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  4. Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Presentation Of Doom
« Angel Investor Ron Conway Emails His Portfolio Companies Over Financial Meltdown
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Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Presentation Of Doom

12 Oct 2008   | TOPICAL

Tags: milestones · topical · valuation · vc

LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
  • http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/sequoia-capitals-56-slide-powerpoint-presentation-of-doom/

Techcrunch was able to track down the presentation that Sequoia Capital gave to its portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week (and so did VentureBeat). It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that Techcrunch covered recently along with an email that angel investor Ron Conway sent to his 130 active portfolio companies.

The final text slide reads “Get Real or Go Home.” Take a look at them.

>>> READ MORE at:
  • http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/10/sequoia-capitals-56-slide-powerpoint-presentation-of-doom/
« Angel Investor Ron Conway Emails His Portfolio Companies Over Financial Meltdown
Build your own cap table — Includes Spreadsheet Example »

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