Sequoia Capital
Roelof Botha is a partner at Sequoia Capital, and works with a broad range of companies. Some democratize technology access (Square, Eventbrite, Unity, Nimbula); some create global user communities (YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram); and others disrupt markets through innovative business models (Evernote, Weebly, Xoom).
Botha also sits on the boards of Aliph, Mahalo, and TokBox. He is a champion of consumer Web plays and considers himself as "just another consumer." Botha led the initial financing of YouTube on behalf of Sequoia Capital in 2005. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of PayPal, where he led the company through its IPO in 2002, and the acquisition by eBay before joining Sequoia Capital in 2003.
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Last Updated: Wed, Oct 24, 2012
| Category | Title | Author/Speaker | Organization | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podcast | Impact: Stanford Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Steve Garrity · Roelof Botha · Kit Rodgers · Divya Nag · Heidi Roizen · Chuck Eesley · William Miller | Stanford | 01:00:14 | 10/2012 |
| Video | Impact: Stanford Entrepreneurship and Innovation [Entire Talk] | Steve Garrity · Roelof Botha · Kit Rodgers · Divya Nag · Heidi Roizen · Chuck Eesley · William Miller | Stanford | 01:00:43 | 10/2012 |
| Video | Entrepreneurship is Not Synonymous With Founder | Roelof Botha | Stanford | 01:26 | 10/2012 |
| Video | Exporting the Stanford Ecosystem | Roelof Botha · Kit Rodgers · Heidi Roizen | Stanford | 04:19 | 10/2012 |
This special presentation features a panel of Stanford alumni reflecting on their personal entrepreneurial experiences at Stanford and in the vibrant Silicon Valley ecosystem. This conversation follows a presentation of remarkable results from the Stanford Innovation Survey, measuring the economic impact of Stanford alumni engaged in entrepreneurial activity.
This special presentation features a panel of Stanford alumni reflecting on their personal entrepreneurial experiences at Stanford and in the vibrant Silicon Valley ecosystem. This conversation follows a presentation of remarkable results from the Stanford Innovation Survey, measuring the economic impact of Stanford alumni engaged in entrepreneurial activity.
"Entrepreneurship is not synonymous with being a founder," says Roelof Botha, a partner at Sequoia Capital. Using examples from his colleagues at PayPal, Botha urges individuals with an entrepreneurial drive to join other small companies first to learn a lot and live out the entrepreneurial spirit before founding a company.
Responding to a question from Heidi Roizen, Stanford alumni panelists describe the challenge of exporting aspects of Stanford's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Sequoia Capital's Roelof Botha expresses the need for patience in developing interplay between academia, finance and industry, as well as flexible legal and financial conditions. Kit Rodgers of Cryptography Research also articulates why a willingness to fail is a crucial attitude for developing a vibrant ecosystem.