To Be Successful in Business, You Have to Be Contrarian and Right

To Be Successful in Business, You Have to Be Contrarian and Right

Evan Nisselson first met Roelof Botha, Managing Partner and Steward of Sequoia Capital, while fundraising for his startup in 2005. Roelof said, “I think back to that meeting we had, and you had a vision for the future and the impact of visual, just imagery on consumer experiences was completely spot on.

At our 10th Annual LDV Vision Summit, Roelof joined Evan for a fireside chat to discuss trends and early-stage investment opportunities in businesses leveraging visual technologies and AI. They spoke about Roelof’s insights from the ups and downs of the PayPal days, marshmallow tests, personality traits and much more!

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Thank You For Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary LDV Vision Summit With Us!

Thank You For Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary LDV Vision Summit With Us!

We at LDV Capital celebrated our 10th LDV Vision Summit Anniversary! People from over 30 countries were part of our premier global gathering in visual tech & AI. We were thrilled to welcome speakers from Sequoia Capital, Wellville, Generate:Biomedicines, DCVC Bio, Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, Nobias Therapeutics, Snap, Future Ventures, Meta, Axios and more. Two of our LDV Capital portfolio companies presented as well: Synthesia and Sonus Microsystems.

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Roelof Botha of Sequoia Says 'To Be Successful in This Business, You Have to Be Contrarian and Right'

Roelof Botha of Sequoia Says 'To Be Successful in This Business, You Have to Be Contrarian and Right'

Join our 10th Annual LDV Vision Summit on March 21 and witness the fireside chat between LDV Capital’s Evan Nisselson and Roelof Botha, Managing Partner and Steward of Sequoia Capital. Roelof has spent over 20 years building companies in Silicon Valley. He began within the walls of nascent PayPal and led the company through both its IPO in early 2002 and the subsequent acquisition by eBay. Roelof joined Sequoia in 2003 to help founders build enduring businesses. In 2017, he assumed leadership of Sequoia Capital's US/Europe business and became a Steward of the Sequoia Partnership. Roelof is a Director of 23andMe, Block, Ethos, Inside.com, Landis, mmhmm, MongoDB, Natera, Pendulum Therapeutics, and Unity Technologies, and recently led Sequoia's investment in Meeno. Previously, he was a Director of companies that include YouTube, Tumblr, Xoom, Eventbrite, and Evernote. He also led Sequoia's investment in Instagram.

Roelof and Evan will discuss trends and early-stage investment opportunities in businesses leveraging visual technologies and AI.

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