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Havish Gupta

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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 executive >Joined National Semiconductor, working as a senior sales and marketing executive >Started Sequoia Capital in 1972 So, unlike other VC firms, Sequoia Capital wasn’t founded by an entrepreneur who sold his company for millions or billions. In Sequoia’s case, it was started by more of a job person who likely saved money or had stock options from his previous company, along with initial funding from others. Anyway, after starting, it focused on making small investments in risky tech companies. As a result, it backed Apple, Google, YouTube, PayPal, WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Nvidia, etc Today, Sequoia Capital is one of the most powerful VC firms in the world, with over 2000 investment and 100s of exits

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