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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 exec

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Havish Gupta

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Yup, he actually Invested in so many companies, that even when most of their investment failed, all the current successful companies have sequoia as their investor. it's crazy tho

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