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11 quotes by Roelof Botha

Roelof F. Botha (born 19 September 1973 ) is a venture capitalist and company director. By training, he is a qualified actuary. Botha is a partner at Sequoia Capital and currently sits on the boards of Jawbone, Eventbrite, Evernote, Mahalo, Natera, Nimbula, Square, Tokbox, Tumblr, Weebly, Unity, Whisper and Xoom. He also works with 10gen, AssureRX, FutureAdvisor, Instagram, MixPanel and MuSigma. He previously sat on the board of directors of...
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Social enables word of mouth at an unprecedented scale. Its most powerful effect, through reviews and recommendations, is to put product quality and... →

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I am sure innovation will blossom around the world, given that the Internet and mobile platforms enable innovators anywhere in the world to reach a... →

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I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late '90s, I had no idea that I'd end up being CFO of a technology... →

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If you are in Mountain View, you don't resonate with the needs of urban dwellers. Tumblr couldn't have emerged in Sunnyvale.

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Money was invented for a reason. We've seen people try to use beans, etc. and it doesn't work.

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It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the... →

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At Sequoia, we have opened offices in China and India, and we have made a handful of investments in Latin America/Brazil.

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I think of myself as just another consumer.

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Israel has incredible entrepreneurial spirit and a deep bench of technology talent.

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You don't want to be the site that people should use. You want to be the site they can't stop using.

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You have to put yourself in a position to be lucky.

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