebook and has Founders fund
โ Reid Hoffman = Co founder of Linkedin
โ Max Levechin = Co founder of Af
Today's topic is : Sequoia Capital Venture Capital Firm๐๐๐ค
I. Introduction :
โข Sequoia Capital was founded by Donald Valentine in 1972 and current partner is My favourite Roelof Botha โฅ๏ธ.
โข Sequoia Capital created new fund called 'Peak XV Pa
Which of the these following failed startups , which Startup had raised Funding From Nexus Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital and Softbank in between 2010-2015 at the valuation of 1500 Crores and Failed Eventually ๐๐ค๐ค๐ญ?
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This man trusted Mark Zuckerberg when nobody else did.
He invested $500,000 into Facebook and it became $1 BILLION.
Now, he's betting it all on a new trend that could kill humanity.
Hereโs how Peter Theil spots opportunities before everybody else:
In 2011, Peter Thiel started giving people money to drop out of college.
The result?
$250B produced in value.
Figma, Ethereum, Loom, and over 250 companies were born.
Here's how one man destroys the traditional education system :
Peter Thiel, c
The most successful founder network ever:
"The PayPal Mafia"
They turned a payment startup into a multi-billion dollar empire.
Here's their playbook:
It started with a bold bet in the late 1990s.
Two ambitious startups merged: Confinity and X. T
How Donald Valentine Started Sequoia Capital
>Donald was Born in 1932, in USA
>He Graduated from Fordham University
>Started his career in sales & marketing at Raytheon (military weapon manufacturer)
>Joined Fairchild Semiconductor as a sales exec
Peter Thiel Says AI is Bad News for People with Maths Skills, Not Writers, hereโs how:
Peter Thiel believes that AI advancements in solving math problems will negatively impact individuals with strong math skills but benefit those in the field of wr